February 1, 2017

Highlights from Nils Johnson-Shelton’s Endgame Q&A

Endgame co-author Nils Johnson-Shelton took over our Twitter account to answer some questions from fans. We snipped out some of the best ones for you. You can read the entire thing at @EndgameIsComing. Spoilers ahead!

Was it hard to write a character who fought for peace like Hilal?

No, Hilal was very easy for us to make. He's close to my heart. He's more peaceful than I am, that's for sure … https://t.co/gC1lDHTlQt

— Endgame (@endgameiscoming) January 19, 2017

Had you decided the direction Maccabee’s character would take since the beginning?

No, that just happened. Mac was at heart a decent person. He'll kill you quick, but decent. https://t.co/egFOsH9HCD

— Endgame (@endgameiscoming) January 19, 2017

How did Kepler summon an asteroid?

Wormhole! But he only had enough oomph to activate a local wormhole in order to relocate a nearby NEO. If he'd had more power, he could … https://t.co/czH3FI09tC

— Endgame (@endgameiscoming) January 19, 2017

… opened a gate to his home solar system. But alas, he did not. Poor, poor kepler 22b with no intragalactic wormhole tech … https://t.co/czH3FI09tC

— Endgame (@endgameiscoming) January 19, 2017

Was An talking to a ghost or a hallucination of Chiyoko?

Those were definitely hallucinations. While there are legit ghosts in book 3 (Alice comes to mind), Chiyoko was simply An's idea of her. https://t.co/1OEw8iWGT2

— Endgame (@endgameiscoming) January 19, 2017