Mike McKay

English text Houston, 2030: With Proper Legwork © Copyright Mike McKay 2014. Russian translation text © Copyright Mikhail Yakimov 2014.

God forbid I should engage in prophecies , I'm bad at this. Could I have imagined that the Ebola virus would not only sneak into Europe and America, but also learn to penetrate standard WHO-approved protective suits? Why Ebola! I couldn't even predict that the President would introduce a new type of salute in the US Army - giving military honor with cups of coffee!

I have no idea what “this thing” will be called. Maybe it will be called "Collapse". Or "GFC-3". Or "The Great Depression 2". Or "The Great Arctic Fox". Besides, I have no idea if Polar Fox will come in 2016. In Eastern Europe, as in Spain and Greece, the process has already begun. If we are very lucky, the energy collapse in the United States will wait until the mid-twenties of this century. Or the crisis will come in 2015. How about tomorrow afternoon?

You may already be saying to yourself: the author is paranoid. Perhaps this is even true. In this case, Dear Reader, find yourself a book of good fairy tales, with elves and goblins (yes, I also love reading this fantasy of yours!). Your sword will be sharp and strike like lightning! Your arrows will kill the enemy without missing a beat! And the “Polar Fox” will come completely unexpectedly.

ATTENTION. Some of the text contains profanity, references to drugs and descriptions of scenes of violence. The work is not intended for minor readers.