Gaman Shinasai

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GAMAN SHINASAI, by Darrell Weidner, is a whirlwind adventure involving intrigue, international drug lords, governmental operatives, and espionage. Taught by an adoptive parent to avoid pain, Michael Everest frees himself from this teaching to fully express his inner emotions and desires. Little does he know what lies ahead when he becomes a high level accountant for the world's most powerful drug lord-while serving his country as an undercover agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration!

Along the path of self-discovery, Everest comes into contact with individuals who will shape his life. His wife is distant and his marriage dysfunctional-but all that changes when he meets Catherine Steele. Readers will also come to know various individuals whom one would never in a million years suspect of performing espionage and murder! And then there are those high powered government officials with secrets revealed only to those with a "need to know," and who will "get the job done well."

With adventures in the sunbaked Southwest, to Spain and throughout Europe, readers should prepare themselves for a roller coaster ride of action and emotion as author Weidner weaves a wondrous string of events into thrilling and highly enjoyable read. This is a unique statement about the drug underworld and those whose mission is to see it destroyed!

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Gaman Shinasai has sequel written all over it!.......2005-06-04

Gaman Shinasai is not only suspenseful and intriguing, but poetic as well. The talented writing brings you directly into the world of every character. I can only hope that this is brought to the big screen. And I am certain that there will be many sequels to come!

Great read!.......2005-05-25

Loved the book. Quick read for a slow reader. I couldn't put it down. Suspensful. Full of many story lines that all easily come together at the end with some surprises. Would make a great movie!!

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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03

A terrorist is intent on blowing the hell out of Central City with the aid of some super weapons. The Flash's protege, Bart, as impulse, must grow up quickly to provide effective help for Wally during this serious crisis.

He again needs aid from Max Mercury, Jay Garrick, and even Jesse Quick as a female garbed decoy Flash to give him time to come up with a solution.

Fabulous stuff.

Stupendous!.......2003-12-23

This stupendous graphic novel is a reprint, in a book form, of the FLASH #96-100 (1994-95). In the story Crisis in Time, Wally West, the Flash, was given a glimpse of a horrific future. And then, wandering back in time, he gets to see the events that made him the man he is. But, haunted by his knowledge of future events, Wally must train up Bart Allen (the Impulse, and Barry Allen's grandson), so that he can help him to change the future. But, even with the help of Jay Garrick (Flash I), Johnny Quick, Max Mercury and Jessie Quick, can Wally and Bart change the future, and save everything that Wally holds dear? Read this book to find out!

This is a great graphic novel - it is stupendous - I would go as far as to say that it is the best graphic novel that I have ever read, and I have read more than a few! The illustrations are very good, but short of what I have come to expect from recent graphic novels. BUT, what makes this book great is the story. Mark Waid succeeds in spinning a story that is very touching, and yet stuffed full of action and adventure. Plus, besides learning more of what makes Wally West tick, this book actually lets you in on the secret of what gives the speedsters their powers!

So, if you like the Flash, or just like a good superhero story, then you must get this book!

A solid-slam-bang super hero fantasy.......1998-04-21

If superheroes are your bag, and you like them portrayed both with their classic "nobility" and a sense of the ninties, they don't get much better than this Flash story-arc. Rather than decontructing old heroes, Mark Waid seems singularly adept at modernizing them while still leaving that sense of wonder that we all (at least at one time)loved about comics. Don't expect to gain any great insights into life, and don't expect to see any revolution in comic book storytelling. This is what it is - a superhero comic at its finiest.

Slam-bang action at top speed.......1997-11-24

Mark Waid's Flash is comics the way they were always meant to be; fun, thrilling, and just a touch of romance. One of the mostsatisfying endings I've ever read.

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-04

The end of this book is 1938, the beginning fo the Campbell era at Astounding, and there are more Asimov anecdotes throughout, leading up to him having his first sale to the above publication.

Before the Golden Age 3 : Parasite Planet - Stanley G. Weinbaum
Before the Golden Age 3 : Proxima Centauri - Murray Leinster
Before the Golden Age 3 : The Accursed Galaxy - Edmond Hamilton
Before the Golden Age 3 : He Who Shrank - Henry Hasse
Before the Golden Age 3 : The Human Pets of Mars - Leslie F. Stone
Before the Golden Age 3 : The Brain Stealers of Mars - John W. Campbell
Before the Golden Age 3 : Devolution - Edmond Hamilton
Before the Golden Age 3 : Big Game - Isaac Asimov
Before the Golden Age 3 : Minus Planet - John D. Clark
Before the Golden Age 3 : Past Present and Future - Nat Schachner
Before the Golden Age 3 : The Men and the Mirror - Ross Rocklynne

Venus is not a nice place, and it tastes bad.

