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Psi-Man 01: Mind-Force Warrior

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I was very surprised when I stumbled upon this series at the book store over the summer. I picked it up quickly as I am quite a fan of Peter David. Needless to say I was very happy with my purchase. Not only was the book fast paced, but it was surprisingly amusing. There a great moments in the book just after an exciting fight seen where you will find your self laughing out loud. There are few books where I find myself doing so. The rest of the series has been equally entertaining. The only shotcomming is the length of the books. If they weren't so great I don't think I would try and convice anyone to pick up such a small book for what is becoming an increasingly unreasonable price for books.

I like Peter David (David Peters) books as they are a nice leasure read. The plots are never so intense that you can't put the book down and pick it up again in a week and have to reread. I'm not saying there is no plot...he comes up with great plots but they are easy to follow. I actually bought this book by accident. (picked up the book in front of it and it was torn so I just grabed the book behind and tossed it in my basket). I am now getting read to oder 2 or 3 of the others in this series.

Coach no spook killer.


Whe it is determined that a broke high school teacher/coach has significant mental powers, your usual black government agency dealing with this sort of thing wants to recruit him.

The current head agent isn't too happy about it, and neither is he.

Obvious thing to do in that situation is run away to the circus, and take the dog the other agent is scared of with you. A bit more than you average furry friend this one :

"Still, inseparable or not, Chuck began to feel he'd been remiss. "You need a name," he said again.

A what?

"A name. Something I can call you."

Why?

"So we can communicate."

We communicate now. What's a name?

"You know perfectly well. It's something that humans use to identify themselves, something they call each other so they know who they're talking to."

Are you talking to any other dogs?

"No," laughed Chuck.

Well, I'm not talking to any other humans. I don't need a name.

"It's traditional."

Is talking to a dog traditional?

"No. Well, yes, but having the dog talk back isn't."

The dog stared at him a long moment. When is lunch?

"I'm not dropping this. I'm giving you a name."

Can I have lunch afterward?

"You already had lunch."

Not recently.

Chuck sighed and stroked his chin, noting once again the "Z" shape on the dog's forehead. He could call the animal "Zorro," he supposed, but somehow it didn't seem right. Zorro was the fox; wily, cunning and sleek, elusive and tricky. The dog was none of those things. He was much more like a Sherman tank than a fox. Call him Sherman? God, no'

A fox and a tank? Why did that ring a bell?

He clapped his hands together happily. "Rommel!" he said.
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Needless to say, armed men in suits coming looking for him, and it is Hey Rube! with superpowers, guns, trapezes and shepherds.

Good superhero stuff.


3.5 out of 5

Originally published under PAD's "David Peters" pseudonym, there's nothing wildly exciting about this series. Still, they are pleasant Peter David fare, with standard David themes of the importance of personal freedom and the dangers of corrupting power, interspersed with the usually welcome David humor. There are some interesting bits about growing up in a world changed so much by pollution, but no new ground is broken here, either for fiction in general or for Peter David works. Quick reads, I'd recommend them for PAD completists, esp. if you can get them second-hand.

It was good

I was suprised by the theme, it was not what I expected.

I was annoyed by the fact that the story kept switching time between past and present.

However, the story itself was excellant, and was good enough to overlook the jumps in time.

I have always enjoyed Peter David's books, and was looking forward to the next in the series.

I was disappointed when I realised that there aren't any other books listed in the series.

It is certainly worth reading and you will enjoy it.