Jesse Colton asked Brent Hartinger:

Is Russell really and truly happy?

Brent Hartinger Oh, that's a great question!

Russel is like all of us: *sometimes* he's happy, and hopefully he's changing and becoming more sure of himself as he gets older. But he's human, so nothing ever stays the same. Emotions are fleeting, even the positive ones. Onto the next challenge in life! I actually think that's one of the major themes in the series: nothing lasts forever, so cling to the good times when they're here, and look for the beauty and excitement in the mystery that is the future.

Russel tends to be happy at the end of most of my books about him, and here's why: I think he's ultimately an optimist. Because he's the one "telling" the stories, it makes sense to me that he would generally want to leave them on a positive note.

Thanks for the question!

Brent

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