Review: A short but strong tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2014
This story by Todd Keisling is his last story in the ULT series, and it doesn't let up the pacing he had set with the tales that had come before it.The story is about Felix Proust who was sent to the town of Dalton to interview a woman named Maggie Eloquence, owner of Dalton Dollworks. He notices quickly that the town is strange, because not only are the dolls that are produced really freaking creepy in their own right, and the people who live in the town are made up of small children and adults in their late years, but then there is the bad stench that moves throughout the entire town. It's until after he is stood up for the interview that Felix is sent down the path to find out the secrets of Dalton, and what horrible repercussions it will have on him.What I like about this short tale that is Todd gives us a solid character to follow with. Felix is a good guy, and his back story is just sprinkled throughout the tale so it doesn't bog down the story, and it is mixed along side the right moments to be showcased. Also, the minor characters have the right tone to them, and the reader is left guessing the many possible endings that can happen, based on what little they are given until the big secret is revealed.In the end, Todd is able to take the secret-hidden-in-a-small-town tale and give it a nice run. I recommend it.