MJ-12: Endgame

Author’s Note

As with the other books in the MAJESTIC-12 series, this novel includes viewpoints and commentary in keeping with the early Cold War era of the setting. Thus, you’ll find characters dealing with casual sexism and racism here that may, at times, seem disquieting to the modern reader. This isn’t meant to endorse such views in any way — quite the opposite. These views are included to honor those who suffered through such shortsighted times, and to remind ourselves today of where we’ve been, and perhaps how far we have yet to go.

Likewise, you’ll encounter historical figures who may hold different views than they did in reality. Given that these figures are reacting to the presence of superhumans in their lives — or in one case, that they themselves are superhuman — some departure from the norm should be respected. This is not in any way designed to malign those all-too-human figures, nor to justify their behaviors in real life. Dwight Eisenhower was a good president but had his failings. Nikita Khrushchev was the head of an antidemocratic Soviet regime, and he signed off on a variety of policies we would deem criminal today. And yet he wasn’t as bad as, say, Lavrentiy Beria, who does not need to possess superhuman abilities to earn history’s condemnation.

Long story short, this is a work of fiction. Please enjoy it as such, and if it gives you things to think about afterward, so much the better.