Book Review of Amber
Gifts
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Book blurb and cover
Title: Amber
Gifts
Author: Kevin B.
Henry
Genre: Fantasy /
Science Fiction / Time Travel
Amber Gifts, begins with the introduction
of Mitchell, a man who never expected to become a time traveler. He never
believed such a thing was possible. After a decades long downward spiral,
Mitchell was at the bottom of life’s rungs. Until the stranger handed him a
simple, amber vial he expected life to only get worse.
The Man told him to drink it. He did and Mitchell’s life
changed drastically, but was it a change for the better? Now he was a time
traveler and when asked to help some fresh acquaintances, he gladly
agrees. A simple request to just find some items they had left scattered
throughout time. How hard could it be?
All they wanted were the artifacts returned to them, but someone
wants to stop him. It will take more than luck for Mitchell to find all the
items and survive to complete his mission.
It seemed there was no length his adversary would go to bring
Mitchell’s travels and his life to an abrupt end.
A scavenger hunt
through time turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Author Bio
From an
early age, Kevin B. Henry was a voracious reader. His collection of science
fiction, fantasy and mystery books bring tears of envy to the eyes of many
small community libraries.
Kevin has
worked as an educator, technology specialist and day laborer most of his adult
life. During all that time he lived the life of a frustrated author. That it
took 30 years for him to piece together Amber Gifts is a testament that
the best meals need slow cooking to bring out the flavor.
The Amber
Gifts Series begins with Amber Gifts. The second story, which is really
the first, is Amber Prelude, scheduled to be published in June, 2015.
The third story, Amber Legacy continues where Amber Gifts left
off. It will be available in November 2015. All are published by the wonderful
folks at the Champagne Book Group. A fourth story is in the process of being
written.
Kevin is a
natural story teller, so it’s logical that he lectures occasionally. Topics
range from the implementation of cutting edge technology hardware to the
creation, modification and use of e-books within education. He constantly
pursues research to expand his range of possible topics. His most recent
research revolved around the aerodynamic properties of reindeer. He’s also been
known to include little known facts and trivia within his presentations. Did
you know just 146 years ago today the Union Army marched into Atlanta. It took
longer than anticipated. They were delayed by a traffic jam on I-75 and the
toll booth on Ga. 400
He
continues to live in the Mid-West without human or domesticated mammal
companionship.
Links
Amber Gifts: http://ambergifts.blogspot.com
My Publisher (Champagne Books) http://champagnebooks.com
Kevin B. Henry: http://kevinbh.blogspot.com
Amber
Rants: http://kevinbh.wordpress.com
Twitter: @Kevin_Henry
Facebook (Amber Gifts) http://facebook.com/AmberGifts
Email: kevinbh@gmail.com
Book Excerpts
Six
1938: San
Francisco
Impromptu
Escape Artist
I spun in
the chair. My flight instincts kicked in and I dove for the floor behind the
desk. My hand grasped the vial before I escaped the target that was once a
comfortable chair. I felt the second
shot miss my head by inches. I gathered the package to me on my way to the
floor.
“Wait.
Stop!” I stammered on the way to the floor. I didn't believe for a second that
he would.
I uncapped
the vial with a flip of my thumb while securing the package in my inner coat
pocket. I recovered the rubber stopper in midair. My dexterity surprised me. What
circus had I escaped from where I learned these tricks? I raised the vial to my waiting mouth. As I
sipped, I took a quick look at my assailant. I wanted to be able to describe
him to the Wilsons when next I saw them. He had bon vivant written all
over him. He sparkled for the entire world like a fourth of July firework. I
needed to ask about the meaning of that if I lived long enough. He dressed in a
burgundy velvet smoking jacket, white tombstone shirt with a brown medallion
ascot.
His face
appeared cold and insensitive, if that’s possible. His blond, short-trimmed
hair seemed not to move, despite his trying violently to get through the door
and in a better location for the kill shot. When his mouth opened I would have
sworn I saw his teeth gleam like one of those Crest toothpaste
commercials. A scowl of bewilderment
appeared on his face as he rushed through the threshold. Perhaps he felt as
amazed at my continued existence as I. He must have taken his first shot from
across the hall and through the office entryway. I didn’t understand how he
managed to miss the second shot.
“Sorry,
mate.” He said in an Australian accent.
He had a
gun in his hand, aimed straight at my head. It appeared to be a Remington Model
95 Derringer. I tend to notice deadly items pointed at me with such
professional accuracy. I wasn’t going to trust my life that it was only an
authentic double shot model. He had the look of someone intent on firing again
very soon. How fast could he pull the trigger? How fast could I dissolve? I hate
life or death experiments.
“1643,” I
spoke softly. Instantly, I lay on an empty, white, sand beach.
Review:
Well I thought I would like this
book right from the start since the first words in Chapter 1 are a quote from
Doctor Who and I’m a major Whovian. And
luckily for me the book didn’t disappoint.
This is a fun read about time travel that would do Doctor Who proud.
I love the way the author manages to
keep the story straight and include historical facts, a few I had to look
up. This is a fun, quirky story with an adventurous
edge.
I give this story 4.5 out of 5
clouds.
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