Kirkus Reviews is a respected book review journal and website that provides unbiased reviews for books of all genres. They reviewed In Absence of Fear in late November. Here's what they had to say.

Chaney imagines a society under total surveillance in this debut sci-fi thriller.“Why do most boys wish to be firemen?” wonders Marus Winde as he thinks back to his boyhood dream. “It was noble to put out fires, yes. But, it was nobler to prevent them.” Prevention is Marus’ task: he’s a Protecto...