3 out of 5

Vegie men seek animal matter gold.

3.5 out of 5

Organic space is gross.

3 out of 5

The Atom vs The Brain.

3 out of 5

Leashed off-planet. Wah.

3 out of 5

Ravening violet guns to sort out those protoplasmic chameleons.

3 out of 5

Arctarians 'R Us.

3.5 out of 5

What killed the dinosaurs? Little dinosaurs. With guns.

3 out of 5

Anti-matter menace.

2.5 out of 5

Radium sleep age revival neutron barrier breakout.

4 out of 5

Space pirate-sleuth pendulum problem.

3.5 out of 5

Good Anthology.......2005-03-17

Contents of Book 1:
"The Man Who Evolved" by Edmond Hamilton (Good)
"The Jameson Satellite" by Neil R. Jones (Good)
"Submicroscopic" by Capt S. P. Meek (Excellent)
"Awlo of Ulm" by Capt S. P. Meek (Sequel to above)(Excellent)
"Tetrahedra of Space" by P. Schuyler Miller (strange but Good)
"The World of the Red Sun" by Clifford D. Simak (Good)
"Tumithak of the Corridors" by Charles R. Tanner (Very Good)
"The Moon Era" by Jack Williamson (Excellent)

All stories were copyrighted 1931. In my opinion the stories vary from good to Excellent. If you like Sci-Fi / Fantasy of the early 20th century you will probably enjoy these stories or most of them anyway. The book also contains an interesting autobiography of the Editor Isaac Asimov discussing his childhood and his introduction to Sci-Fi through these and other stories.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

Contents of Book 2: (1933 and 1934)
"The Man Who Awoke" Laurence Manning (Good)
"Tumithak in Shawm" Charles R. Tanner (Excellent)
"Colossus" Donald Wandrei (Good)
"Born of the Sun" Jack Williamson (Good)
"Sidewise in Time" Murray Leinster (Excellent)
"Old Faithful" Raymond Z. Gallum (Good)

Contents of Book 3: (1935-1938)
"The Parasite Planet" Stanley Weinbaum (Excellent)
"Proxima Centauri" Murray Leinster (okay)
"The Accursed Galaxy" Edmond Hamilton (okay)
"He Who Shrank" Henry Hasse (okay)
"The Human Pets of Mars" Leslie Frances stone (awful)
"The Brain Stealers of Mars" John W. Campbell, Jr. (Excellent)
"Devolution" Edmond Hamilton (okay)
"Big Game" Isaac Asimov (okay)
"Other Eyes Watching" John W. Campbell, Jr. (Non-fiction)
"Minus Planet" John D. Clark (okay)
"Past, Present and Future" Nat Schachner (Good)
"The Men and the Mirror" Ross Rocklynne (Good)

Great Stuff From the 1930's.......2001-03-06

(This review refers to Volume One only.) Asimov has collected eight stories in this anthology that were influential in his own writing. Asimov read most of these stories when he was about 12 years old, being fortunate enough to devour most of them from pulp magazines that were sold in his father's candy store. As might be expected with any anthology, some stories are better than others, and some have held up better through the years than others. Yet these pieces are not included for comparison to current stories, but to show what Asimov read as a young person and how the works influenced him. Asimov's mini-autobiography alone is worth the price of the book. After each story, Asimov tells how an idea or a concept from a story led to the formation of one of his own works. A very interesting idea. "The Jameson Satellite" is a forerunner of "I, Robot," and "Submicroscopic" is a small step from "Fantastic Voyage." As mentioned by another reviewer, the reader will have to deal with several prejudices from the time these stories were written (especially racial), but overall this book is a great insight into what makes Asimov Asimov.

Good old stories.......1999-12-21

This book contains the good old stories from the 1930's. There is nothing great here, but it is till worth reading. You can see the evolution of the Science Fiction field by reading the stories in this book.

Great review of 30s science fiction and pulp scientifiction.......1999-11-06

This collection of early, pulp-style scifi works is a great joy. Asimov's introduction to the stories is exceedingly interesting and helpful. The stories sometimes show flaws or problems in their writing and in their attitudes (while several stories are forward-looking, most show the racism and misogyny common to that time), most of the stories are entertaining and all of them are interesting from a historical perspective. Check it out if you can get your hands on it, it's a great find. I really got a kick out of several pieces, which run the gamut from more reasonable 'conquered man, driven underground, strikes back at his evil alien oppressors' to the completely ludicrous story about the planets of our solar system hatching into giant space chickens. (That last story is meant to be taken seriously, by the way.) A veritable laundry-list of great, long out-of-print authors and some wonderful writing from the early days of popular science fiction.

