Review: great story that blends genres
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 2, 2014
I must admit that at first I was not expecting to enjoy this story all that much. Simply because I am not a fan of sci-fi unless its done really well and that is not easy. I knew that this was a blend of horror and sci-fi and that was either gonna make it great or awful. Well I am really pleased that I did read it and can say that Brian Hodge has crafted an amazing tale with "Whom The Gods Would Destroy".The main character, Damien is estranged from his very strange family. He has less than pleasant memories of how he was treated by his mother and the odd way they never seemed to live in one place too long. Eventually he was taken in by another family and grew up to live his life without any connections to his biological family. That all changes with the arrival of his brother out of nowhere after 13 years. His brother comes claiming to want to repair their relationship and explain things to him about himself and his family. He then takes Damien on a trip to show him these things.This being a short story and spoilers are easy, I will refrain from discussing some of the parts of the story that I found so interesting. I can say that this story should be read. It crosses genres and raises concepts above those of a normal short story.I was wrong in thinking I would not enjoy this story. I recommend reading it strongly.