Review: Not What I Was Expecting, But a Fun Read Anyway
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2012
Blackmore's Bear is one of those novels that falls squarely in the odd canon of literary fusion bringing disparate worlds together in a collision of time and technology. The novella is short and obvious, as is the prose and action. The ending is fairly predictable and not at all original, but it doesn't detract from the story itself which is a high-octane, katana-fest where a trained ninja meets an unwitting, sadistic little cadre of aliens. The writing is terse and ragged, but is serviceable and actually seems to mimic the actions of our anti-hero. While short on plot, the work is long on action. If you have trouble keeping focused and staying with a book, this is the one for you. Even if you don't, you'll have fun for the few minutes it takes to read it.