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How Deep Lies The Shadow

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This book is a remarkable interweaving of classic and hypermodern. It is a supernatural mystery thriller. It has elements of fable and fantasy, complex multi-dimensional characters with psychological and spiritual problems that the reader really comes to know and care about, and a variety of amazing non-human and ex-human players that play significant roles in the story: angels, demons, genies, and a few mysteries. The world of Peter Pan is explained as a centuries-old struggle of evil spirits seeking to gain access to the physical world by swapping places with children who then become lost boys, boys who have been replaced, half in our world and half in another. The damaged, sinning, yet redeemable humans who finally discover and resist this evil are an amazing group. The narrative pace is mostly fast and switches perspective frequently among chararacters. The climactic final battle is amazing. Good triumphs, but not without cost and tears. I hope to read more of this author in the future.

A well written and complex book that takes you on a dream-like journey through other worldly plots and terrific characters.

I enjoyed Mr. DeHart's book very much. He twists his tale around popular fantasy subjects, new spec-fic and Seattle WA. He builds a tense novel with a little bit borrowed and a little bit new; I really appreciate how he was able to take a classic children's tale and make it older and darker. His Lost Boys live in a world that slowly creeps into the one we know - opening up clash between those that live in the light and those that have been banished to the shadows. Overall this was a fun and engaging read.