Afterword by Jason Halstead
It's not fair of me to called myself the author of this book. The idea was mine but I was too busy to write it. About the time I was agonizing over this I stumbled across Mr. Bybee through a story he had written online and I liked what I saw. It reminded me of my own writing and exposed some very cool concepts near and dear to my heart. So naturally, I had to stick my nose in his business.
I meant well— honest! I offered him my thoughts and lots of praise on what he'd done. There was also some constructive criticism in there. And trust me, as a writer, I know all about receiving criticism. I like to think that I also know how to give it in the most positively spun way I can. Mr. Bybee took it as such, at least. We discovered some commonalities between us and in no time we'd struck up a friendship. It only naturally followed suit that I'd make a proposition. After all, what are friends if not resources to exploit?
I'm kidding, of course! But here was an opportunity for me to help him write faster, better, and to expand beyond what he'd imagined. And hey, it's not all about him. At the same time I was able to harness his energy and excitement and learn things along the way. He translated my high level vision into a chapter by chapter epic tale that I went through with a red sword of doom and slashed to pieces. Then we rebuilt it into something we both really loved and by the time we were done, we held a book forged with the heat of our passion for writing and quenched in the blood and tears of editing. Oh, and we had a lot of fun along the way too.
And that, my friends, is what you have just read. But that's not all— not by a long shot! This is only book 1 in the Fallen Angels series. We're predicting a trilogy right now but I'll be the first one to admit that sometimes the characters and the story have a way of getting away from me. They take on a life of their own. I've had more than one story into a trilogy and even had a trilogy turn into a 4 book series (which then spawned another trilogy afterwards). So I offer no promises, other than we're going to have a lot of fun writing these books and I will personally guarantee that if you enjoyed Devil's Island, you're going to love the rest of the books we come up with too!
I love reading and responding to fan mail, so if you liked Devil's Island or any of my other books, don't be shy! Find him on the web at https://www.booksbyjason.com, email him at: mailto:[email protected], or follow him on Twitter: @booksbyjason. Or if you'd like to talk to Mr. Bybee let me know, I'll be sure to pass any and all correspondence to him. Or if you're crazy enough to think you could be the next Mr. Bybee that wants to step in the octagon with me and see what happens, then bring it! I'm always up for a challenge.
Other books by Jason Halstead
Child of Fate (Blades of Leander, book 1)
Victim of Fate (Blades of Leander, book 2)
Silver Dragon (Blades of Leander, book 3)
Blades of Leander (all 3 books in one)
Isle of the Ape (Order of the Dragon, book 1)
Chasing the Dragon (Order of the Dragon, book 2)
Sands of Betrayal (Order of the Dragon, book 3)
Dragonlady (Order of the Dragon, book 4)
Voidhawk (Voidhawk, book 1)
Voidhawk – The Elder Race (Voidhawk, book 2)
Voidhawk – Redemption (Voidhawk, book 3)
Voidhawk – The White Lady (Voidhawk, book 4)
Voidhawk – Lost Soul (Voidhawk, book 5)
Voidhawk - The Edge of Forever (Voidhawk, book 6)
Wanted (Wanted, book 1)
Ice Princess (Wanted, book 2)
Bounty (Wanted, book 3)
The Wanted Trilogy (all 3 books in one)
Dark Earth (Dark Earth, book 1)
Devil’s Icebox (Dark Earth, book 2)
Soul Mates (Dark Earth, book 3)
Voices (a Dark Earth Book)
Bound (a Dark Earth Book)
The Lost Girls (The Lost Girls, book 1, a Dark Earth novel)
Traitor (The Lost Girls, book 2, a Dark Earth novel)
Wolfgirl (The Lost Girls, book 3, a Dark Earth novel)
Black Widow (The Lost Girls, book 4, a Dark Earth novel)
New Beginnings (Vitalis, episode 1)
The Colony (Vitalis, episode 2)
Parasites (Vitalis, episode 3)
Screamer (Vitalis, episode 4)
Squatter's Rights (Vitalis, episode 5)
Evolution (Vitalis, episode 6)
Matriarch (Vitalis, episode 7)
Vitalis Omnibus (Vitalis, episodes 1 – 7)
Vitalis: Resurrection (Vitalis, book 2)
Vitalis: Provenance (Vitalis, book 3)
Vitalis: Genesis (Vitalis, book 4)
Forbidden Love (Homeland, book 1)
Broken Slipper (Homeland, book 2)
When the Cookie Crumbles (Cookie Cutters, book 1)
Devil's Island (Fallen Angels, book 1)
Human Nature
Sex Sells
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