Review: Good, fast-moving, and satisfying
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 16, 2013
A nice amalgamation of science fiction and fantasy, "Gethyon" has enough of each to satisfy the SF, F, and even SFR readers.Gethyon and his twin sister, Callon, live with their grandfather because their father is dead, and their mother abandoned them. The story opens showing Gethyon's poor anger management problems. This boy is pissed off all the time. He's angry at his father for dying and his mother for abandoning him and his sister. Understandable, but Callon seems to have adapted better than her brother.Not too far into the story, the reader discovers that Gethyon can teleport across vast reaches of space. But it's not a trivial thing. He only discovers this ability when burning with rage. His sister is raped by her supposed boyfriend, and Gethyon reaches the boiling point. He kills the rapist accidentally and is charged with murder. Shoved into the smallest possible corner, his ability bursts out, hurling him through space and time. What he doesn't learn until later is that he's being hunted by Jinx, a bounty hunter, who can follow Gethyon through the gateways he opens.Gethyon is on the run, not really understanding his new-found abilities. Then, his long-lost mother appears and gives him some of the background on his talent and why she could not keep him and his sister when they were born. His mother has hidden them from the mysterious forces who have sent Jinx after him.The novel follows Gethyon as he tries to make sense of his new status. Still resenting his mother's abandonment, he does consent to being trained to handle himself in a less chaotic fashion. When he he can no longer sit idly by when people he loves are being killed, Gethyon becomes the hunter. Look out evil mysterious creatures! Gethyon is pissed, and he's hunting you now.Gethyon reads quickly. There's plenty of action going on, along with a love story (spoilers!) and a satisfying SFR for teen readers. Adults can enjoy it just as much, but it doesn't have the racier stuff common to SFR.