Evan Armstrong

Also found a very, very, VERY bad math mistake that made it sound like far too many soldiers were landing on Earth during that one part. That's fixed now.

@MadhurjyaKashyap Thank you for your comments Madhurjya! It is words like those that keep a writer going.
             
            I'm glad to hear that you enjoy my work, and sometime in the future I shall endeavor to produce more of it!

@Evan_Armstrong Thank you for the reply. I just hate to see promising young authors "Burn Out" (hence the Meteorite reference as they are so bright then gone!) Try to avoid the Damning three in life, (Could of, Should of would of) as I can guarantee you that at 68 yrs old I KNOW of a lot of those moments! LOL When I saw so many messages from Two years ago I thought that you "Flashed"!  You are young and NEED to experience all life has to offer as you only get one shot at it but when you are good at something and enjoy it then that is what you should do. (Some sacrifice such to make others happy) and even though it sounds harsh down the road you will have to judge yourself as you will be the final word. I await your future works (Hey an excuse to get even older!) LOL
                 Once again thanks for replying, Kevin

Firstly, thank you Bill for your kind words, your kind votes, and for being an awesome reader in general. Rest assured, the story of Humanity Endures is not over.
            Kevin, I hear your complaints, and I want to explain some things.
            
            Firstly, the chances of the person who advised me to split my book trying to steal my book are 0. The person who suggested I do that was my Dad, and he advised I do it because longer books are more difficult to read. 300,000 words is literally 3/5ths the length of War and Peace, so I don't think he's wrong. But at the moment, both of us are way too busy to write a full sequel right now so theft isn't an issue.
            
            Second, I want to reassure you that the Humanity Endures-verse isn't done. I will eventually write a full, similar-length sequel that deals with the final stages of the alien war (and also fully reveals all the different things that have been hinted at, if I didn't intend to write a sequel I wouldn't have foreshadowed so much).
            
            The thing is that at this moment I don't have enough time to write this full-length sequel while doing it justice. Since finishing Humanity Endures I had to take a bunch of time to learn programming and do Math 100 and Math 101. However, because I enjoy writing, I recently started work on a side-story set in the Humanity Endures-verse that takes place around the same time as the main novel. I'll probably put out a chapter or two when it's past the pre-alpha stage.
            
            So TLDR: The story isn't over, a sequel will come eventually, and more HE stuff is in the works right now. 
            
            I understand the disappointment, and I'm sorry (even though the fact that people are disappointed because they want more of my writing actually makes me very, very proud). Cliffhangers can be brutal. But don't worry too much because again, more is coming. 
            
            Cheers, 
            - Evan

@Evan_Armstrong  Disappointed just doesn't  quite cover it. Whoever gave you the advice to end it at the point you did is probably now working on a "CopyCat" or loose version of your story! If this was/is to be your ONLY visit to Science Fiction then you are living the life of a "Meteorite"! Where would Clarke, or Heinlein or many of the other great Sci-Fi writers be if they wrote a strong story such as this and literally dropped it on its head. Some in the trade will tell you "Great Job, now try expanding into other subject matters!" WHY?? What if they DON'T  want to have to compete with you here or on Amazon or any other distribution site? 
                 Your WHOLE life IS ahead of you so go a bit slow now and try to look ahead as quicker than you really realize it 40, 50 or 60 years have passed and those you lived are gone and those that loved your writing buried your name long ago! You are pretty good, tune it up a bit AND NEVER stop "Your Car" at a green traffic light (for the most part the novel has been a green light promising a lot of travel but it started sputtering and dragging then simply shut down!) DON'T  GIVE UP (But also important,  don't miss your teen years as you only trylu get them once!

@Admiralkim7 Sure thing, and thank you! Sorry I didn't see this message earlier.

@ShrimpsoftheCoast Out of curiosity, though, may I ask to what the "Great White North" of your book's title refers? Is it Canada? 
            
            Siberia?
            
            It's a *cool* title nonetheless

@ShrimpsoftheCoast  I thank you for your sincere compliment, friend; I thank you even more for the competition! :)
            
            I'm looking forward to seeing your own book hit the internet - I've no doubt that it's a worthy contribution to world literature. In the meantime, I hope that you enjoy my, obviously inferior, text. 
            
            I wish you the best of luck writing, fellow author; I look forward to meeting you on the fields of literary battle! 
            
            :)