Review: A short horror story... A real gem
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2012
"The Burned Tower" is a short horror story by co-authors Sergey and Marina Dyachenko. This Kindle e-book was a 215 Kb  download and was free at the time of writing this review. This book, I believe, was originally written and published in Russian.SPOILERSGuy is transporting a truck filled with some beavers to his clients. His journey takes place through a deserted and infrequently traveled rural road called the Rusty Trail... a road that is poorly maintained. All is going well until he hits a pot hole and one of his animals escapes. Now there's no turning back... maybe he should have driven a little more carefully!END SPOILERSSome thoughts...1.) surprisingly, not much appears to have been lost in the translation from Russian to English. The prose flowed smoothly and the syntax seemed near perfect.2.) atmosphere... an increasing sense of apprehension and fear as our hero learns more of the area and his history in it.3.) our hero, Guy... a character that is more than he seems. A personality that goes through a myriad of changes during the telling of this tale.4.) a nice sense of pace and timing. All things occur in a seemingly unhurried yet timely fashion. A must, I guess, for a well written short story.5.) cover art... plain if your looking for graphic images, but nonetheless has a pleasing balance of both color and texture. Professional quality and beautifully done.Conclusion:A small gem in the horror genre. But it's more than just horror... there is a real depth to this little tale and maybe more than just what meets the eye.5 StarsRay Nicholson