Bane
BY Steven Atwood
Sci-Fi Adventure
Steven Atwood likes to write and the idea of telling stories that have some meaning.
Bane is a weapon of mass destruction that in the wrong hands can destroy a planets very existence.
The reader is immediately drawn into the story by the tensions that exist between two characters, Baasar Raad, a military leader and Lizzy Pollard who is captain of a research vessel. They both have their own ideas or agendas how the weapon can be used. Raad uses force and immediately kills Lizzy but not before she got a message off as to what is about to happen.
The writer creates a believable setting by painting word pictures in his descriptions. He uses clear dialogue, the characters have many human frailties. The story is not overloaded with characters so it's easy to keep up with them. Each titled section leads the reader further into the drama taking place. The weapon is seized and the climax continues to build. A show down occurs between the two factions.
Atwood uses technical terms that are explained and therefore do not cause the reader to pause and question what he is trying to convey.
The story follows a chronological order(the reader knows exactly what to expect in each section) which builds and leads to a climactic ending.
I don't read a lot of sci-fi adventure stories, but I would recommend this to my friends and book club members. I think it would also be a good movie for the Sci-Fi Channel.
NOTE: As a reviewer of this book, I am eligible for a free copy. Thank you.
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Buried Secrets
By Gary Cecil
Gary Cecil is experienced in writing horror and suspense short stories and novels.
Buried Secrets is about a couple Max and his pregnant wife Megan who have purchased a Victorian house and have officially moved in. They're ready to settle down when strange things begin to happen immediately. That night the wife notices a foul order and is unable to determine where it is coming from, there's also a visit from a rodent who is found under the covers, the next morning it is found dead on the rug, sliced open. Cecil has set the tone for a mystery horror story and has used the elements of surprise, with clarity he describes the events that are occurring. The reader has a strong sense of the atmosphere in which they find themselves. He holds the readers attention by continuing to build the suspense adding detail as the story quickly progresses. The tension builds when they encounter a creature whose description can only be qualified as horrifying and gross, they kill it, or so they think. The lights go out and the couple makes a trip to the basement in the dark where further surprises await them behind a hidden door. The ending will have the reader asking for more. He used all of the elements necessary for a good story, and has fulfilled his goal brilliantly with Buried Secrets. I will recommend this book to my book club.
By Gary Cecil
Gary Cecil is experienced in writing horror and suspense short stories and novels.
Buried Secrets is about a couple Max and his pregnant wife Megan who have purchased a Victorian house and have officially moved in. They're ready to settle down when strange things begin to happen immediately. That night the wife notices a foul order and is unable to determine where it is coming from, there's also a visit from a rodent who is found under the covers, the next morning it is found dead on the rug, sliced open. Cecil has set the tone for a mystery horror story and has used the elements of surprise, with clarity he describes the events that are occurring. The reader has a strong sense of the atmosphere in which they find themselves. He holds the readers attention by continuing to build the suspense adding detail as the story quickly progresses. The tension builds when they encounter a creature whose description can only be qualified as horrifying and gross, they kill it, or so they think. The lights go out and the couple makes a trip to the basement in the dark where further surprises await them behind a hidden door. The ending will have the reader asking for more. He used all of the elements necessary for a good story, and has fulfilled his goal brilliantly with Buried Secrets. I will recommend this book to my book club.
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