R.M. Ahmose Presents Heavy Tales Rising
Edition: First
Publisher: RoseDog Books-Dorrance Publishers
Published: April 2009
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, PA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781434993366
Subjects: Tales of Suspense
Genres: fiction; suspense; mystery; drama; novelette; short story; fantastic journeys; science fiction
First sentence: From  Loser! :  "Sonny Ambergen strode solemnly through the winding isles of Superior Care Hospital."  From Warrior Babies : "This story may prove difficult to credit during the journey through it."   From  Dream Come True:  "Raif Whiting stumbled around among the shadowy outlines of objects surrounding him in the darkness."
Description: The author's Heavy Tales Rising presents yet another trio of engrossing novellets.  Each tale shows evidence of the author's broad imagination and ability to create plots with intent to captivate, subdue and, in turn, liberate the reader's thinking. The first story is compellingly entitled "Loser!"  In it we meet Sonny Ambergen, an average 37-year-old in many ways. He has undergone a few of the more unfortunate of life's developments, for example, a bad marriage and less-than-optimal family relations. In addition, he's a bit of a softie who'll do a "random" good turn here and there with little recompense. But that describes a lot of us. The difference is that Sonny makes an acquaintance, during a rather extraordinary hospital visit, that most of us will likely never be privy to.  Story Two is "Warrior Babies." The teller of this tale has affiliation with governmental secret service. His warning from the beginning to the reader is that we'd best regard his story as fiction. The reason is that the events to be described promise to be too shocking for reality, too extraordinary to be happening. Yet, as the reader plows through the paragraphs, a heart-pounding suspicion mounts that this guy is describing actual experiences.  The book's  last tale is "Dream Come True," and is a study of paradoxes. It begins with a home break-in that's not really a break-in. Once inside, the poor home-invader begins actually to feel trapped .  He fancies himself a clever individual and cooks up one and another scheme with intent to deceive. But in fact, he's endowned intellectually with less than "a bright light" and is transparently driven by dangerous dreams, dark desires, and faulty demented designs.
Notes: Like the other books by R.M. Ahmose, Heavy Tales Rising contains stories that feature individuals placed in extraordinary situations. Much care is given to introductions, as they regard characters and events. Because the author, himself, has only appreciated (referencing movies and the like) strict authenticity in the way a story is presented and unfolds, he seeks to deliver the same in the tales he weaves. In addition, the development of plots, and the strict guarding of each story's end, are key concerns for this author.
Table of contents: label: Three Tales
pagenum: p.1; p.108; p.197
title: "Loser!"  "Warrior Babies"  and  "Dream Come True"