I would have given RISE AGAIN 5 stars if the writing had been better. There were many, many paragraphs throughout the book that I skipped just because they were too long winded. I also got tired of Denny, the main character and very tough cop, getting burned, cut, shot, and just generally maime...
It was hot and still. The overcast did nothing to cut the heat of the sun. All it did was dim the colors of the world, making the undead, with their leathery-gray skin and ragged, dingy clothes, look even more monochromatic. The trip through the desert had dried them out. Lips were pulled away fr...
It was all downhill from there: the cave and his good fortune. The jump across the Czechoslovakian border had been unnerving, but not due to any real physical danger. Sax had already developed his acute loathing for bureaucrats, and with the Velvet Revolution in full swing...
Nor did I want anyone to fix my features in their mind, in case an inquiry into Master Rattle’s missing servant were made. So I tucked my chin into my chest and stepped into the street, eyes cast down. It was for this reason that I did not see the portly woman crossing before me until it was too ...