I subsequently met Chris Moon several times in the course of activity surrounding the campaign to Ban Landmines, and as a member of the Landmine Survivors Network.

Having known Chris, and now having read the account of his adventures in the book, I can assure you that you are in for some interesting accounts from a very interesting and dynamic person.

From the depths of Cambodia as a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge, to the almost surrealistic "step by step" account of his encounter with a landmine that took his foot and hand, and nearly his life, to the awe-inspiring challenge of running in the London marathon less than a year after he lost these limbs, this book will satisfy even the reader without an interest in the landmine phenomenon to the utmost, giving an insight into a heroic and dedicated individual who has experienced both the joy and horrors of life as few individuals have experienced them. In many ways, he reminds me of my son, who, given the chance at life, would have been proud, as I am, to have called Chris Moon his Friend.