Adam James asked J.B. Turner:

Currently reading Hard Road and find that I like Reznick, unlike Nathan Stone (Rogue) whom I really hated. Stone was a psycho in my opinion. He reminded me of "The Iceman" (Richard Kuklinski), who was despicable, yunno, in my opinion. So Stone kills SPOILER ALERT!! all the characters in the story. Why have such a reprehensible main character? Cheers and Happy Writing!!

J.B. Turner Hi Adam, Apologies for taking so long getting back to you. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to ask this question. I think you're probably right, Nathan Stone does appear to be a psychopath. But I think if you check out the follow up Reckoning and then Requiem, you will see a character who is transforming from the brainwashed killer to a man who appears to be fighting for his soul and for his identity. So getting back to your question, why such a reprehensible main character? I guess it was a challenge, to start with a man who one doesn't want to root for and who appears to kill as and when required, including innocent people. But as the series progresses, this is not the real Nathan Stone. This was the engineered Nathan Stone. And he himself is on a journey as he tries to break from of the constraints of The Commission. Hope all that makes sense. Fantastic you got in touch. Best wishes and regards, J.B. Turner

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