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4.0 out of 5 stars
great concept for an action hero,
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This review is from: Phantom Train (Paperback)
"Phantom Train" is the second book in the Kevin Traynor series."Torch in the Night," the first book, struck me more as a one-off big-idea novel with themes consistent with Ayn Rand's works. That first book was an epic struggle between heroes and villains to save or destroy the world. With "Phantom Train," it seems the author has settled into a concept for a series of novels. The hero, Traynor, is an advocate of reason. This puts him at odds with most of society since most people believe in superstition. The hero has a function of finding situations where a local superstition is causing problems, and then investigating and debunking the superstition. The author chooses the most extreme examples he can think of to illustrate various points, and the style suits me even though I don't agree with all of the points. The concept of a reason-based hero fighting superstition is excellent. I consider "Phantom Train" well worth reading. However, there are a few speeches by characters that I think could have been shortened and/or worked into the story more smoothly. Also, the interplay between characters was not quite as good as in "Torch in the Night." John Christmas, author of "Democracy Society" |
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Phantom Train by Alexander Butziger (Paperback - October 2, 2011)
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