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The Death of Jack Nylund (Gods and Monsters, #1)
by
David F. Porteous (Goodreads Author)
America, 1922. Ten years have passed since The Lines went up, dividing the States and the world into isolated pockets. The oligarchs are gangsters, titans of industry, monsters – the secret masters of mankind. They have endured a decade of cold war stalemate – but with forces equally weighted, the life of one man might be enough to change the fate of all men.
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Paperback, 127 pages
Published
October 1st 2012
by lulu
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This was an interesting book to read, and a difficult one to review. The writing is tight and specific, with detail that gives an overall feeling of old detective movies, very grainy and shot only in black and white. The difficulty is the multiple coexistent story lines, each with individual main characters and trying to determine how each fits into the plot. The country is divided into ‘lines’ , unseen by humans but forming actual barriers for those who are a tiny bit more than human. They all...more
I received a copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. Once you understand each character’s part that they play in the story, it begins to flow more freely. Jack Nylund is a wanted man by many. A Private Investigator is hired to find him by Jack’s dying sister, unfortunately he was misinformed of her death many years ago, hence the disappearance. Marshal Falk is also after him, wanted by one of the country’s wealthiest man. The search for him spans across many states, which brings for...more
I felt like I started the book in the middle of the series. I saw the overall structure but didn't feel like I knows the details or foundation. Always felt like I was missing something. I'm still curious of the outcome but not sure I want to commit to reading the following books.
Thank to goodreads for having me win this book on their giveaway!
I'm sorry to only give 3 stars to that book,vut the fact that it has a lot of character in a lot of different place and action, made it very hard to follow in the beginning. I really start to enjoy the book only after i have readed more than the half of it so... But thestory is good and when youre able to understand the story and followthe action, it became a interesting buook, but a litle to late sadly! Not a bad book, maybe it wi...more
I'm sorry to only give 3 stars to that book,vut the fact that it has a lot of character in a lot of different place and action, made it very hard to follow in the beginning. I really start to enjoy the book only after i have readed more than the half of it so... But thestory is good and when youre able to understand the story and followthe action, it became a interesting buook, but a litle to late sadly! Not a bad book, maybe it wi...more
Reading this book was like opening a gift from an old friend, full of surprises. The mythology in it is interesting and I can't wait to read the rest of the series. David just needs to write it faster!
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