I attended the Palm Springs Comic Con over the weekend of 25-27 August, giving away over 1200 books from the series, to promote RAINBOW ARC OF FIRE as physical books. Many adults, many adults with kids, and many kids stopped by and took full or partial sets of the books--it was hectic much of the time, with interest in the series and the lure of free books. However, in re-reading A HOUSE DIVIDED over the past two days, I realize now that Chapters 33, 34 and 62 have explicit sexual content, meant to make a point in the novel but entirely inappropriate for younger readers. I had not read any of my novels in more than a decade and had simply forgotten that these three chapters existed in A HOUSE DIVIDED, published in 2002.
If anyone is reading this blog and got full sets of the series, or knows of anyone who got this book, make certain that those three chapters at least are not seen by readers who would be offended or traumatized by strong language and extreme adult content. Had I had the time before the Con to revisit the series, this volume especially, I would have warned anyone taking this volume about the content. And I would certainly not have allowed any younger readers to have the book.
The remainder of the novel is fine for all readers, and I believe this is the most entertaining and expansive volume in the series. (Rewriting that novel today, I would likely remove the adult content and make the point I was making in a different way.)
I deeply apologize for any problem that this might cause and hope that all parents do screen the contents of any books their children have exposure to.
-Greg Sanchez
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