Review: Excellent futuristic thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
“The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures)” by James Chalk is an inventive futuristic thriller taking place in a time of space colonisation. Our hero, Jonathan Harkon, works as security officer on Sanctity, a planet / colony that has a very restrictive and religiously shaped character.  His work of employ is a Bikini club from where his adventures take him to uncover an outrageous secret about the planet and the club.The setting is a clever and educated projection of contemporary issues on Earth, which distinguish this work from other works in the genre that are more pure fantasy than a thoroughly thought-out scenario. There are famous and highly appropriate quotes introducing each chapter, showing the mind of a deep and capable writer.The thriller part of the novel is fast paced, full of well written action and suspense, excellently plotted and very enjoyable to follow. The novel pleasantly surprised me when I figured out what the mystery around the character Brenda was and I just loved the ending.A brilliant, morally sound and thought provoking take on the future that makes a welcome change from more mindless fantasy and science fiction fare. Much appreciated.