From the Great Wound

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Summary: A Kindred Quest
Review: BRAVO!!!! I loved this novel. However, now I have that sadness that I always have when I finish a good book. You know, that sense of loss?? The characters are so well developed that you become involved in their quest and can't wait to know what happens next . Strider is an intriguing figure. He is an empath and a melder. His journey to find others like himself follows a path that leads him into a deep bond of friendship with a curious shape shifter. Their travels are dangerous, sometimes humorous, and hold many surprises. The landscape is so rich with detail and rather eerie references to the past that it seems like a character as well. I highly recommend this book, but caution that it is not easy to put down.

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Summary: Thank you Kathy, from Ed's daughter
Review: Dear Kathy,

Thank you so much for this book and for dedicating it to my father; your friendship meant so much to him. I read your book very shortly after his passing, and I can't tell you how much it meant to me to read such a wonderful book dedicated to him. Though I never met you really, I think about you often and wonder how you are doing. I miss him so much as I am sure you do too. The world often feels empty now. Reading your book helped me feel closer to him. It was a great escape during a very difficult time, again, Thank You. I write this note on the date of his birth, he would have been 53 today. Thank you for touching his life.

Love,
Clare

If you ever would like to reach me: [e-mail]

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Summary: Thank you Kathy, from Ed's daughter
Review: Dear Kathy,

Thank you so much for this book and for dedicating it to my father; your friendship meant so much to him. I read your book very shortly after his passing, and I can't tell you how much it meant to me to read such a wonderful book dedicated to him. Though I never met you really, I think about you often and wonder how you are doing. I miss him so much as I am sure you do too. The world often feels empty now. Reading your book helped me feel closer to him. It was a great escape during a very difficult time, again, Thank You. I write this note on the date of his birth, he would have been 53 today. Thank you for touching his life.

Love,
Clare

If you ever would like to reach me: [e-mail]

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Summary: Delightful Journey
Review: From the Great Wound was an exceptional adventure fantasy novel. It has everything you would expect in either genre. I was hooked from the beginning when the melder saved the wolf, and the entire book was a wonderful journey for me as I followed along with the two on their quest. This marvelous story had suspense, humor and delightful characters. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Of Wolf And Kin: From the Great Wound
Review: I love reading out in the sun, but there is a danger when it's a really great book.

The burn is worth it. Not just because the premise of this book, From the Great Wound, is refreshingly different. Oh sure-post-apocolypse books have been written, but this book doesn't focus that much on destruction. Rather, it hands it over in poignant moments and snapshots of regret for a rich farm valley that became a wasteland, and mournful sorrow over a family huddled together in their last moments. Those moments are thankfully brief. This book is about a quest, and hope, and a new way of life springing from the ashes like a newborn phoenix.

It's about the joy of discovering new friendships and the growth of one's skills. It's about the comfort of companionship and respect for each other's differences. It has some surprising twists and intriguing mysteries. It has questions. The chapters are short which I find make reading faster and also make it easier to put the bookmark in when I have to, which I've come to regret more and more each time I have to do it. My husband accused me of being anti-social. I wish he was a reader so he'd understand what it is to be so engrossed in a good book that everything aorund you disappears. Those of you who've read this book know all this already. I've kept my review purposely vague for those who haven't read it yet. I hope that you will read it next.

To Kathy, thank you for a vivid, comforting, refreshing read that has added moments of hope and humor to my days.

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Summary: Of Wolf And Kin: From the Great Wound
Review: I love reading out in the sun, but there is a danger when it's a really great book.

The burn is worth it. Not just because the premise of this book, From the Great Wound, is refreshingly different. Oh sure-post-apocolypse books have been written, but this book doesn't focus that much on destruction. Rather, it hands it over in poignant moments and snapshots of regret for a rich farm valley that became a wasteland, and mournful sorrow over a family huddled together in their last moments. Those moments are thankfully brief. This book is about a quest, and hope, and a new way of life springing from the ashes like a newborn phoenix.

It's about the joy of discovering new friendships and the growth of one's skills. It's about the comfort of companionship and respect for each other's differences. It has some surprising twists and intriguing mysteries. It has questions. The chapters are short which I find make reading faster and also make it easier to put the bookmark in when I have to, which I've come to regret more and more each time I have to do it. My husband accused me of being anti-social. I wish he was a reader so he'd understand what it is to be so engrossed in a good book that everything aorund you disappears. Those of you who've read this book know all this already. I've kept my review purposely vague for those who haven't read it yet. I hope that you will read it next.

To Kathy, thank you for a vivid, comforting, refreshing read that has added moments of hope and humor to my days.

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Summary: A heros quest for his destiny
Review: Strider is a melder. A man that can merge his intelligence with other people and animals. He also has the ability when in such a state to heal the most grave of wounds. One day soon after starting out on a journey to find answers about his abilities, He comes across a wolf. The wolf has been poisoned and is dying. Strider melds with and heals the Wolf. After both recover Strider finds that the wolf is intelligent. The two become friends and go trekking together through a ruined landscape of a west coast America destroyed by a great catastrophe many years before. Strider is more than he seems, even more than the sum of his powers. As the book moves through the adventures of the two companions; Wolf and Man; we learn of what fate has in store for Strider and his fulfillment of prophecies. Some other notes. 1. Much of the background during Striders travels are a reminiscent of a 'western' background. 2. Is it SF or is it F? Who cares, it is good. 3. This is not just another catastrophe novel, but the scenes where Strider encounters the ruined remains of our civilization are nice and spooky.