Kindred - Chapter 16 (Patreon)

I need to talk about this chapter for a moment.

I'm sorry for the wait everyone, but writing this chapter was challenging for a number of reasons.  It was technically challenging, due to the complexity of writing a gunfight from the perspective of one character, while still showing as much of the action and important scenes as possible.  In comics I'm able to lay out scenes in a more cinematic fashion, focusing on action from a number of different perspectives.  Since my novels are all first-person, this means it's especially hard to show the audience all the necessary beats, especially in a frenzied scene where many of the characters are far apart from one another.  I hope I somehow navigated that in this chapter, and that it isn't too confusing for you all.  But I'd welcome feedback.

This chapter was also difficult for a reason I think most of you have anticipated for a while now, if you've read my other novels.  So, let's get the warnings out of the way.

- SPOILERS BELOW, but a necessary warning I feel, for those of you who might need it -

This chapter contains graphic violence, and character death.  

It is also a CLIFFHANGER, and if that's the sort of thing that might seriously cause you anxiety until you get answers, maybe wait until the next chapter is out before you read this one.