I am the publisher of this book, so I'm hardly unbiased -- but before I choose to publish a book I'm a simple reader, and I only choose books that knoI am the publisher of this book, so I'm hardly unbiased -- but before I choose to publish a book I'm a simple reader, and I only choose books that knock my socks off when I read them, and this one knocked my socks so far off, I think they're in orbit right now. What an exceptional piece of storytelling this book is. I don't remember another book I've read in years that had the powerful emotional impact this one has. It goes places I could never have guessed it would; it makes you fear for the main character's fate, and grieve with him, and hope with him, in ways that are rare indeed. I found it a literally breathtaking book, and I hope other readers will give it a chance when it comes out in October. (I know that asking people to try a book by an author they've never heard of is asking a lot -- there are just so many books and no one has the time to read more than a small fraction of them. But when, once in a very long while, a book this good, this special, comes around...it's worth it.) ...more
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