BEFORE THE GOLDEN AGE A SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY OF THE 1930S

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BEFORE THE GOLDEN AGE A SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY OF THE 1930S

Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HUFD9G

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Before the Golden Age a Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Doubleday & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J4HX2U

Before The Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s (Book 1)

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Before The Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s (Book 1)
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Fawcett 1975 - First Printing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000NUMRE4

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-08-04

Asimov is taking a look at he stories that influenced him when younger, mostly, and putting this book together. A fair bit of time is spent reminiscing on his younger life. His dad wouldn't let him read the magazines he was actually selling. Pretty funny to hear about him arguing with the old man because he wanted to read The Shadow and Doc Savage. These stories are all from the early thirties.

Before the Golden Age 1 : The Man Who Evolved - Edmond Hamilton
Before the Golden Age 1 : The Jameson Satellite [Professor Jameson] - Neil R. Jones
Before the Golden Age 1 : Submicroscopic - Captain S. P. Meek
Before the Golden Age 1 : Awlo of Ulm - Captain S. P. Meek
Before the Golden Age 1 : Tetrahedra of Space - P. Schuyler Miller
Before the Golden Age 1 : The World of the Red Sun - Clifford D. Simak
Before the Golden Age 1 : Tumithak of the Corridors - Charles R. Tanner
Before the Golden Age 1 : The Moon Era - Jack Williamson

Big Head Pollard is a monster. Well, briefly, anyway.

3.5 out of 5

Carcass spacing longevity experiment lucky to meet machine man immortality.

2.5 out of 5

Guns and Hawaiian more useful than chemistry for miniaturised man.

3 out of 5

Battlesuit blasting biffo, bigtime.

2.5 out of 5

Replicators from Mercury very averse to baths.

3.5 out of 5

Time travelling blokes unfazed by future earth ruling alien's mind power.

3 out of 5

Inside boy gets over agoraphobia and alien killing phobia to take charge.

3.5 out of 5

Lunar adventurer finds old society mum.

3 out of 5

Before The Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s (Book 3)

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Before The Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s (Book 3)
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Fawcett
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NUWMQM

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Blending ancient shamanistic wisdom with modern spiritual traditions, Amber Wolfe helps readers forge their own personal connection to shamanic worlds. This guide to shamanism filled with examples of guided journeys, secrets of shamanic divination, visualization techniques, healing practices, spells, rituals, and recipesprovides all one needs to begin dancing in the shadow of the shaman.

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Some Reviewers Too Harsh - Here's Why.......2006-12-06

I think many of the negative reviewers of this book are too harsh and I want to address their comments. Amber Wolfe admits that she has pulled from many different traditions to assist anyone wanting to pursue a "Nature Path." I understand the purists, of any tradition, won't like this book and it will actually make some angry, but there is another side to be considered which I will go into. But first ...

I recommend this book because the basics are solid and Amber has explained a few things in a straight forward manner that I have no seen elsewhere. She cleared up some disconnects so that the information could come together for me in a more enlightened way. Her anticdotes are interesting because they give some insight into the author and her perspective, plus I identified with some of them in a way that reinforced my own experiences. Now for the negative reviewers and purists ...

I follow a Nature Path, but I have not had the opportunity to receive much useful or well-intended instruction from anyone - I have a blending of Celtic and Native American Blood, but no tribal family nor Scottish Clan to call upon. My Native Blood calls to me and that actually means absolutely nothing without the opportunity to participate in the oral tradition. I am a "blending" of cultures and traditions by my very nature, existance, and upbringing in America. I have no choice but to learn whatever I can from whatever sources are available to me and to follow a nature path from my own wit, wisdom, faith, and trust. This is what Amber is supporting.

A nature path is about what we all have in common ... can't we leave the dogma fighting to the organized religions of the world? I had a nice Christian woman ring my doorbell this very morning wanting to save my soul ... how nice for her. I believe the native culture is safe ... yes, it has been scavaged, but it has survived and will survive. Amber is writing a book to help those of us stuck in the melding pot. I have no idea what she does with her money, who she supports or not, but I know this book can't make up for the atrocities that have happened to the Native American tribes, nor is it meant to. To the negative reviewers that don't like her Native American references I will pose these questions ... "I am Celtic blood (caucasion) and I am Native Blood ... which side of me am I supposed to hate? Which side of me am I supposed to ignore?" At this point, no one can make up for the attempted genocide of the Native Americans, but we can respect and support the revival of the cultures.

