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Secrets Held Against Evil: Book Four in the Dreamer's Alliance Series Paperback – 16 september 2023
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Recently retired Zach Amstead is telling his adult daughter Abbie about his childhood experiences and those of his best friend Willan Terrance. Zach’s and Billy’s paranormal powers started to emerge. Billy began seeing shadowy glimpses of the future and Zach was beginning to participate in his lucid dreams. These abilities were beyond their capacity to understand, or control. Nor could they make sense of the world around them as these abilities began to become apparent to others, albeit not clearly.
Adults in authority in the nineteen sixties have no time for what they consider mental outliers of the baby boom. The boys are institutionalized, marginalized, and ignored. Zach’s father learns of the challenges they face as children and knows the dangers they will face as adults. With no way to comprehend how these boys perceive and move within their world, he must find a way to guide them.
Knuckleheads is the backstory to the trilogy that follows. It isn’t required reading, but many people have said in positive reviews of the trilogy that they were glad they read this book first. The two boys, grew up in the 1960s amid all of that decade’s advancements, awakenings, pop culture, and crises. Aspects of these various societal shifts affected these boys in different ways, and the effects are baggage that each boy carried into adulthood.
In looking back to the sixties, to the foundational environmental elements which are so important to the formation of the characters’ psyches, it is important to understand that this is the time in which the adult characters were boys. It is the setting of Knuckleheads. While some places in the setting are real, the events highlighted in this book are fiction, and they are presented here to provide a deeper understanding of these characters.
I never considered that some of the societal events and struggles which defined the sixties would reappear in the second decade of the twenty first century. The similarity between these otherwise disparate periods was not planned and I am not offering these stories as a commentary on any aspects of the twenty-first century.
If you are listening to the audio version, I hope you can pick up on Zach’s thoughts. In the print books, these small sections are italicized. The virtual voice pauses, sometimes, at these points. In any case, I think it reads or is being read fairly well.
If you like speculative fiction with a touch of technology, humanity and a bit of religion balanced by some sarcasm shared among family and good friends, you will enjoy this book.
- Printlengte378 pagina's
- TaalEngels
- Publicatiedatum16 september 2023
- Afmetingen15.24 x 2.18 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-13979-8395142146
Productgegevens
- ASIN : B0CJ49KXN9
- Uitgever : Independently published
- Publicatiedatum : 16 september 2023
- Taal : Engels
- Printlengte : 378 pagina's
- ISBN-13 : 979-8395142146
- Gewicht van item : 640 g
- Afmetingen : 15.24 x 2.18 x 22.86 cm
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P E READBeoordeeld in Canada op 22 november 20235,0 van 5 sterren Could your dreams be more…
Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoopIf you have read the previous books in this series (and you really should!) then you know you’re in for a great read. It is still hard for me to believe that this is fiction because it reads so believably. You’ll meet a few new people and lots of old ones and trust me when I say you are in for a wonderful ride! This book wraps up a lot of answers but it also poses a few more questions. Could there be more books in the offering? Just asking… Dan, you do not disappoint. Thank you.
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TeaganBeoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 5 oktober 20235,0 van 5 sterren CHARACTER FUELED & MINDFULLY WRITTEN
Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoopI’ve read this wonderful series from the prequel beginning, Knuckleheads. Through each volume, I’ve cheered for Dan Antion as he brings a unique and exciting story and characters to life. Secrets Held Against Evil is different from the rest of the series, but it retains the well researched locations, and the uniquely established character personalities.
I admit to a personal failing… I’m resistant when I see a male author writing female protagonists. That makes what I’m about to say a huge compliment. Rascal and the other female characters are very well done.
If none of this convinces you… Who can resist a maniac kitten named Bonkers? Don’t miss this one.
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DweezerBeoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 18 november 20235,0 van 5 sterren Reading is Believing
Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoopThis series has more than its share of mystery, intrigue and humor. Dan has a way of making his characters as real as if they were your own father, mother, best friend, minister or teacher. The bad guys are not fantastical which makes them all the more intimidating. I recommend starting with Book One. It’s hard not to become attached to the boys with special gifts who manage to get into tricky situations, even after they’re grown. You’ll enjoy the new characters that join the cast in Book Four, a fitting way to complete this fun series. Nice job, Dan!
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Gwendolyn PlanoBeoordeeld in de Verenigde Staten op 26 januari 20245,0 van 5 sterren A complex and memorable read
Formaat: Kindle-editieGeverifieerde aankoopDan Antion offers another complex suspense story with this fourth book of the Dreamer’s Alliance Series. The key characters are familiar to readers who enjoyed the prior books: Billy, Zach, and Abbie. But new characters emerge as the plot thickens. The story focuses on unsolved criminal cases and the involvement of multiple law enforcement agencies. Tension, confusion, and danger mount as an investigation is launched. Through different timelines and intuitional gifts, a resolution emerges.