History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Blood Is the Sky: An Alex McKnight Mystery (Alex McKnight Novels)

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First and not the last
The best McKnight adventure since Cold Day in Paradise
Where's the story?
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Blood Is the Sky: An Alex McKnight Mystery (Alex McKnight Novels)
Steve Hamilton
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ASIN: 0312991509
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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One of the most promising secondary figures in Steve Hamilton's series about reluctant northern Michigan PI Alex McKnight has always been his teetotaling Ojibwa Indian pal, Vinnie LeBlanc. But Vinnie remained mostly to himself through the first four McKnight adventures. Blood Is the Sky finally lets him loose, and it's both a pleasure and painful to see what results.

Vinnie's younger, ex-con brother, Tom, has disappeared. In violation of his parole, Tom had guided a small contingent of moose hunters into the pacific forests of Ontario, but none of them had returned home on schedule. To assuage Vinnie's worries, McKnight agrees to drive with him into Canada and look for the men. No luck; the owners of a money-losing lakeside lodge where those sportsmen had stayed say they departed days ago. So where did they go? Who were the two other, unidentified guys who came looking for them in advance of McKnight and his friend? And why was the hunters' vehicle abandoned, with their wallets inside, near an Indian reservation? Looking for answers, the detective and Vinnie set off into the woods, where hungry bears are by no means the most dangerous creatures they'll have to face.

Despite its Deliverance-like moments, and an explosively violent conclusion that's not sufficiently foreshadowed, Blood Is the Sky is really a gracefully composed study of character, as focused on Vinnie's strengths and failings as Hamilton's previous novel, North of Nowhere, was on the backstory of another series regular, bar owner Jackie Connery. Yet McKnight shines here, too, his self-effacing humor keeping readers amused, when they aren't amazed--again--by the lengths to which this supposedly lonerish sleuth will go to help a friend in trouble. --J. Kingston Pierce

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Winning the Edgar Award for A Cold Day in Paradise, Steve Hamilton introduced one of the most compelling characters in modern fiction: Alex McKnight, a gritty ex-Detroit cop who can't say no to a friend in need-no matter the cost. Now McKnight finds himself in the forests of northern Ontario, a land of savage beauty and sudden danger, where some secrets just won't stay buried.Alex McKnight isn't a man with many friends, but the few he has know they're never alone in a fix. So when Vinnie LeBlanc asks for his help in taking a trip deep into Canada in search of his missing brother, the Ojibwa Indian knows he can count on Alex. Tom LeBlanc had taken a job as hunting guide for a rough crew of Detroit "businessmen." The group was due back days ago, yet there's been no sign of them, and there's mounting evidence of something odd about their disappearing act. The trackless forests of northern Ontario keep many secrets, but none more shocking than the one that Alex is about to uncover. And the more closely Alex looks for answers, the more the questions become: where are the hunters...and who is the prey?

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First and not the last.......2006-10-01

My wife kept raving on how good the books were. She was up to four read and kept talking about them. I finished another novel and decided it was time. What a interesting story. Especially living in Michigan all my life I found so much research had been done on all of Michigan and Canada also. We in Michigan always have a close relationship with Canada. Many of us have one side of the family from Canada as the auto industry had once brought them here. The book certainly was interesting and the plot gave you great cause to wonder almost to the last pages. I would recommend it highly.

The best McKnight adventure since Cold Day in Paradise.......2006-05-24

In this Alex McKnight mystery, Hamilton pairs Alex and Vinnie LeBlanc to search for Vinnie's missing brother in the forests of Northern Ontario. Tom, Vinnie's brother, led a hunting expedition for four Detroit businessmen and then disappeared. Together Alex and Vinnie must find out what happened to him and why. This is Hamilton's best McKnight adventure since A Cold Day in Paradise. Alex's dogged nature shines through, as he remains fiercely loyal to Vinnie and is willing to sacrifice everything for the truth. Get ready for a great outdoors expedition in Canada. Hamilton is an excellent writer, and there's nothing better than reading an Alex McKnight mystery. It is my favorite mystery series.

Where's the story?.......2006-04-17

This is my first reading of Hamilton. He writes well, offering strong descriptions and throwing in some fun Native American lore for legitimacy. His writing style is fairly sparse, favoring lots of short declaratory sentences--James Lee Burke he ain't--but that style of writing is often popular with the mainstream public.

