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A note about the title:

The game Chutes and Ladders is known in much of the English-speaking world as Snakes and Ladders. The game's origin was on the SubContinent, and when it was introduced to the United States in 1943, the 'snakes' became 'chutes' (local vernacular for playground slides at the time) to make it more relevant to a US audience, who mostly had no interaction with snakes.

'Climbing the Ladder' is the story of Jonathan Edward Kane from Goshen, Ohio. It takes place in the same universe as 'A Well-Lived Life' and 'Good Medicine', and there are many crossover characters in the universe.

While 'Climbing the Ladder' can be read standalone, I strongly encourage you to read all that has come before this book! A suggested reading order may be found here:

https://a-well-lived-life.net/index.php?title=Suggested_Reading_Order

Generally, you'll get more out of the stories in the universe if you follow the suggested reading order.

I can be reached by email at: author@michaelloucks.com

Please consider joining our AWLL group on Discord: https://discord.gg/UE8tAG5

Additional content, including images of some of the people in 'A Well-Lived Life' and stories about Ray's time in the Navy, OSS, and CIA, is available via BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/michaelloucks or via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MichaelLoucks

A special thanks to Steve Smith, my editor, who has done an incredibly fantastic job helping me bring these characters to life. Also, to my proofreaders and the members of the AWLL Discord server who get to read the pre-release chapters and point out the remaining typos and mistakes.