Dear Reader,
I Am Pilgrim is a long book, no doubt about it,
but in a way it had to be – it combines both a
murder mystery and a plot to unleash a cataclysm
on America. To do justice to both of those story
threads – to make them believable and intriguing
– it was necessary to plunge into a series of
strange events and a fair amount of detail. The
pages just grew and grew, and though I cursed it
many times during the writing, I wouldn’t have
had it turn out any other way!
You see, the truth is I like epic books, ones
in which you can immerse yourself, the sort that
loss. So, in the end, I wrote the sort of book I
wanted to read. I understand that not everybody
is like this – there are many people who like
shorter, sharper novels. Neither type is better
– they’re just different. But if you like your
cars very fast and your liquor straight up, then
perhaps I Am Pilgrim will take a little bit of
getting used to.
[...]
Now it is time for you to make your own judgement.
Thank you for your interest and I hope more than
anything that the novel proves worthy of your
time.
All the very best,
Terry Hayes
