Blackrose Avenue

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Summary: A world we do not need to happen
Review: First I must say one thing. Mark Shepherd is one of my favorite authors, I have read all of his books, and this one by far is the best. While of a totally different genre than his other books, Blackrose Avenue has all of the best characteristics of his other books, and packs a punch of reality to boot.
The book is based in a world where aids is the formost thought on most's minds, and any that are infected (and caught) are set to cocentration camps. The books follows the lives of two men, Derek and Lorn.
Derek is an apparetly model citezen who works for the government as a member of the "Carrier Relocation" Team. The his fiance gets aids, ad he is demoted.
Lorn, who because of poor editing has no sure last name, is an adis victim i one of the concentration camps. As attemps to escapes, his health, ad the search for a cure fail, he solwly despairs.
But hope is not gone, both Derek and Lorn get caught up with Dr. Kaufman, a crazy scientist, who claims to have foud a cure.
I am not going to give away any more of the plot, but i can asure you that this is a wonderful book, apart from editig errors, which are fairly ifrequent.
While there is very little hope for a sequel, I hope Mr. Shepherd publishes many more books in the future.

Rating:
Summary: A world we do not need to happen
Review: First I must say one thing. Mark Shepherd is one of my favorite authors, I have read all of his books, and this one by far is the best. While of a totally different genre than his other books, Blackrose Avenue has all of the best characteristics of his other books, and packs a punch of reality to boot.
The book is based in a world where aids is the formost thought on most's minds, and any that are infected (and caught) are set to cocentration camps. The books follows the lives of two men, Derek and Lorn.
Derek is an apparetly model citezen who works for the government as a member of the "Carrier Relocation" Team. The his fiance gets aids, ad he is demoted.
Lorn, who because of poor editing has no sure last name, is an adis victim i one of the concentration camps. As attemps to escapes, his health, ad the search for a cure fail, he solwly despairs.
But hope is not gone, both Derek and Lorn get caught up with Dr. Kaufman, a crazy scientist, who claims to have foud a cure.
I am not going to give away any more of the plot, but i can asure you that this is a wonderful book, apart from editig errors, which are fairly ifrequent.
While there is very little hope for a sequel, I hope Mr. Shepherd publishes many more books in the future.

Rating:
Summary: All For A Good Cause
Review: I read this book in a single sitting, and when I was through, I wanted everyone I knew to have a copy. It's raw, it's honest, and it's heartwrenching and warming. It's living history, and there will never be another project like it. These are real people telling real stories, and giving their time, their energy and even their money to help someone repair their lives after the tragic events of 9/11. I hope many others contribute to the cause by sharing the contributor's efforts in remembering the day.

Rating:
Summary: All For A Good Cause
Review: I read this book in a single sitting, and when I was through, I wanted everyone I knew to have a copy. It's raw, it's honest, and it's heartwrenching and warming. It's living history, and there will never be another project like it. These are real people telling real stories, and giving their time, their energy and even their money to help someone repair their lives after the tragic events of 9/11. I hope many others contribute to the cause by sharing the contributor's efforts in remembering the day.

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Summary: This Is Why I Read SF
Review: It's been a long time since an SF novel gave me the shakes, but Mark Shepherd's Blackrose Avenue has managed to give me a pronounced case. Its near and terrifyingly plausible future, where right-wing political agendas are The Law and right-wing religious extremists have The Power has me trembling with anger. Shepherd's gripping, gritty prose and uncompromising look at bigotry should be required reading for anyone who's ever thought "human rights can't mean *them*" or wavered on the separation of church and state. This one has teeth.

Rating:
Summary: This Is Why I Read SF
Review: It's been a long time since an SF novel gave me the shakes, but Mark Shepherd's Blackrose Avenue has managed to give me a pronounced case. Its near and terrifyingly plausible future, where right-wing political agendas are The Law and right-wing religious extremists have The Power has me trembling with anger. Shepherd's gripping, gritty prose and uncompromising look at bigotry should be required reading for anyone who's ever thought "human rights can't mean *them*" or wavered on the separation of church and state. This one has teeth.