Sunday, December 26, 2010

Dillon and the Voice of Odin by Derrick Ferguson



Written in the fashion of the classic pulp novels made popular by characters such as Doc Savage and The Shadow, author Derrick Ferguson has created a new adventure hero whose toughness and bravado will be long remembered after you finish reading this book.


Dillon is hired to retrieve a ring. There wasn’t supposed to be any trouble. He was told by his client that it was an easy in, easy out retrieval. Dillon finds out rather quickly that nothing is as unproblematic as it first appears. With a huge bounty set on Dillon’s head, he and a reluctant maiden in distress are chased throughout the countryside of England by not only a group of ruthless mercenaries, but also by the British government.


Thing worsen as Odin, a criminal mastermind, uses a destructive weapon to cause havoc around the globe. The world’s governments must turn to one man to bring down Odin and his organization, but with assassins on his trail, you will wonder if Dillon can succeed.


Dillon and the Voice of Odin was simply a thrill ride from beginning to end.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Review of Chronicles of the Liberator by Ronald T. Jones


Thomas Jackson didn't think much of himself or the world around him. As far as Thomas was concern, he was an ordinary man simply living out a life that seems to never change. But on the day he should have died, his life had changed. Transported by alien technology to a space ship, Thomas was told he was to become Earth's savior, but to do this, he must assassinate a ruthless alien leader who wishes to end peace and reignite a war. Thomas has no choice but to agree.

After receiving training, Thomas is taken to a world called Harmony. The Erza who are the inhabitants of Harmony believe that Thomas is their prophesied hero called the Liberator, who would lead them to freedom from foreign invaders.There, Thomas learns first hand the art of war as he struggles to save theErza from ruthless alien leader, Supreme Commander Konif'on, who has aspirationsof rebuilding a grand galactic military.

Author Ronald T. Jones did an excellent job with description, characters and setting the mood throughout the entire story. He actually makes you feel as if you were standing in the middle of a heated conflict as he takes the readerthrough the battle on Harmony. The story's pacing was perfect as Thomas is takenfrom his meager existence on Earth to eventual hero on Harmony.

This is a book that is definitely worth the time to read. Bravo.