Benjamin Schwartz-a specialist who has spent years modeling impact scenarios-The Effort are tasked with nothing less than assuring the survival of humanity. Immediately after discovery of the comet, an international coalition of scientists is assembled and nicknamed The Effort. In this spec-fic / sci-fi novel, the Earth is threatened by an extinction level event when an 8 kilometer “dark” comet emerges from behind the sun on a rapid collision course with our planet. I’m joined in this episode by Claire Holroyde, author of THE EFFORT. Fictitious interview with author Claire Holroyde We talk about balancing a large cast, using real science without bogging down the reader, and tackling real world problems in a fictional narrative. THE EFFORT author Claire Holroyde discusses her present-day sci-fi novel about an extinction level event, and the people trying to save Earth.
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