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THE DEBT is a sequel to Olympus Mons. In this part of the JBI universe Haley and Taylor Blacker are prospecting on Io, a moon of Jupiter. Here Haley encounters Matt Legrand, autonomous robots, breathtaking scenery, and finds out the true nature of the Blackers.
This idea took root when I read the Cassini probe data about Io and recalled that was where Haley and Taylor were heading. I put the two ideas together and began writing the story. The story had extensive research, including having the chemistry vetted by someone who actually knew something! I should mention that I owe a lot of the plotting to theories found in Tobias's "20 Master Plots." All in all, this was a fun piece to write.