Review: "Dust" a tale of the not so innocuous kind.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2011
"Dust" is a short sci-fi novel by author Allison M. Dickson. This is a Kindle e-book that was a 32 Kb download and was free from Amazom.com at the time of this writing.SPOILERS throughoutThe new president has recommissioned the moon exploration program decades after the termination of the Apollo series. Unfortunately for the first astronauts, they encounter an alien life form in the samples they attempt to gather from the moon's surface.Despite their best efforts this contaminant is returned to Earth were it spreads like wildfire throughout the human population.This brief tale is an account of one man's last days/weeks...a tale of loneliness, fear, isolation and some personal and painful reminiscence. Allison Dickson's skill is in her ability to give we readers a real feel for the anguish and a sense of awakening he goes through, knowing that his days are numbered. The ending is especially touching and brings the rest of this novel into sharper focus.Conclusion:Short and well written...deeper than it appears.As it is...4 1/2 StarsRay Nicholson