Interphase
 Nina M. Osier
 (Sr. Staff Reviewer - D. H. BROWN)
 2001 iUniverse.com,Inc
  ISBN: 0595200079


Edek Fallon, born with a Shaman's seal on his wrist, lives an Astral Guard officer's life, never thinking about the chants his father taught him, until they start to come true.

In the Shaman's home at the edge of the desert, young Edek Fallon overhears a stranger & his father talking. No one comes to the Shaman's home tucked away between the city's inner & out walls, beyond the clinic & the space holding twin shrines to bless everyone who passes.

What they are talking about takes a deadly turn when outside the house sudden threatening voices are raised. Edek's father orders him to go with the stranger who would be his protector now.

Senior Staff Reviewer D. H. BROWN writes:

Sometime ago I was offered the opportunity to read Nina M. Osier's Silent Service. The first offering was for an ebook & I, like Rebecca, spend so much time at my monitor I have not developed an enjoyment of reading books on it. So I took a pass.

A short time later the book was offered as a POD from www.booksonthenet.com & I said sure, send a copy & I'll give it a try. I did & my review said I really hoped that this author would find a way to have her voice heard in the mainstream of the science fiction genre.

Well, lo & behold, in the mail one day with an enclosed letter to David & Rebecca, Nina M. Osier wrote: “I'm accepting your kind invitation to send another book, listed for sale at Amazon. I hope you'll find it worthy of a review.”

I really can't describe how Nina M. Osier writes a book. You have to read it to understand how she does it & even then you won't understand it. You'll just get done & say. "Oooh, what a good book!"

Intending no insult to the author all I can say is that Interphase is somewhat childlike. It's concepts are simple; with vibrations of the complex. Her stories have a beginning, a middle & an end, & when you get done you really feel like you've been in another place & another time. You remember the characters. You like them! Even the ones you're not supposed to!

If you like reading new authors, hearing new voices in this marvelous science fiction genre, go buy a copy of Nina M. Osier's Interphase. You will enjoy it, & you will look for her name again.

Nina Osier's home page is: http://www.geocities.com/nina_osier

More from Nina M. Osier: Silent Service; Unfamiliar Territory; Conduct Unbecoming; Rough Rider; Tabitha June Is a Shoulder Cat; Second Chances; Regs; Exile's End & Matushka.
(01/20/02)

David
A RebeccasReads.Com Sr. Staff Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
Visit him at: www.dhbrownbooks.com