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Автор Джон О’Брайен

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CONSPIRACY

A Novel by John O’Brien

This book is dedicated to my father, John P. O’Brien. A Vietnam War vet and a great man. I didn’t get to know you as well as I’d have liked to, but the times we did get to share will forever remain with me. You are in my heart when I stroll through the woods and always in my thoughts. I miss you.

Author’s Notice

The New World series is a fictional work. While some of the locations in the series describe actual locations, this is intended only to lend an authentic theme. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First thanks goes to my mother, June O’Brien. She takes first crack at my scribblings and turns them into something that others can read. Each time I seem to develop a new quirk. This time I seemed to fixate on ‘begins to’ and ‘to an extent’. I don’t know what I’d do without you. Thank you for all of the hours you put in. And that’s aside from publishing your second book in the series, The Blue Child Series. I highly encourage everyone to read The North Road. You won’t be disappointed.

Thank you to the beta readers who take their valuable time to read through and correct my many errors. I truly appreciate all of your input!

I owe a special thanks to Amanda with Cave of the Winds. She spent a lot of her valuable time answering my questions regarding the cave systems located in Manitou Springs.

A thanks goes to Matthew Riggenbach for your help with the cover art. You delivered once again in record time with a masterpiece.

And a very special thanks to all of my readers, thank you!!! Your encouraging messages and support is humbling. I feel truly fortunate to have such great fans. You aren’t just fans, you’re friends and part of my extended family. You have journeyed with me through this story and made it a part of you just as much as it is me.

I said it before and I’ll say it again, this story is as much yours as it is mine.

If you do happen to enjoy the story, feel free to leave a review. Reviews are important for two reasons. One is that’s how the books get up in the listing which of course means more sales. But more importantly, it lets me get a look at everyone’s perception. Looking though the online reviews, I feel that I become a better writer.

John O’Brien

AUTHOR’S NOTE

Well, here we are on the eighth book. Who would have guessed it would have come this far. I, for one, am absolutely thrilled it has as I enjoy writing about this group of survivors. They have become more than just characters in a story, they have become a part of me that I enjoy spending time with. Yes, the voices in my head. The fun thing about writing about them is that I never really know what is going to happen. Within certain set parameters, the tale unfolds as I set the words down.

I’ve had a few messages regarding UV lighting so I thought I’d take the opportunity to talk about that. I truly wish that UV lighting could come into play and work it into the story line with teams pushing into night runner lairs. UV lighting operates on a shorter wavelength than that of the visual spectrum. It’s really divided into three different UV types but I won’t go into that. The sun emits all three types and it’s UVB that is the most damaging. Most of the artificially produced light, i. e. tanning beds and handheld devices, operate in the UVA spectrum. This light can be harmful if overexposure occurs but that exposure takes some time for it to be effective in that manner. I can’t see that anyone would want to hold a lamp to a night runner for an extended period of time, and I can’t imagine that the night runner would be cordial enough to hold still during that time. Well, enough about that. I’m not meaning to come across negatively, I just want to mention it and show that it wouldn’t be a very feasible option.