Truth is truth regardless of what tradition it comes from. Joseph Campbell said something to the effect that ... the mind of all humans are similar and it is no wonder that disparate tribal groups came to the same understanding of the creator ... that the myths are all so similar.

But, I am here to tell you ... that unless you were born to be a Shaman you will not become one regardless of what you do. Plastic Shamans abound and it's sad. This does not mean, however, that we can't find and use some of the techniques for personal growth and healing. This book is about a nature path for those of us who do not believe in the personification of Spirit, the need to access Spirit through someone else, or that anyone needs to be saved to be accepted and loved by Spirit. As humans we have a need to express ourselves, to be creative, and to connect to Spirit and to one another, and Amber has provided a well organized set of tools to assist us in that purpose. She should be applauded for doing such a good job of organizing and relating such complex material.

(BTW, some of my comments here are directed at the reviewer who commented "Thoroughly Repulsive" and "Garbage")

Garbage........2005-12-11

The author divides the books into sections by elements--good enough for organization of material. She provides lists of correspondences. Fine, could be useful.

What it does not do is provide any real information. We get a lot of watered-down fantasy novel-style "vision quests" or "seekings," encounters the author alleges to have experienced. These "experiences" form the bulk (and I do mean bulk) of the book. Apparently, one is supposed to envision one's self in the author's role.

There is no explanation given for the structure of these pathworkings (the kindest thing I can call them), which are interspersed with commentary about the author's "Native American family." (She claims to have been adopted into a Native American clan.)

She makes many references to possible Native American teachings, but offers no source material, how to seek out further information about topics she urges readers to explore more fully. The terminology she uses is just authentic-enough to sound legitimate, but so vague they reveal nothing. (An example: the examination of a crystal the author has on a staff. A tribal elder who is apparently one of her teachers examines it and gravely announces it used to be a Grandfather crystal. So what, exactly, is a Grandfather crystal, and why is it mounted in a Wiccan-style staff? With runes, no less.)

Even more suspiciously, many of her "Native American teachings" sound like something out of a Hollywood script than anything one might imagine being part of an actual oral tribal tradition, passed down from shaman to student.

Lastly, there are pages and pages of meaningless diagrams and a list of colored "rays" that will bring all kinds of good things into one's life if one meditates on them.

The entire book reads like a Wiccan primer with a glaze of pseudo-Native American spirituality as seen by Caucasians. I have read other books on shamanism, and many stress their adoptive connections to the parent culture. (A good experience for them if it actually happened, but one can hardly expect readersto stampede over and demand adoption.) And yet this information, supposedly kept within these families and tribes for centuries, is now being set out in print for the mass consumption of the reading public. Well, what was the point of being 'adopted'? If these 'adoptive families' wanted this information public, wouldn't they have written a book themselves?

Some of the more honest books on shamanism admit they are witholding certain information because some knowledge *should* be kept 'in the family'. They openly say they are creating something for use by people living in the modern age.

Wolfe has done none of this. Waste of time to read. Waste of space on my bookshelf. Waste of trees to print it. Waste of *plastic* for the bag I carried it home in. I'd be embarrassed to even turn this thing to a used bookstore for credit.

Excellent!.......2004-08-17

I find this book a very good book on general Shamanism. The book takes quite a bit from Native American Seneca tradition and offers Celtic, Wiccan, and Aquarian information as well. It is easy to read and understand and could be very useful as an instructional tool or for personal expansion. Recommended!

Good Book.......2003-07-18

Well this book has some good idea only reason i do not give a magick 5 is it is alittle gear toward native american abit which i have np with but i would like to see it more open. Still a good book overall and their are other book outthere but few on celtic shamanism but for a good read try harner's Way of shaman which is a good book. This book by wolfe is good read and worth the cash but i would keep reading and looking for more souces on shamanism ya wish to work in

Thoroughly repulsive.......2003-03-11

Wasn't it nice of the Native Americans to "adopt" Ms. Wolfe? I'm sure they regret it.

As long as I live, I will never forget the passage about how she reduced herself to tears trying to convince "her Native American family" that, since "nine million" of "her people" were killed during the "Burning Times," European pagans have suffered just as much as Native Americans. "I could not make them understand," she concluded, perhaps pausing to shed a tear for the ignorant savages.

