Whew. I must admit that I took a brief --but well deserved-- reading hiatus after my seafaring sprint through Melville's Moby Dick. My noodle was well and truly baked, and since I do all of my reading on my Kindle, I decide we both needed a respite to recharge our batteries.
I have joined a fun group of authors and reviewers on Facebook. I have already compiled a list of books to read and review which means I am book-rich instead of book-bankrupt at the moment. Through this group, I have already snagged my next read, Death and Taxes written by Simon Whitmore. Just picked it up, and I am already digging the author's voice and imagery.
So here is a snippet (or two) that I really enjoyed so far:
"The aperture of the heavy cowl, where the face should be, showed nothing but blackness, a bottomless pit of pitch. If there was a face in there, then none of the three men could see it. Faceless?"
Whitmore, Simon (2012-04-27). Death and Taxes (Kindle Locations 114-116). SDW. Kindle Edition.
Death may be faceless, but he isn't nameless-
"The message from Thanatos was clear: Death had visited you, Death had taken you. It was now time to be judged."
Whitmore, Simon (2012-04-27). Death and Taxes (Kindle Locations 226-227). SDW. Kindle Edition.
Shiver me timbers! A window into the person, persona, and personality of the Grim (or not so grim, we'll soon find out) reaper... This is going to be a good book!
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