Rays & Nights
Rays and Nights contains three short novels. The first, Zombie Nights, is an existential resurrection thriller about a man who dies unexpectedly and undies even more unexpectedly. Death Ray Butterfly is a detective story about a killer who escapes to a parallel universe, a frozen caveman with a bullet in his skull, a woman who claims to have witnessed her own murder, a toddler assassin, time-traveling dictators, and subatomic-particle sniffing butterflies. Finally, Raisinheart tells three stories of a lonely youth.
This is a great book; not just good but great. Three interconnected stories, each with a different genre, a different and interesting take on the same group of characters. The characters, some of them at least, grow in depth through the stories; to the delight of this reader, as I enjoyed meeting the same person in completely different circumstances. I cannot share my delight of this book without some details, so - spoiler alert! I label the first story as zombie horror, though as unique a zombie tale as you will have read. Pathos galore! The second is science fiction but with science taking a second place to the story. Again, a very unique mix of hard science, humor, and detective fiction. The third is a childhood remembrance of the characters before all the craziness of the other two stories. I suggest readers start with the childhood story and then read the other two stories. Other than the order of the stories I have nothing but praise for this original work.
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This book had promise, but...
I read this book and was really into it, but the ending left me hanging -- Hey Tom, we the readers need some sort of closure at the end!! Also, a few too many typos along the way. It's worth reading, but keep in mind that you will be left hungry at the end.