Review: IT IS INDEED A HYPER TALE!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Alex Burke is a man of many skills. He is a painter, screen writer, novelist and poet. He was born in Seattle and raised in the Bay Area and is now based in San Diego, CA. His formal education includes an M.A. in Literature, a B.S. in Computer Science, a teaching credential, and attendance at the Otis Parsons School of Art and Design in L.A. For over ten years he specialized in creating oil based reproductions of great master works, including Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Michelangelo, Gauguin, Daumier, Van Gogh, and Delacroix.His breakthrough as an independent artist came with his introduction to the work of Dale Chihuly, which emphasizes spontaneity, freedom of expression, and vibrant color combined with provocative forms. For seven years he taught English and Art as a high school teacher in the San Diego and Los Angeles school districts, and for nearly two decades worked for Northrop Grumman Corp developing software for national security related projects.In recent times he has expanded his endeavors to writing, and in the process has written several screenplays, two novels - The Assassin Shall Prevail and Much Ado About Mars, and a book of poems - Sonnets From Hell.The Assassin Shall Prevail: A Tale of the Hyper Sniper is a strange and unusual look into the mind of an assassin. Author Alex Burke takes the reader on an incredible journey of fact, fiction, comedy, tragedy and creativity through the endless lists of characters, both historical and imagined. What, however, is to be noted is the complexity of the story as Alex crafted an unbelievable blend of thoughts into this book, leaving you with a roar of laughter at its improbability.