John C. Brewer (2)

John C. Brewer’s Multiplayer immerses the reader into the life of Hector West, a teen struggling to deal with his father’s death in Iraq, and into the online video game world of Omega Wars where Hector retreats. This book is fast paced, dealing equally with the trials of being a teen in our modern society, prejudices that are both understandable and abhorrent, and learning to be responsible for yourself and the world around you. I am a nut for well-crafted characters and the primary characters in this novel come alive – they are real. But the most intriguing part of this book is how seamlessly the author moves the reader in an out of the online video game world. Both worlds are coherent and completely accepted by the reader. This is the kind of book I wish they’d use in schools rather than ones that turn kids off of reading. An excellent read for anyone from age 12 to 92. I am waiting for the next in the series.… (plus d'informations)

I read suspense novels for their tight, well-conceived plot lines, but it isn't my favorite genre because the characters are usually flat and don't change much. Author John C. Brewer has blown that out of the water with his new novel, The Silla Project. This thriller grips the reader from the outset with the despair of Mitch Weatherby, a Los Alamos scientist who has been wrongfully stripped of everything he thought gave his life meaning. The reader will understand the reasons why he attempts a wholesale rejection of every value and belief he has held, and why he fails. Even the secondary character, a beautiful but fanatical North Korean scientist, becomes not only understandable but sympathetic as the novel progresses. It is a character-driven novel.

But The Silla Project is still a suspense novel, entwining the encumbrances of bureaucracy, machinations of political climbers, and evils of ideological zealots into a thoroughly researched plot that will leave the reader cheering for the freedoms of our society and shocked at the plight of the North Korean people. Most readers will like The Silla Project. Fans of military or political suspense or of science thrillers will love it! I did not expect to enjoy The Silla Project as much as I did, but I would recommend it to anyone.

Disclosure: I was given a free copy of this novel for review.… (plus d'informations)