I was less impressed with his protagonist, Alex McKnight, who, in this novel at least, is a reactionary far more than an instigator. It often takes his sidekick, Vinnie, to get things happening. He is definitely not a series character I would remember or long to read more of.

And then there is the mystery, which goes like this: mystery->280 pages having little to do with the mystery->resolution. And when the mystery is part of the story, convenience plays a big part. Don't read this novel thinking you have any chance of figuring a piece out, because I don't think the author knew how he would resolve it until page 280 or so. Mysteries don't have to reveal themselves to you but they owe you enough tantalization that you feel close to some part of it. No so, here.

I would like to read more Hamilton, but if I am to believe the jacket blurbs by several prominent authors, this is his best. Other reviewers here at Amazon, however, suggest Hamilton has done better work, so maybe I'll try one more.

Good stuff; I'm a fan.......2005-03-10

You would think the "buddy" books have all been done. The African American buddy - Hawk; the gay buddy - Milo; the reclusive, traumatized buddy - Joe Pike; the gorgeous woman buddy - Angie. This is my first introduction to the Native American buddy, Vinnie LeBlanc or in PC terms, the Ojibwa buddy.

That Alex McKnight still is haunted by his memories of the Detroit Polce Department is natural. Most of us who served in Vietnam by example, still have distancing moments 30 years later. And Hamilton's description of the woods in the UP and north into Canada are worth the effort. He creates as few others do (James Dickey comes to mind) virtually another character in the person of the forest. Powerful. Very powerful.

Additionally, I for one enjoyed 'not knowing' the why of the book, the crime that brings all the protagonists and antagonists together. We learn the 'what' early enough. The 'why' is not revealed until 7/8ths of the book is done. Nice twist.

Some reviewers have pointed out that this is not the strongest Alex McKnight novel, and I look forward to the earlier ones. "Blood is the Sky" is a 2003 novel and I realize now that there is some history to the reluctant investigator that I want to follow up on.

What I found disconcerting is there are too many unexplained references to a past I am unfamiliar with. While many authors find a character that grows as they do, Angie and Patrick, Elvis and Joe and the others, the successful ones seem to have subsequent novels that stand alone although they are part of a set. I didn't get that feeling with this one. I felt on occasion that Hamilton was giving us unrelated facts but not explaining their significance. Just an observation.

Additionally, I had an English Professor in College that used to say that Shakespeare would bring all of his characters on stage in Act Five, and then kill them all. (Caeser; MacBeth; Hamlet; Lear.) Shakespeare could pull it off. In the hands of the less gifted (which is all of us), it can become grisly and perhaps senseless. I think the 'movie' criticism used is gratuitous. There is an element of that here.

Nonetheless, I will read more of Steve Hamilton and Alex McKnight. It's a good read. 4 stars. Larry Scantlebury

Boring.......2005-02-08

Despite significant effort on my part I could not finish this novel - it was just too boring. Chapter after chapter went by and nothing caught the attention of my imagination. Flat characters, tedious scene descriptions, flaccid style -- I can't imagine how Hamilton has earned a reputation as a good writer. There are too many excellent mysteries on the market to waste time with this mediocrity. I give it an F.

Sky Full of Promise (the Coltons:Commanche blood)

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Sky Full of Promise (the Coltons:Commanche blood)
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Battle Of The Planets Volume 2: Blood Red Sky

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Battle Of The Planets Volume 2: Blood Red Sky
Munier Sharrieff , and Wilson Tortosa
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All hail the glory of Spectra! Lock the doors and hide the family, Zoltar is coming to town. But will he rule with an iron fist or will the G-Force team prevail and save the citizens of Central West?

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This is How it's Done.......2004-05-03

I liked Blood Red Sky. A lot. Firstly, it takes a universe I became enamoured with as a toddler and brings it back to life. Tortosa, Sharrieff, and company have done an outstanding job pulling the Battle of the Planets in a more mature and realistic direction, replacing the one dimensional caricatures of the animated series with highly trained but flawed individuals, each with their own deeper pasts and agendas. The artwork is definitely above average, combining with excellent coloring and layout to give the story an epic, movie-like feel. The characters are all rendered perfectly. Having said that, the action is sometimes hard to follow, jumping around on multi-panelled pages, and fast forwarding unexpectedly. As a comic book/graphic novel, the books feel is such that it never takes itself too seriously, while presenting a complex and intense plot to immerse the reader. This is an excellent journey to take for all Battle of the Planets fans, while giving new readers an engaging work that shows just how good the concept of Battle of the Planets can be, and how it should have been done in the first place.

