Oh what a story!! At times heartfelt and healing and again murderous and apocalyptic. An Air Force officer is " chosen" to be a delivery boy of a weapon so powerful simply seeing it is enough to change everyday traditional thinking into a much deeper level of what each person actually wants. For example a rap singer focused just on HIS luxury and comfort suddenly wants to help the homeless or a man having a drink with his boss suddenly needs to confess to a subversion guaranteed to end his employment.
Thus is very well written to bring you along on a journey that no one knows how it will end.
In parts it reminded me of the Biblical Noah with him and his family being the only ones left alive while other times song lyrics of " there aint no good guys, there ain't no bad guys, just you and me and we just disagree " keep popping into my head.
And the ending... Did not see that coming ( should have). Its a wild ride and well worth the price of admission. Fantastic!!
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My wife has been a huge fan of Robert Chazz Chute's writing for some time, counting him among the best writers of his generation. She considers his opus "Plague of Days" among the top ten books she has ever read, which is saying something, since she has been a life-long avid reader with a library of thousands of books. Nevertheless, I have been reluctant to entertain fiction any longer, given the fact that the disturbing reality of our current world is already verging on some malignant combination of a criminal Idiocracy and a fascist Handmaiden's Tale, with national leaders straight out of One Flew Over of the Cuckoo's Nest. In any case, when she received Amid Mortal Words in the mail, I was strangely drawn to its premise, and finished the book in 2 days. I could simply not put it down, and I am filled with admiration for the author's accomplishment. What an amazing tale, what a great storyteller! Definitely movie-worthy -- some smart Hollywood type would be wise to pick it up for production. And speaking of wisdom, like the very best books in this genre, there is plenty of material here to really make you think -- some very profound elements amidst the action, and deft character developments too, delving knowingly into emotional depths uncommon in any genre. So impressive! I can't wait to read more of this exceptional talent, and feel grateful to have been taken along on a ride I will remember and ponder over for a long time.
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My wife has been a huge fan of Robert Chazz Chute's writing for some time, counting him among the best writers of his generation. She considers his opus "Plague of Days" among the top ten books she has ever read, which is saying something, since she has been a life-long avid reader with a library of thousands of books. Nevertheless, I have been reluctant to entertain fiction any longer, given the fact that the disturbing reality of our current world is already verging on some malignant combination of a criminal Idiocracy and a fascist Handmaiden's Tale, with national leaders straight out of One Flew Over of the Cuckoo's Nest. In any case, when she received Amid Mortal Words in the mail, I was strangely drawn to its premise, and finished the book in 2 days. I could simply not put it down, and I am filled with admiration for the author's accomplishment. What an amazing tale, what a great storyteller! Definitely movie-worthy -- some smart Hollywood type would be wise to pick it up for production. And speaking of wisdom, like the very best books in this genre, there is plenty of material here to really make you think -- some very profound elements amidst the action, and deft character developments too, delving knowingly into emotional depths uncommon in any genre. So impressive! I can't wait to read more of this exceptional talent, and feel grateful to have been taken along on a ride I will remember and ponder over for a long time.
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