J R WaterbearJ.R. Waterbear is the pen name of authors John Pulver and Robert Jablon. Both hail from Southern California and have hiked, kayaked, scuba-dived and surfed their way from Alaska to Mexico which influenced some scenes in Killswitch.Pulver's fction has appeared in several publications, and he is the host of The Natural Muse, a group that connects authors with the joy and inspiration of writing from nature.Jablon is a former journalist for The Associated Press who recently retired to the south of France.Killswitch deals with issues that have long fascinated the authors: alienation; the tension between morality and survival, and the struggle to achieve self-discovery, especially in a conformist, social media-driven culture. Read More Read Less