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Dark Channel

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I got this book when it was first out. I have now found that it will transcend time and be a classic. It is so real that it will keep you riveted until the very end. I read this book over at least once a year, you will be hooked too.

I read this book about 3 years ago, and I am myself an aspiring writer/novelist, and the way that Ray Garton writes, his technique, his use of words, the vivid imagery, it is exactly the kind of writer that I want to become. I hope one day that I will be able to meet Mr Garton and have him sign a copy of "Dark Channel".

I enjoyed Ray Garton's books in the past, but I fell out of favor with this one. Why? you ask. Well, to start, it seems like a trendy move. Frank E. Peretti comes to mind. There exists many novels of Xian suspense/thrillers on the market, and to be frank, this book seems to fall in line with the rest of them. Ray Garton is a good writer, no doubt about it . . . but Dark Channel is too lengthy and riddled with misconceptions on the New Age movement. I'm not a fan of New Age Fluff myself, but I can't imagine that Bael or the Dark One himself is behind it all. True, some the characters are well-written, but with names like "Jordan Cross" I felt I was reading a publication by Zondervan. Where's the fire? The macabre satire? The irreligious sentiment? The depth and religious turmoil? Not much can be found here. The whole effort seems to be half-hearted and exhausting.

I got this book when it was first published, and ever since I have read it and reread it numorous times! It's a great magical, scarey read that actually gets you wondering whether it truely should be in the fiction section. If you like magic stories to keep you up late into the night, you'll love this book. I wish I could find more with similar subject lines! Thanks, Kerry.