Great intro. There is some action, some backstory, and some characterization all expertly woven into one. Good a start as any to a story! One quick nit... Ornamental pearl- That seems like a redundancy of the nature of a pearl. At least in our designation of its quality and value. view book

I personally LOVE how you open the story with an exact about of years, days, hours, etc. That prohibition lasted. Great start and it, surprisingly to me, grabbed my attention. “I suppose if I am taking peripatetic excursions around the what-if territory” – perfect seg-way into the next line. I... view book

I want to say, now that I have finished the book in its entirety, that all should buy this book somewhere. Do it. You'll be happy you did. -one note, as Brian pointed out, spell out those small numbers in your next novel!!! view book

Love the cover. The pitch is excellent. I want to find out what happened and why his name is on that memorial. "Tolly Tollman and his best pal, Harry, join up..." - I believe you are missing some commas there. Her breath like buttered toast. – I busted out laughing at that. I hope that wasn’t you... view book

Sounds just like one of the newer land of the dead movies. It's been a while since I've seen it, maybe two years. One zombie starts to get smart, this black guy who worked at a gas station once. And he organizes the rest who become smarter, then they cross the river into the human territory and dest... view book