A.......2004-05-03

I liked this publication very much, not just because of its high production values, but because it continues and fleshes out a universe that captured my imagination in my toddler days. Tortosa, Sharrieff, and company bring to Battle of the Planets a maturity and realism that was totally lacking in the original animated series. Not only do they eliminate the annoying and incongrous 7-Zark-7, they imbue the main characters with skills and personality that raise them from the status of one dimensional caricatures, to highly trained but flawed people, each with his/her own deeper past. All the favorite and integral characters are here and fully realised-the G-Force team themselves, Zoltar , Chief Anderson, and Colonel Cronus. The art is definitely above average, capturing the look of the characters perfectly, while combining with excellent coloring and layout to give the story an epic, movie-like feel. Having said that, the action is sometimes hard to follow, as it jumps around on multi-panelled pages, and fast forwards unexpectdedly at times. As a comic or graphic novel, the book's feel is perfect, never taking itself too seriously, while having fun with a complex and intense plotline. This is an excellent journey to take for all the Battle of the Planets fans out there, but at the same time provides potential new readers with a glimpse at how good the concept of Battle of the Planets can be, and how it should have been done in the first place.

Blood Sky: Western Stories (Five Star Western Series)

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Blue Skies and Blood: The Battle of the Coral Sea

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The Japanese are checked in the Coral Sea.
America's First Naval Victory Over The Japanese

Blue Skies and Blood: The Battle of the Coral Sea
Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Manufacturer: Paul S. Eriksson
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ASIN: 0839710224

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The first definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the Pacific!

Spring 1942: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, America was reeling under the successive Japanese victories in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and more. Desperate to stop what was seen as an inexorable Japanese advance toward Australia, the weak U.S. Navy intercepted the larger Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea ushered a new era in sea warfare. For the first time ever opposing fleets used carrier-launched aircraft to fight each other. It was a fight that would determine the future of the war.

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Excellent History.......2007-03-23

"Blue Skies And Blood" by Edwin P. Hoyt. Subtitled: "The Battle Of The Coral Sea". Paul S. Eriksson, Inc. New York, 1975.

If you query Amazon.Com you will find that Edwin P. Hoyt has written some 80+ books, many dealing with naval battles and some with infantry warfare. He has also written biographies, e.g. President Grover Cleveland and President James A. Garfield.

In this book, he deals with the Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942; he has dedicated the book to Admiral Arleigh Burke, who made his reputation with destroyers in the South Pacific. Coral Sea was the first sea battle in which the opposing vessels never sighted their enemies and in which aircraft did all the damage. Just as the Battle of Lepanto (1571) signaled the change in sea power from galleys (rowed by men) to sailing vessels, the Battle of the Coral Sea marked the switch from the big guns to air power.

Using official documents of both the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy, Edwin Hoyt has produce a well-written record of what went on in the Coral Sea, just north of Australia . The author also relied upon interviews with war correspondent, Stanley Johnson, who was "embedded", as we now say, on board the USS Lexington. Stanley Johnson wrote the book, "Queen Of The Flat Tops", (1942). It seems to me, that while Hoyt has an excellent ability to recount and interpret the battle's historical facts, the author is also able to bring alive the persons who actually were involved. Their experiences become vivid in his writing.

The author has paid particular attention to Navy tanker, "Neosho" and her escort, the destroyer "Sims", which were sunk by IJN aircraft as a prelude to sinking of the "USS Lexington" and the Japanese carrier, "Shoho". I get the impression that Mr. Hoyt considers the Battle of the Coral Sea to be just as important as the naval battle of Midway, June 1942, in which four IJN aircraft carriers were sunk. At various places in the book, Hoyt makes the points that Coral Sea was the first sea battle in the opponents used only carrier aircraft, it was the first sea battle in which the Japanese were set back, if not defeated, and Coral Sea stopped the bombing of and the impending invasion of Australia by Japanese forces.

This book is not only an excellent historical record of the events, but it also makes alive the participants, from the lowliest seaman to the admirals.

