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Actually, there are still a lot of technical and typographical errors in what appears there, but as soon as I am able, I will try to replace it with the improved text.

I agree!

Here is the thread where you can make your comments on Destroyers. This can include technical errors, typos, things you like (or dislike) about it, and other suggestions (hopefully constructive!)

Anita, perthaps you would like to make your criticism more constructive by being specific about the errors you have found. That is the purpose of this thread.

There are a growing number of African refugees and students arriving in Australia in the past 5 years. People on the street are showing a lot of curiousity in things African. Some want to travel there, some want to volunteer there also.
Its come out at a good time, and the issue of globalisation is a hot topic, which I discuss while handing out the book.

A lot of people actually ask me if I am the guy that is pictured on the cover of "Destroyers", which can get kind of annoying at some point, though I tend to not mind if it means that more people will actually read the book. I like to say that the novel challenges greed in the world, at the same time that it offers a positive solution as an alternative (i.e. work for love, not money), all within the context of a well-written story. A lot of people like the environmental aspect, and the exotic appeal of the setting being in a lush African country doesn't hurt, either. But ultimately, the main thing is where the book LEADS, which is right back to the teachings of Jesus. It just so happens that people tend to receive important truths better when in the context of a story (or parable), which is the reason behind the books.

I really liked the story of Destroyers. It was good to see how people backslide little by little and where it all leads to eventually.

I thought having Rayford and Chaim know Moses personally seemed a bit contrived for me, after reading the first two novels. I know it was an attempt to connect the three books, though I think his personal contact with Dangchao would have connected them. But even if neither of the three main characters (Dangchao, Rayford and Chaim) had known Moses personally, the book would still be connected by the time period and the events that took place.

It's definitely a good book and worth a read.

Gotta be Survivors Glenn