Which is to say, something he didn't have at the beginning of the book: a reason to live.

His wife has died 3 years before the beginning of the book.

The beginning of the book deals more with social history than science.

For instance, look back at the very beginning of the book.

He makes this statement toward the beginning of the book.

From the very beginning of the book, the differences are clear.

He is 35 years old at the beginning of the book.

She is 40 years old at the beginning of the book.

What did each character want in the beginning of the book?

At the beginning of the first book this position is held by Walker.