The Japanese are checked in the Coral Sea........2003-09-06

Hoyt has written several books about WWII. This is a rather short book and summarizes the battle. The Japanese lost the light carrier Shoho and the Americans lost the fleet carrier Lexington, plus a destroyer and an oiler. However, the Japanese were turned back from their objective of Port Moresby and lost the use of two carriers in the next battle Midway. So therefore the Japanese suffered their first setback and the effects of two additional carriers at Midway may have tipped the balance. After Midway, the Japanese were on the defensive.
I would have liked a little more information about the battle, but Hoyt in this book is only summarizing the battle. I like his saga of the oiler Neosho and how this wreck drifted several miles before the crew were rescued. Also lacking was the Japanese perspective of the battle. Hoyt does give some info from this perspective, but I felt it was too little.
Overall a good read, about a little written about battle. Everyone has heard about Pearl Harbor and Midway but few have heard about the Battle of the Coral Sea. The battle resulted in the loss of the Lady Lex, but checked the Japanese for the first time.

America's First Naval Victory Over The Japanese.......2003-07-08

In May, 1942, the Japanese developed a plan to capture Port Moresby and Australia. A powerful Japanese fleet sailed into the bright blue waters of the Coral Sea. However, unknown to the Japanese, the Americans, through the efforts of their code-breakers, knew the number and types of ships in the Japanese force and they sent their own force to halt the Japanese advance.

This was the first naval battle fought where the opposing sides never saw one another. The Americans, under the command of Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, stuck first at the Japanese, sinking a light aircraft carrier. An ironic note occurred here as the two air strike forces actually passed each other, but neither side sighted the other. The Japanese had greater success, sinking the carrier Lexington and damaging the Yorktown. In the end, this turned out to be a tactical victory for the Japanese due to the greater American shipping losses, but it was a strategic victory for the Americans because the Japanese forces were forced to withdraw, never threatening Port Moresby or Australia again.

I enjoyed this book very much. The description of the battle is very good, and the author pays great attention to detail. Perhaps my favorite part of the book involves the struggle of the oiler Neosho and the destroyer Sims, both attacked by the Japanese because they were mistaken for aircraft carriers. The author devotes several chapters to the heroic struggle of these tiny ships and their survivors.

This battle changed the outcome of the war for both the Japanese and Americans. After this battle, the Japanese never regained the offensive in the Pacific, while the Americans began the long road to Tokyo.

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Terse Vivid Language Shines Through

Shadow Rider: Blood Sky at Morning (Shadow Rider Trilogy 1)
Jory Sherman
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ASIN: 0060885289
Release Date: 2007-02-27

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Zak Cody, son of a wily prospector and an Apache maiden, is thought to have retired as a colonel serving under General Grant, but in his transition to Presidency Grant has appointed this war hero to the role of enforcer and avenging angel of Americas untamed regions.

Now "the Shadow Rider" and his ebony steed Nox patrol the west assuring that wrongs are righted and those of ill will meet their maker. Headng for a rondevue at an Army outpost in Arizona he comes across wagon train savaged by Indians and a young woman in need of saving, but not all is as it seems. Dark forces on all sides work to insight genocide and claim the land, and all its riches, as there own.

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Terse Vivid Language Shines Through.......2007-03-26

This book, which serves as my introduction to Jory Sherman, reads like a detective story out of the old west. I mean that in the best sense. The writing style throughout this books shines beyond nearly every Western I've ever read. I don't know why I didn't notice this auther before (since he's been writing for years), but he's amazing. Descriptive language in the book such as "The Colt bucked in his hand as it exploded with orange flame, belching out golden fireflies of burnt powder..." paint pictures like few Westerns. Though I haven't yet reached the last page of the story, I had to say what a rare work of fiction this is. I will most definitely begin reading other works by this author.

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Blood from the Sky
Piotr Rawicz
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With the publication of this paperback edition of Piotr Rawicz's prizewinning Blood from the Sky, a classic of Holocaust literature emerges from many years out of print. A novel of richness and deep originality, it tells the story of Boris D., a Jewish resident of Lvov who poses as a non-Jew to evade the Nazis. Boris survives imprisonment in a death camp and moves to Paris following the war. Yet his account of his experiences is no celebration of survival; it is rather a commemoration of the horrifying deaths of countless others. Rawicz in this work has found a possible response to the events of the Holocaust: an unforgettable cry of lyric pain that transforms the horrors of history and memory into art.

4 Titles in Day of Honor Series - Ancient Blood - Armageddon Sky - Her Klingon Soul - Treaty's Law

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