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Talons of Time

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I've found that Paul Twithell's book The Talons of Time is a novel that invokes the imagination. A book that takes you there! You are Peddar Zaskq, the main character of this novel! This one's sure to be a classic. I'd like to see it as a movie, but then movies aren't as good as one's imagination.

I have had two copies of this book at two different times. With each book ending up in the hands of friends. The book is very thought provoking. For anyone willing to step outside the norm of thinking, this is a good place to start. Very fast paced and engaging - even for a slower reader such as myself.

Esoteric metaphysics to battle the evil two-headed god and his cyclopean minions. Throw in some astral worlds, space ships, robots, cyborgs, and soul travel and we have a pretty wild sci fi here!

I love science fiction, and metaphysics as well, so I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, the writing is really bad. The book did not flow for me at all, plowing through the pages to get the story was a real chore. Such a shame too, because I really liked the story. A good editor could have saved this book for me.

The metaphysical nature of space and time is discussed ad nauseam. This stuff may have been new and interesting back when the book was published, but it seemed old hat to me now. The story really bogs down in it at times.

I probably would have been better off with the comic book version...

Entertainment: 3 stars

Enlightenment: 2 stars

This is a beautifully done "comic book" version of the Twitchell novel, "Talons of Time". Definitely a collector's item if you love the novel, but *not* the novel if that's what you're looking for (like *I* was...).

The book has a very intriguing plot and does move along at good speed. There is action on every page. Twitchell's occassional allusions to great spiritual truths appear like fluff to add credence to a piece of hack writing. Character development is extremely poor. It's as if he wrote the piece as a pamphlet for his Eckankar idea. If you like L. Ron Hubbard's stuff you'll like this book.