GRAND CENTRAL ARENA: Removed Chapter 1

During the process of making almost any book, some pieces get taken out, or modified so much that the original form is gone. Sometimes -- perhaps most times -- this is a good thing overall for the book. In my case, I think any significant changes I've made -- either on my own, or because my editors suggested them -- have very much improved the book.

But sometimes you still regret losing those pieces, and sometimes your readers might appreciate seeing them.

This is one of two chapters which were once the beginning of Grand Central Arena. As you will see, they start earlier than the current version, and give different perspective and information that was not given directly in GCA as published.

 

( So let's see it! )




You'll note that several pieces of the information in these sections were, in fact, put into the later ones, as the info was critical. However, there's a fair amount of character interaction, most importantly with Saul, which never made it in. I do regret not having that; I would have liked to have Saul Maginot at least momentarily present.