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Affichage des articles du avril, 2012

The Last Exile by Jasha M. Levi

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I very rarely read books cover to cover in a sitting, especially autobiography, which to me usually seems to be so much an exaggeration of very little. This book is a real page turner, and all the more so because it is a biography that underplays the drama that inspired it rather than the reverse. I was blown away by how much Levi has packed into his life, rubbing shoulders with the great, the ordinary, the good and the bad, the rich and very poor, and all written in a beguilingly modest way. Levi is a good writer, a true artist of the English language, a third or fourth learnt language after his native version of Serbo-Croatian. Levi has very much brushed over his personal tragedies, and avoided boasting his greatest triumphs. His heroes are always someone else, his words always describing a greater truth. This book is so much a tapestry of life, a tapestry of our modern times, a record of social history that should be for ever guarded. The book starts, "I am 89 now. As I sit i...

Wednesday's Child- by Alan Zendell

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Amazon Link This is a very well written, exciting, and thought provoking book. Zendell chose well in writing in the first person, so giving the reader a feeling of personal connection. Zendell has mastered this device with aplomb, whilst holding together a complex scenario, and rounding out other vital characters. We are drawn into the suddenly confused thoughts of Dylan Brice, and nudged gently along by Zendell until we start seeing, and seeing is believing, that it just might be possible to live days out of order. There is some comfort in the book in the idea that we can be saved from ourselves by higher forces. This cosy thought may well start to unravel, but, I will say no more through fear of planting spoilers. The plot is very strong, and is probably tied together without any flaws! One would have to spend hours de-constructing the complex of sequences to be sure. Even if one did such an exercise would be pointless, because the soul of the book is in its ideas and not in the...

Another Space in Time, Returns

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Amazon Link This is the standalone sequel to "Another Space in Time" My latest book, is a full length speculative fiction read- running to over 120.000 words. So it has length for the money. Has it got excellent content for your hard earned money? Obviously I think so. I can't guarantee that any individual will like it, but I can hope and say a very sincere thank you to all those who buy my book.  This is the continuing story of a murdered man's new life on another earth-like world. Rodwell is engaged by the local police of Axa-Goranas to help them capture or kill his twin brother's terrorist/gangland  boss. Rodwell replaces his brother as one of Youzhny's principle thugs. Discovery and pursuit soon follow, across land and sea, whilst Rodwell struggles to ensure that his new family are safe. I would love feedback from readers. Obviously I hope for praise, but I will be pleased to engage in a conversation if that is one's wish.  However you...