Charles Green asked David Rollins:

It'll be good to have Vin back, David. I read the opening chapter on your website and enjoyed it immensely. Couple of quick (tangential) questions though; why did you decide to go with a fictionalised version the current White House incumbent rather than the real thing and will we be seeing further installments of Field of Mars in the near future (because I very much enjoyed the first volumes)?

David Rollins Hi Charles, I guess I went with a fictionalised version because it gave me a bit more licence. In fact, I started writing the book with a completely different kind of character in the White House, but changed direction during the presidential race. The current guy, well, you couldn't make that sh*t up, right? I never thought someone like him could be the President, so my character stands on his shoulders.
FIELD OF MARS... Yes, in fact the second book in the series his 3/4 written. I put it to one side because, while it reviewed well, most of my Vin Cooper audience didn't go along for the ride and wanted to know when the next Cooper book was coming out. I'm told it's very difficult for an author to nip across to a completely different genre, and FoM proved them right - at least where I am concerned. Nevertheless, I will persist and the second book in the "Collision Series", titled BLOOD AND EMPIRE, will be released in some form or other hopefully around May.

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