The Freezer (Genesis Endeavor Book 1) (47 page)

David Kersten was born in Minnesota but spent most of his life in Montana. An IT Manager for his family's business, David enjoys just about anything having to do with technology. He also enjoys creating things, whether it involves writing fiction, writing software, woodworking, carpentry, or electronics. As an avid reader since the age of 11, one of his long term goals was to try his hand at writing, and as with everything, when he dove into it, he submerged himself for many months. Although he enjoys many different fiction genres, his first novel, "The Freezer", is set in his favorite genre, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, and is a proud accomplishment for him.

When David isn't writing or working in his shop, he can be found spending time with his 3 children, sitting at a computer playing games, enjoying a good television show or movie, or out with friends at the bowling alley or favorite bar.

He intends to continue writing novels and is currently working on a sequel to his first book. If you have any questions or comments for David, you can email him at [email protected].

Acknowledgments

Throughout my life, many of the books I read influenced my own writing in some way. Although I know none of them personally, here are a few authors I wish to acknowledge as influences specific to this book.

First and foremost would be Larry Niven, whose books such as “Lucifer’s Hammer” and “Footfall” (both of which he co-wrote with Jerry Pournelle) hooked me into both Science Fiction and the Post-Apocalyptic Fiction genre. But it was Mr. Niven’s ability to use fictional technologies to build a realistic futuristic universe that truly captured my imagination. I borrowed on some of those technologies to create my own world, including his frictionless surfaces. In fact, I liked his frictionless toilets so much (from his book, The Mote in God's Eye) I had to use the idea. Mr. Niven may not be the sole inventor of believable futuristic technologies, but his books served as my earliest examples.

Another big influence came from author Stuart Woods, whose characters are fun to read, always get a lot of sex, and always come out on top, even if they don’t come out completely unscathed. Because of his books, I wanted a hero who everyone wanted to be, or be with.

John Sandford’s books taught me how much I like a character to be developed, even if that character gets killed right away. Little details about their personality are what make them real to me, and I tried to emulate that in my own characters.

Epic Fantasy authors like David Eddings, George R. R. Martin, Terry Goodkind, and Terry Brooks all got me hooked on stories that could just go on and on. Half the fun of writing a book is creating the world in which the stories take place. Without these authors as inspiration, my own world would have been a lot more boring.

No book would be complete without a shout out to the author’s supporters, and for me that would be my family. My brother who got me started reading when I was 11 years old, my mother who I inherited my love of reading from, and all my family and friends who told me they loved my book, even if they maybe didn’t. I couldn’t have finished it without them.

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