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A review by chmccann
The Sea of Ash by Scott Thomas, Mike Davis
4.0
This is some great weird fiction. And not just the category Weird Fiction - this is really WEIRD. I loved it. So many unexpected events, characters, and elements. And while I was consistently asking myself, "Who could think this up?!" I also found it easy to follow, with a reader-friendly plot arc. Guy sets out to follow in the footsteps of an obscure occult researcher, intending only to be a tourist - take photos, sleep in the same hotel rooms, etc. And of course gets more than he bargained for!
My only complaint is that the ending could have been a little more fleshed out. However, I would rather have the somewhat open-ended resolution we got, than have the whole maguffin over-explained. Remember, this is supposed to be Weird - if some know-it-all summed up every detail of the explanation, it would ruin the vibe!
My only complaint is that the ending could have been a little more fleshed out. However, I would rather have the somewhat open-ended resolution we got, than have the whole maguffin over-explained. Remember, this is supposed to be Weird - if some know-it-all summed up every detail of the explanation, it would ruin the vibe!