12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Almost bit the dust, July 3, 2009
If you enjoy Heather Graham, this book may disappoint you. The story is a bit convoluted and the writing a bit uneven.
Graphic artist Scott Bryant and dog trainer Melanie Regan suddenly find themselves with "super" powers one day; Scott finds himself possessed of super strength and Melanie finds she can draw events that haven't happened yet even though she has shown no artistic skills before. They travel to Rome to seek a mysterious oracle.
In Rome, Scott and Melanie realize they will have to fight to save humanity from the apocalypse.
The book does move very slowly in parts. It seems to take a long time to get the point. While this is the first book in a series, I think the author could have moved things along faster in the beginning. If you hang in there though, the story does pick up and will hold your interest.
This is the first book in a series of four entitled The Prophecy. Each book will focus on one of the elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Hopefully the other books in the series will pick up the pace.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
"All they are is dust in the wind.' Song lyrics, June 30, 2011
This is a story that immediately interested me as the action unfolded and the battle of good against evil began.
Scott Bryant is a normal guy who is out with a couple of buddies when an elederly couple is attacked by a gang. Scott and his friends decide to save the couple. In the heat of battle, the elderly man who was being beaten notices Scott and tells him that he, Scott is Capricorn. With that pronouncement, Scott felt a power come over him and he led the attack against the gang.
The reader witnesses Scott's trying to deal with his new strength. That night, he dreams of the Oracle and saw another, like himself, heading toward this Oracle. This Oracle was a saving place and there was a meaning that Scott couldn't yet, understand. There were also many skeletons that seemed to be evil and coming to life.
Melanie is also beginning to have talents and power she didn't know she had. She decides to take action against a gang robbing on a store owner and assaulting his young clerk. Suddenly Scott is by her side and they overcome the robbers and save the clerk.
Heather Graham has a talent for making things seem possible and there is something about the bravery of these characters that is refreshing and draws the readers to them. In today's world where many people don't want to become involved when trouble occurs, these characters make a choice to help others.
We are also aware of sinister forces that are forecast.
Told in a manner that reminded me of Stephen King's "The Stand," Scott and Melanie follow a spiritual summons to Rome to Sister Maria Elizabeth. This is reminiscent of the ancient but wise Mother Abigail who is the leader of the good survivors in "The Stand."
The elderly Sister Maria Elizabeth is a beacon to others and informs Scott and Milanie that when the others arrive, the battle for earth will begin.
Heather Graham's work is highly entertaining. Although the real action is slow to unfold, the characters are interesting and fully developed. The plot of "Dust to Dust" is clever and well developed.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Like a video game come to life, August 28, 2009
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This was so unreal as to be like a video game come to life as the hero and heroine battle against skeletons, vampires, and other undead, plus a demon out to destroy the earth. Based on the principle of earth, air, fire and water, which has been done to death at this point, the hero Scott is strength of the earth and does battle in the catacombs of Rome to save the planet and win the love of the lady dog trainer Melanie. The writing is simple, the plan for the series making the book comples with a whole bunch of walk on parts to set up for other books, and also revisit her old ones, which she gives us a loooong list of at the front of the book. What makes this novel even more tedious is the switch from first person narrative to 3rd person and back again, and how Scott's thoughts are so repetitive. The romance and love scenes fail to shine. This is an entertaining book if you like TV shows like Heroes or video game but it's a bit too childish for my tastes.
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