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"Nobody, and I mean nobody, knows as much about future militarytechnology and the impact on past and present strategic issues ontomorrow's conflicts as does David Alexander. And nobody has the provenability and unique flair necessary to put that knowledge and insightinto the pages of some of the best thriller fiction going. DavidAlexander ranks among the most original, bold and thought-provokingauthors ever to make a bid for recognition in the challenging arena ofthriller fiction." -- Brian Condon, Book Reviewer

Author Biography

The Phoenix series is more over-the-top than anything I've read. What were some of your thoughts while you worked on each volume - were you just constantly trying to top yourself, to see how far you could go? What scenes/volumes stand out most in your mind?

I approached writing the Phoenix books in a deliberate manner. Principally, I set out to create what might be called a post-nuclear apocalypse noir series; something considerably different from a "science fiction" approach -- and tried to work out how the elements of noir might function within the framework of what I'd set out to accomplish.

To address the second part of your question, I don't really have permanent favorite parts of anything I've written. I might find myself idly reflecting on this scene or that, or this paragraph or that, from time to time, with appreciation or odium, or I might like or dislike some parts as I re-read an earlier effort, but that's pretty much the extent of it.

Phoenix #5 ends on a cliffhanger, with Magnus Trench still searching for his family. Why did the series end with this volume? Have you considered wrapping it up with a final installment?

I'd done an outline for what would have been a final story in which Trench and his family were (in some way, shape or form) reunited (probably with some wicked twist, such as wife and child having become Contams by this point). I've from time to time over the years considered various more permanent wrap-ups as well. One thing this suggests is the way a character, or group of characters, once created, can tend to powerfully and lastingly root themselves to an author's consciousness. It's a phenomenon that's been commented on by writers other than myself, too, I believe.
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