Ravage the Moon and other Short Stories edition by James Runyan Literature Fiction eBooks
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Four tales of strange portals, killer computers, strange beings living under the sea and of course, werewolves! All of this and more awaits you in this collection of short stories by James Runyan.
Ravage the Moon and other Short Stories edition by James Runyan Literature Fiction eBooks
Author Jim Runyan possesses a natural talent for moving his stories ahead at a brisk pace. These four short tales are packed with intensity to keep people engaged. Most of the sentences and paragraphs are filled with relevant content that moves the plot ahead nearly all of the time. I was definitely on the edge of my seat during a few sections of the first story, "Ravage the Moon." There are some passages where a little over-explaining takes place, but it was still an interesting narrative.Runyan has a good imagination and reveals it nicely with vivid imagery. His tales are stocked with thought-provoking topics -- things like the military, terrorism, bioluminescent algae, life in Paleo-Indian times, virtual reality and more. At times, I didn't expect certain subjects to enter into the stories, such as the terrorism angle in "Ravage the Moon." Runyan's ability to unfold a story and make it evolve in unexpected ways is impressive -- the curveballs throughout make for good surprises. I liked how he covered physiological aspects of werewolves, for instance. The author took a well-known villain character and invented information about it that made it lifelike and eerily believable. Some of the writing in "Ravage" was genuinely spooky, such as the description of the werewolf thrashing about by itself in a dinghy underground chamber.
Along with the scary-gory stuff in the first story, Runyan adds humor. I enjoyed the more cynical personality traits of Bruce Farkas, for instance; his internal thoughts about Vincent Richlein made me laugh.
The award-winning story "Brilliant Paradise" was a surprisingly enchanting little yarn with a mysterious vibe and jarring ending. It made me feel like I was experiencing the vast nighttime on a huge cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. The thoughts of astute teenager Jackie on pages 107 and 108 were my favorite parts of the book. Runyan's work is most impressive when he brings out the personality of his characters, which are highlighted through dialogue or when they're thinking to themselves. "Paradise" makes a good point in a concise, appealing way; it's a lively account without one bit of dialogue.
Though it has potential and some bright spots, "The Gateway" was my least favorite story of the bunch. Time periods jump around too much from chapter to chapter, but what was missing most was showcasing the true power of the portal that the story revolves around.
The final story, "Terror Form," contains a good premise, elements of suspense from various angles and cool, computer-savvy characters.
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Ravage the Moon and other Short Stories edition by James Runyan Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Back Cover Blurb
~...Four stories of danger, suspense, and intrigue grace these pages so leave the lights on and jump right in, you'll probably be ok.~
Well, As you can see, I survived the reading...just barely! And I did keep the lights on. I'm not much for werewolves, but I did marvel at Author James Runyan's imagination when it came to the other three stories in this collection. My favorite was Terror Form. I'll let the author chill you with anticipation. Here are his words found on the back cover
~Terror Form blurs the line between fun and terror. What if a video game could kill you? As games become more real than virtual, be careful what you play. It might just be an experience to die for.~
James Runyan has a great storytelling voice, especially for the strange and scary world that lurks inside all of our imaginations. He knows what will spark your interests, and at what precise moment to cut the lights, leaving you suspended in his world.
Ravage the Moon and Other Short Stories consists of four short stories of which three are divided up into a number of relatively short "chapters," so that they read more as novellas than as conventional stories in this genre. To start, the Farkases are no usual family--after all, Captain Bruce Farkas has to be locked up once a month in a specially constructed underground bunker, while his son, instead of having to worry, like his friends do, "about who to ask to the Northwest Middle School Dance," has more pressing concerns regarding how to survive turning into a bloodthirsty and rapacious lycanthrope. In the first longish short story in this collection, Runyan's protagonists are revealed as full-blooded characters who are capable of responding warmly towards one another within the domestic environs, but who yet, in changed form, have the strength and ferocity of uncontrollable beasts of prey.
The fast pace of Runyan's stories, due to their concentration on sequenced action, gives a sense of immediacy and briskness to the text that never allows the emotionalism of his characters to get in the way of his storytelling. However, despite these stories being of "danger, suspense and intrigue," they are rich in their humanity and understanding of the human psyche. One cannot help but feel a great sense of empathy for Runyan's lead characters, due to them all being, so clearly, exceptional and gifted in their own way. Instead of becoming alienated from them due to their uniqueness and differentness, one is drawn to admire them, and to view the conventional average man (as portrayed in the more minor characters) as lacking in substance and possessing a meagreness of outlook that renders them insignificant in comparison.
Runyan's deadpan and straightforward tone makes for fluid reading, as his descriptions are never detailed enough to warrant one feeling queasy, despite some of the scenes being horrifying in their implication. The matter-of-fact expression effectively conveys Runyan's wry sense of humor and thoroughgoing pragmatism, an instance of which can be seen in his explanation "Wolves don't easily give up their food, and it took a juicy leg with it to feed upon when it was safe to rest."
The ongoing dialogue between the scientific and the natural world is a theme that occupies much of Runyan's work, with his stance ranging from that of the cynic to one in which he clearly voices his sensitive appreciation, and his desire for the retention and conservation, of the wonders of which this universe is capable (which is most clearly expressed in the shortest of his stories here, "Brilliant Paradise"). The broadness of the author's perspective is shown by the historical and spiritual journey that takes place in "The Gateway," spanning over a century. The wide variety of Runyan's themes and the contemporaneity of his interests, including a concern with the interactive possibilities of the virtual world to which gamers have access (in "Terror Form"), should ensure the appeal of his work to an extremely widespread audience.
Author Jim Runyan possesses a natural talent for moving his stories ahead at a brisk pace. These four short tales are packed with intensity to keep people engaged. Most of the sentences and paragraphs are filled with relevant content that moves the plot ahead nearly all of the time. I was definitely on the edge of my seat during a few sections of the first story, "Ravage the Moon." There are some passages where a little over-explaining takes place, but it was still an interesting narrative.
Runyan has a good imagination and reveals it nicely with vivid imagery. His tales are stocked with thought-provoking topics -- things like the military, terrorism, bioluminescent algae, life in Paleo-Indian times, virtual reality and more. At times, I didn't expect certain subjects to enter into the stories, such as the terrorism angle in "Ravage the Moon." Runyan's ability to unfold a story and make it evolve in unexpected ways is impressive -- the curveballs throughout make for good surprises. I liked how he covered physiological aspects of werewolves, for instance. The author took a well-known villain character and invented information about it that made it lifelike and eerily believable. Some of the writing in "Ravage" was genuinely spooky, such as the description of the werewolf thrashing about by itself in a dinghy underground chamber.
Along with the scary-gory stuff in the first story, Runyan adds humor. I enjoyed the more cynical personality traits of Bruce Farkas, for instance; his internal thoughts about Vincent Richlein made me laugh.
The award-winning story "Brilliant Paradise" was a surprisingly enchanting little yarn with a mysterious vibe and jarring ending. It made me feel like I was experiencing the vast nighttime on a huge cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. The thoughts of astute teenager Jackie on pages 107 and 108 were my favorite parts of the book. Runyan's work is most impressive when he brings out the personality of his characters, which are highlighted through dialogue or when they're thinking to themselves. "Paradise" makes a good point in a concise, appealing way; it's a lively account without one bit of dialogue.
Though it has potential and some bright spots, "The Gateway" was my least favorite story of the bunch. Time periods jump around too much from chapter to chapter, but what was missing most was showcasing the true power of the portal that the story revolves around.
The final story, "Terror Form," contains a good premise, elements of suspense from various angles and cool, computer-savvy characters.
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