Science fiction, fantasy with Angels, Demons, time travel and the unexpected, all set in Glasgow.
This is the
first work of Terry Reid's I have read. The concept and synopsis captured my
imagination though overall the execution left me a little flat. This has all of
the elements that a successful book of this genre would want to have and one is
introduced to well developed characters complete with their inconsistencies and
eccentricities. The setting of this work in Glasgow was an ultimately
unnecessary point and the 1990 European City of Culture, 2014 Commonwealth
games hosting Clyde side venue does not flourish in the preaching of this word.
The authors ideas would, like an uncut diamond, show their proper brilliance if
a steady hand were used to cut away the cloudy surface of at times imperfect
editing and gawky dialog. I will look
out for Reid’s future work with interest.
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