.hack//Legend of the Twilight the public yet, where Shugo manages to defeat the AI; however, due to some of the programming of the AI, "The World" will be destroyed. Shugo and Rena then activate Kite and Blackrose's joint power to save "The World." Rei Izumi describes ".hack//Legend of the Twilight" as "the story of the future" and "the first to usher in the ".hack" franchise and the last to end." The series took Izumi and Tatsuya Hamazaki three and a half years to complete; ".hack//Legend of the Twilight " was originally planned to be two volumes long, but a decision was made to extend
Twilight in the Desert favor. Similarly themed books include: Twilight in the Desert Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy is a book by American investment banker Matthew Simmons. The text was initially published on June 10, 2005 by John Wiley & Sons. The book focuses on the petroleum industry of Saudi Arabia and posits that this country is approaching—or already at—its peak oil output and cannot substantially increase its oil production. —Review on theoildrum.com Simmons' prediction of rising oil prices made in "Twilight in the Desert" led to a bet with "New York Times" columnist John Tierney