Goodreads asked J.P. Chandler:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

J.P. Chandler I was trying to come up with a story for the Fallen World anthology From the Ashes, when I remembered seeing a map back in they 1980s of likely nuclear targets in the U.S. and probable fallout patterns. I remember that despite how saturated much of California would be, the north coast would be mostly left alone and relatively safe, including Crescent City, home of Pelican Bay. Once I had the location, the rest fell into place pretty quickly.

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