Review: A "Safe" Bet Its Good Horror
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
A fast moving short story about a lost North Vietnamese soldier who stumbles upon an unknown village in the jungle in 1966.  The village slowly gives up its secrets and he discovers it is far from the safe haven he first thought it to be. Telling you more ruins the fun of discovering the village secrets alongside him.Steve Byrne delivers period correct settings and references, and a consistent, believable voice for his main character. Superlative descriptions bring the village and the evil temple within to life. Good solid horror once things spin out of control.Finally, a free short story (and a sharp added first chapter of the follow-up novel) that made me buy the book it advertised, PHOENIX.