Review: Incredibly original; highly entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2012
Review for "Death Train" by Randall PetersonIncredibly original, "Death Train" introduces the town of Cloverdale, where it's true to say you can really expect the unexpected. In this highly entertaining read, the author brings together the themes of horror, sci-fi, ancient native American curses, adventure, drag car racing, and romance. With a dash of humour, and the sound track of the sixties, "Death Train" falls into every genre imaginable - managing to be nostalgic, while exploring new ideas and innovative concepts.The story revolves around two teenagers, in a small American town: Cloverdale. Like most teenage boys, Kurt and Jesse still find humour in playing tricks on their friends and neighbours, but are beginning to notice girls. In particular, Jesse has lost his heart to Cloverdale's high school queen, Chloe O'Brian. A high school jock and the town bad boy, Charlie (Chuck) Crane also has his heart set on Chloe, but his intentions aren't as honourable as Jesse's. Kurt and Jesse play a trick on Charlie, setting in motion the "Death Train". Formerly a model train set in the local undertaker's basement, now that the toy engine has broken, the "Death Train" begins to run on ghostly tracks over Cloverdale Town and surrounding countryside. Only now, the train's driver is no longer content with collecting the souls of those who have died naturally, and people begin to die before their time. It's up to Kurt and Jesse to stop the ghostly train from running, and save Chloe from a fate worse than death. But can these all American teenagers defeat Death himself?I do highly recommend this ebook, though it's best not to read when you're home alone. A fantastic debut novel, and I really look forward to revisiting the town of Cloverdale.