Nicholas Erik

Amazing book. Many books in futuristic settings are tough to get into - authors spend so much time setting the stage and defining new things that it can be hard to follow. This book managed to do all that without my even noticing - defining the setting happened smoothly as the story developed.

And what a story. A lot of plot twists, great action, in depth characters and complex intrigue. I never knew what would happen next and the writing was so descriptive, I felt like I was there. I can envision the movie - can hardly wait.… (more)

Number 5 in the the Kip Keene series is a fast paced adventure starring Keene (previously from outer space but now inescapably earth-bound) working against his will for the kidnapper of his sister.

The pace is good, the unusual is interesting, the writing is impeccable.

This was a good read but my first Kip Keene. It works as a standalone for a light enjoyable entertaining read but I presume I did not identify with Keene and other characters as much as if I had read the first 4 in the series before reading this. For that reason, I could not take the plight of the characters to heart and I missed feeling urgency on behalf of the characters. This detracted from the book for me.… (more)