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eing used in a DC hospital when an electromagnetic
pulse from a terrorist device at the
nearby White House causes the experimental
device to do strange things to 20 people in the
hospital, one of whom is the President, being
operated on following an assassination attempt.
Each of the 20 people can read the memories of
another of the 20 people, which means one of
them can read the memories of the President, and
that person is concealing that he’s reading the
President. And each of the other people is
having to cope with the fact that they are now
reading the thoughts of a stranger, and some
other stranger is reading them. A well-told,
entertaining story results, as assorted
possibilities of the concept are explored.
The Hammer and the Blade by Paul S. Kemp ($7.99)
is a fun, fast-paced fantasy. Nix and Egil are a
pair of tomb raiders who are very skilled and
lucky at escaping ancient dangers, but not so
good with current dangers. Nix is a sneak thief
with a smart mouth, which keeps getting him into
trouble. Egil is the only priest of a god that
even he doesn’t believe is around any more.
After a particularly dangerous but lucrative
tomb robbing adventure, they want to take it
easy for a while, but are forced by an angry
wizard to join an even more dangerous tomb
robbing expedition. Lots of rollicking fun.
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey ($7.99, signed
copies available) came out in 2009, and is
constantly on our recommended fantasy shelf.
James Stark was a troubled teen growing up in