Robert Burnham

Robert Burnham asked Craig Alanson:

Did you ever serve in the army?

Craig Alanson No. The US military requires recruits to have something called 'color vision' in order to be able to understand maps, charts, wiring diagrams, etc. A Navy recruiter who came to my high school gave me a 'lantern test' where the light is supposed to blink white, then red, then green. They all looked white to me, I thought the test was a trick. My mother later said that explained why I was bad at playing the card game 'Uno', which uses color-coded cards.
I guess it is good that I have never been asked to defuse a bomb; I can't tell the blue wire from the purple wire :-(

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DreamMark

DreamMark asked Craig Alanson:

Have you considered crowdsourcing a feature film? This series has all the elements to be an epic movie franchise. I'm sure the interest would draw the attention of Hollywood.

BENHUR BAYRAK

BENHUR BAYRAK asked Craig Alanson:

Good day Craig, A simple question which I am sure you expect after Valkyrie's cliffhanger end. :) What is the expected release date of Book 10 in your pre-planned timeline? Thank you. Have a great new year.

Vitor Rocha

Vitor Rocha asked Craig Alanson:

I finished book three of exfor series. Excellent book. I'm a bit frustrated with our monkeys' inability to get (learn) real technology. But other than that, I found the series extraordinary. You know that a book is good when you close it and feel you do not want to read anything else. I would like to know when you plan to launch exfor book 4? Are the books selling well?

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