Cory
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Peter Cawdron:
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(view spoiler)[Hi Peter,
I've read a few of the books in your contact series and am really enjoying them. I just finished Generation of Vipers and had a question: how exactly did drunk Kath and the little boy miss the memo when it came to the alien invasion and subsequent evacuation?
Cory (hide spoiler)]
I've read a few of the books in your contact series and am really enjoying them. I just finished Generation of Vipers and had a question: how exactly did drunk Kath and the little boy miss the memo when it came to the alien invasion and subsequent evacuation?
Cory (hide spoiler)]
Peter Cawdron
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(view spoiler)[Ah, good question. It is in the book, but it's handled in passing, in a subtle way.
Kath was drunk and disabled the alarm in her room because it was beeping, allowing her to sleep through the commotion when the evacuation happened (so her fire alarm never went off. She even woke at least once, thinking the people in the rooms around her were being rowdy), while the young boy went back to his room with his father, who died of a heart attack. The boy then panicked and stayed put. Although it's not spelled out, the implication is he knew the evacuation was going badly (Andy later says he saw one of the creatures attack the police while on the bus evacuating). The boy hunkered down and waited for the first adult, which happened to be Kath.
Kath woke with a hangover to enjoy a perfectly quiet morning, only the quiet was too perfect :)
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Kath was drunk and disabled the alarm in her room because it was beeping, allowing her to sleep through the commotion when the evacuation happened (so her fire alarm never went off. She even woke at least once, thinking the people in the rooms around her were being rowdy), while the young boy went back to his room with his father, who died of a heart attack. The boy then panicked and stayed put. Although it's not spelled out, the implication is he knew the evacuation was going badly (Andy later says he saw one of the creatures attack the police while on the bus evacuating). The boy hunkered down and waited for the first adult, which happened to be Kath.
Kath woke with a hangover to enjoy a perfectly quiet morning, only the quiet was too perfect :)
Thanks for supporting independent science fiction (hide spoiler)]
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Oleg
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Dear Peter. I've been reading your books with great interest, and the one I just finished, named "Clowns", was very good.
Regarding your criticism of capitalism, I agree. But it is regulated, even in USA. Different countries choose different amount of regulation, which I think is a good thing. Too much regulation is bad too. I optimistically believe we are still finding our way on this and other issues. Agreement?
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Regarding your criticism of capitalism, I agree. But it is regulated, even in USA. Different countries choose different amount of regulation, which I think is a good thing. Too much regulation is bad too. I optimistically believe we are still finding our way on this and other issues. Agreement? (hide spoiler)]
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