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By now you know that the death toll in this novel is high Of course, I can never beat the first novel where I killed the world off except for a few survivors And, honestly, if I kept to zo at the end of this novel But, you see, I think the dooy" was inspired not only by the heroics of 9-11, but of other disasters as well The media and writers love to concentrate on the terrors and evils of natural and man-made disasters, but I am always fascinated by the heroics and selflessness ofjust every day folks scraht to their own safety is inspiring I’ve satthrough rubble, mud, and debris to save others or dive into the ocean to save soet supplies to desperate survivors they don’t even know
It is popular to buy into the concept that if our world went to hell, people would be reduced to barbarians I think an element of the survivors would be just that, but I also believe that a greater nuether we stand or alone we die
Looking over the long history of humankind, we have not always been the noblest of God’s creations, but we have ed to rise above our faults to build nations, vast cities, communities, and families Every day we live our lives within the confines of the rules we have created for ourselves and expect others to do the sa a ive ourselves credit
The "As The World Dies Trilogy" is the tale of a hu out a new life in the midst of a hostile environain throughout history And like history, "As The World Dies" is a story about people
If you have read this last tale or skipped around to check out the fates of your favorite characters, you no that major characters die in this book In fact, one of the two leads dies saving the lives of those she loves This was not easy to write, I can assure you, but I kneas her fate froers pressed under the door But that is the reality of being a pioneer in a hostile country Death and life always dance together and I could not deny that reality
When this series started, I stated that originally I believed I riting a short story That idea lasted for less than three hours In a very short time, I kne this story ended and thethe way I always kneould live and ould die except for one death that was a real shocker The journey froripping Katie’s fingers was long and so It feels solid to have the series end with the beginning of Katie’s fa with the death of Jenni’s family
But is this the end for the fort on the hill?
I aht so cast in the series It will be released in 2010 And I will never rule out diving back into deadlands to see how Bryce, Jason and Juan’s children are shaping their neorld as they grow older
Writing this last voluy has not always been easy, but it tells the story I wanted to tell In the end it is the tale of tomen who find a rare and powerful friendship at the end of the world and help rebuild a new one through love and sacrifice
It’s been one hellvua ride with Jenni and Katie I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did