Review: Neat dark fantasy novella from Dark Future series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2011
"The Right Path" is a novella in the Dark Future series.  It begins with an old man helping a young man (Abe or Ham) to his feet; Abe had been beaten by a gang, who had stolen the food he had managed to scrounge for himself that day.  The old man (whose name we never learn) then gives Abe, who is crippled, a very nice cane, asking nothing in return, and walks away.  As Abe watches, bemused, a young girl is thrown from a car.  The old man helps her to her feet and gives her a knife, then walks away, pushing his shopping cart.When Abe is attacked by the same gang again, the girl (Zia) shows up to help him, and they form an alliance.The future shown in this novella is bleak - the city in which these kids live is a burnt-out shell.  People are forced to do whatever they need to survive, and the streets are crawling with children - orphaned, thrown out, etc.  The story is well-written and the descriptions are amazing.  Fans of dark fantasy, and those reading the Dark Future series, will want to be sure to check this story out.