A review by leasttorque
The Tindalos Asset by Caitlín R. Kiernan

3.0

The writing started exceptionally strong with this one. Still partially boiled but in a controlled, restrained, and mature way. But as it went along I got bored, which I would have thought impossible with this author. Perhaps it was being the third I’ve read in a short amount of time and the magic wore off. Perhaps it was that the plot was less challenging to follow than Agents of Dreamland, and far less than Black Helicopters, which you’d think would be a plus. Perhaps the myriad references to other works got tiresome, though the echo of munchkins in Oz really tickled me. Perhaps it was the odd and fast “resolution” and its equally fast take-back (yes, we were warned but it was so abrupt). Perhaps it just got too much like a serial with the alien/extradimensional invasion of the week. Perhaps I just couldn’t stop picturing Keanu as the Signalman (which would be way cool), meaning it comes off as overly cinematic.

So, four stars for some of the writing and two for plot and so forth.

In any case, this author is so talented and I will likely read more next time I’m in the mood for weird.