Nov 22, 2016

You will not believe this... 

I have never typed “The Animal in Man” into any search engine. Not during the Sword & Laser sequel campaign. Not during the ten months finishing the draft. Not during the last two months of ‘rest’ I’ve enjoyed. Not once.

Until today. I’m pleased to say that your favorite philosophical fantasy-science-fiction novel featuring animals that walk, talk, and brutalize one another came up as the third result from the top. And who was above me? This:

I cannot believe this... I had forgotten all about this song. Listening to it this afternoon, on repeat, has been surreal. My older brother used to crank the volume of this very song when we drove to high school in the morning. And now… Now I remember. Give “The Animal in Man” a listen. Let the Dead Prez tell you, in 3 minutes 19 seconds, the same type of story that mine attempts to tell you in [roughly] 500 pages. (Original credit, of course, to George Orwell as well.)

...Just don’t let the song discourage you from a pre-order, if you haven’t made one already. Don’t assume these talented rappers or George Orwell himself get to have the last word about what does or doesn’t separate man from his bestial nature. Consider a third perspective. Thanks very much, my dear animal.