This is another time
travel, multiple universe novel. That is
not a criticism merely an observation.
This story introduces the Closer's a multiverse villain and the
Athenians a counter balancing time space police force. Mark Strang is introduced as a professional
bodyguard who acquires a very personal reason for a vendetta.
Home grown terrorists
are the lead in of the story. Mark Strang
is the thread that weaves through the story.
The story leads through parallel universes and ends up with a world
where Hitler won WWII. There is even a young protégé in the wings
of the name Porter. Porter is important
to multiple universes. I smell the
influence of the Terminator series. In
all fairness there are so many time traveler, multiverse, parallel world books
that it would be pretty difficult not to see so similarities between
plots. That does not denigrate this
book.
The plot was reasonably
complex, the action was robust and interesting. I always enjoy the named personalities and
their alter egos in the alternate universes.
Patton in this book, appeared to be much more likeable than he was in
our universe.
I liked the book and
hope to read further in the series.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barnes_(author)
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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