Review: I kept hoping a church bell would start ringing and more pages would somehow magically appear at the end.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
Mr. Robinson has created, with the help of his alter-ego and equally talented author friends, a well developed story line on par with the great tomes of King.  He quickly has the reader invested in the characters of a quintessental small New England town, which gives the story a King like feel.  Robinson dives into the supernatural with a Sci-fi twist and enough mystery to hook the reader into the serialized story line.  Robinson is a prolific writer who has built stories in the past that have lead this reader into thoughts of serialzed adventures for his many different characters.  It was a pleasant surprise to see him actually take off down that road, albeit with a brand new set of characters. The concept of serialized stories is a lost art and I take great pleasure in seeing Mr. Robinson resurrect a writing style that made the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Rice Burroughs famous. "Refuge" combines strong character development with human interest, supernatural suspense, a tinge of horror, Sci-Fi and bizzare creature development into a noir cliffhanger serial that does not disappoint.  Considering, by nature, a serial is made up of short works it almost feels disappointing that the installment comes to end so soon.  I kept hoping a church bell would start ringing and more pages would somehow magically appear at the end.