Nowhere in the text did I see word one about some of the profits from this tome going back to the people who shared so generously with Ms. Wolfe and taught her so much. She seems to be a cultural pirate as well as a "religion-hopper" who's a Witch one minute, a Shaman the next, and authoress of her own full-blown Wiccan tradition the third.

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Park Service surveyor and former FBI forensic specialist Jack Randall finds himself swept away in a diabolical journey through a mystical primitive world. Following a naked man captured by aborigines, Jack steps through a vortex into a prehistoric 13th century Mesa Verde culture. Accompanied by a shaman of the Butterfly Clan, the shaman's lively and lovely granddaughter and Jack's best friend Spade, he searches the American Southwest 800 years in the past for an ancient Egyptian tablet. To find and possess the tablet, the trekkers must outwit a primeval cult whose high priest, sensuous women and warriors will stop at nothing to reclaim the lost stone. Murder becomes the norm. Loyalties are tested. Jack struggles to piece together the evidence--who among them is eliminating the trekkers one by one for their own selfish ends?

The realism of a 13th century Mesa Verde setting comes from Bishop's years of extensive reading about our Ancestral Puebloans.

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Casting Shadows With Shamans.......2003-08-08

If you like a tale of action and adventure, love and murder, and most of all mystery, then you'll love this thrilling novel written by John M. Bishop. There are twists and turns at every corner, and every page keeps you hungry for more. The author has managed to create an adventure combined with sheer entertainment as well as well as fascinating facts about the Mesa Verde culture. Can't wait until the second novel is published.

Casting Shadows with Shaman keeps you reading..........2003-08-06

A story set in the past and present, a time portal, a literal window into the prehistory of the Southwest. The tale carries the reader along very well. The tale is set in the culture of the prehistoric Anasazi. A good read.

casting shadows with shamans.......2003-07-30

John bishop has managed to create a mystery story set in the
present and the past and incorporate archaeological fact at the
same time and make it very good reading.I enjoyed the book and
look forward to more adventures in the future .An interesting
and easy read!!!!!

In the Shadow of the Shaman: Connecting with Self, Nature and Spirit

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In the Shadow of the Shaman: Connecting with Self, Nature and Spirit
Amber Wolfe
Manufacturer: Llewellyn
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Shamanism | Earth-Based Religions | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books

General | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000NTU80K

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This book teaches one how to connect with the power of Nature by using plant, mineral, animal and human objects.

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In the Shadow of the Shaman: Connecting With Self, Nature, and Spirit
Amber Wolfe
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JDT072

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The Shadow of the Shaman
Judith St. George
Manufacturer: Putnam Pub Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Shadow on the Sun (Evans Novel of the West)

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Surprised
Much better than I was expecting....
Took me by surprise....

Shadow on the Sun (Evans Novel of the West)
Richard Matheson
Manufacturer: M. Evans and Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Surprised.......2007-07-27

This is a short book, about 178 pages. Still, it is entertaining. Maybe more books should get to the point and not drag out with useless narrative and subplots.

This book surprised me. First, I've never really read a "Western" novel, let a lone a "Western / Mystery / Horror" novel. It was a good read, a page-turner, very entertaining. The story begins when the US Government has reached a treaty with the Apache Indians. Strange things begin to happen immediately afterwards. Two young men go missing and are later found murdered, while a stranger in town is wearing their clothes!

Not much else can be said without giving away the story. Take a day and read it!

Much better than I was expecting...........2005-03-31

This is a very short book, and I wasnt really expecting anything that will blow me away, but this book was much better than I thought it would be. The whole story line is just great.
The characters involved, and Indian fokelore just tie in soo well. I thought this was a great little read, but you have to give it about 20 pages to actually get into the 'real' story of the book. You wont believe what happens :)

Took me by surprise...........1998-04-10

Unlike Richard Matheson's other novels of frontier fiction (Journal of the Gun Years, The Gunfight), Shadow on the Sun is a horror novel set in the Old West. The book begins with an Indian agent negotiating peace between Apaches and the U.S. Government, before introducing a supernatural creature out of Indian legend bent upon survival whatever the cost. As a result, I got two stories for the price of one. Like The Gunfight, the author first creates an atmosphere full of hope and future promise, then chapter by chapter, slowly lowers that future into a lake of quicksand. The contrast between the main characters--the Indian agent and the Washington D.C. bureaucrat--are excellently drawn, but it is the growth of the bureaucrat--from skeptical adversary to heroic friend--that is the heart of the novel. Despite the suspenseful build up, the climax of the story seemed rushed with an ending more fitting to a short story than a novel. Nevertheless, Richard Matheson delivers another entertaining novel.

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