Latest World of Samar Installment

When I decided to write the next World of Samar installment, the storyline naturally lent itself to a discussion of the greatest blight on humanity – slavery, but I wondered if modern readers would see this as an issue in 2016. After doing a little research, I discovered it was and continues to be a shameful mark on our world.

As of 2014, in the Global Slavery Index produced by the Walk Free Foundation, researchers estimate modern day slavery to affect approximately 35.8 million people worldwide.

This is a toll on men, women and children that my mind cannot wrap itself around, and one we as a world should be addressing more agilely.