No Turning Back
By Dan Burns
Chicago: Chicago Arts Press: pp 253
$24.95
10 short stories in one book by Dan Burns
may be just the
thing to get your mind off the world or decide to engage just a bit more.
Thought provoking, the sometimes Twilight Zone reminiscent or Bradburyesque
tales transport the reader to another place.
The ten stories are: Cone Out Wherever You Are, At the End
of the Day, Out of Touch, Letting Go, The Dark Side, For a Few Laughs, Adios Amigo, An
Unexpected Guest – A Fantasy, The Pass, and No Turning Back. Will keep you turning
pages through the quick paced prose.
Come Out, Wherever You Are takes one path on an apocalyptic
day. What would you do if you were the last man standing? You may think
differently when you’re done with this one. I particularly liked the
descriptions of the location and how what was expect just wasn’t what was
found.
Adios Amigo is particularly disturbing in that funny Twilight
Zone sort of way. While it reminded me of one of the tele-plays it was
distinctly different. The differences included a 21st century taste
for the ew-factor. By the end, we’re not sympathetic to the main character and
yet… ew.
An Unexpected Guest is the answer to, if you could have
dinner with anyone, absolutely anyone, who would it be? Dan Burns’s guest is simply
delightful, and if it is based completely on fantasy, it’s just how I would
imagine his guest would be. No spoiler here. But when you read it you’ll know
why he included this vignette with this collection.
The last story No Turning Back is thought provoking
especially with the announcement of the end of the warfare in Afghanistan; it gives
us food for thought before we send any other young men to foreign countries.
If you like SciFi stories without the gore you’ll enjoy this
collection of short stories and commentary from author Dan Burns.
Thank you Dan for the opportunity to read and review your
latest book: No Turning Back.
For more information go to: http://www.danburnsauthor.com or http://www.chicagoartspress.com
1 comment:
Hello there.
Thanks for sharing. Just stopping by briefly on my way around the 2014 A-Z Road Trip!
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