Review: An Absolute Delight!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2013
I was asked to review this book. It took me a bit to get into it. Daniel Black's wife jokingly commented about getting past the prologue. The prologue wasn't a problem. However, I was thinking it was not my usual fare but I determined to give it a fair trial. Somewhere around 10% into the book, it reached out and grabbed my attention and wouldn't let it go.Michelle had seen a ring in an old pawn shop that she wanted to buy for Adam. She said if he wouldn't ask her to marry him, she'd ask him. None of the group knew that it was not just any ring. The pawnshop keeper knew because he had used it. It was a wish ring. The first wish the recipient of the ring made would come true. Adam and his group were gamers, with Dungeons & Dragons (D&D;) being their game of choice. Michelle had given Adam the ring and they were setting up to play. Adam said he wished that magic was real, that the magic of Dungeons and Dragons was in the here and now. The whole group fell asleep and dreamed vivid dreams. Adam perceived what he thought to be the mind of god.It is at this point that the author makes you stop and think -- what and where is the primordial soup from which everything came? Is there a deep lower level to everything in which 'the mind of god' resides? Can beings we cannot name be released from where they've been held? What would happen if these beings were released?The group awakens mightily changed. Magic is present in the here and now. This is an excellent first book in a series. You won't want to have to wait for the sequel. Daniel assures me that the second book is almost ready.It is an absolute delight to read a book in which the author has an excellent grip on the English language and uses it well. His descriptions are such that you can see what he is describing. A lot of the books I have downloaded for my Kindle have good stories but lousy English and are filled with typographical errors. This book is not one of those.If you like the paranormal, fantasy, and a dash of science fiction expertly swirled together in an unforgettable story, get this book. Ever after you have finished it, you will stop and think "Be careful what you wish for!"