One of the biggest events in 'In The Slip' is the Fracture.

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I didn't go into huge amounts of exposition within the novel as I feel these things can slow down the pace or become overwhelming. Instead, I went down the route of seeding pieces of information as-and-when I thought it was natural for Kong or the others to talk about it.

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This is always a bit of a gamble! For the characters, the Fracture happened. It's part of their history. So they are unlikely to turn around to each other as say ‘Well, as you know, the Fracture began in the late 21st century when…’ But for readers, it’s something wholly new.

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In order to place Kong, Jose, Lois, Karen and the rest in a world post-Fracture, I had to do a lot of research to find out how we might end up there, and what it might look like when we do.

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Naturally, I had the benefit of being able to pick and choose the information that suited the story and then shake it all up for PLOT, but I have tried to base as much as I can on research, current understandings, and predictions. Below are links to some of the research I used to inspire the lead up to the Fracture and the world after it, or things which Kong makes reference to.

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By and large, it is all very depressing. You have been warned.