Dark Spectrum: Book 2 in Fisher's Autism Trilogy

Fisher's Autism Trilogy #2

by Paul C. Nelson

This is book two in my autism trilogy. The first book is Through Fisher's Eyes: An Autism Adventure. In Dark Spectrum, Fisher Stevens and his band of autistic Behira warriors must once again battle Jonah and the Choshek tribe. This adventure takes place at Gettysburg Battlefield in the not-too-distant future. The battlefield is in terribly neglected condition, and the warriors meet in much the same way as the original 1863 battle. This story is filled with Pennsylvania ghosts, demons, Civil War history and folklore.

98 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 15, 2015

About the author

I'm a retired middle school teacher, widower, proud autism dad and advocate. I write simple fantasy fiction, mostly for a young adult audience. I include many characters with "disabilities" and attempt to stress their abilities, and super abilities. I believe it's time to include people with all levels of disabilities in fiction, film and television.

Reviews

[Ruth Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a tricky one to review for me as I almost feel like Book 1 should be stand alone, and books 2 & 3 would be absolutely adored by my nephew! Book 1 follows the thoughts of Fisher, an autistic lad on the brink of manhood who doesn't speak out loud but communicates with the reader in short blasts on various topics via his writing. I was 3 pages in and had goose bumps. I really felt as if I was in Fisher's head, and seeing the world through his eyes, and it was absolutely magical. I think book 1 is a must read as an insight to the workings of any young adults autistic brain.

Books 2 & 3 I felt were definitely more of a kids fantasy story with links into current topics such as Obama's controversial health plan, and the ongoing issues facing particularly American at the moment (very intuitive in light of what happened in Charlottesville last weekend). These switch to a 3rd person narrative, and I found myself missing Fisher's voice and unique insights. However the story was still engaging but I feel definitely more suited to older primary school children.

My advice on this trilogy - read book 1 and be touched by Fisher's first person account of his very personal world, and read books 2 & 3 to your children as a way of helping them come to terms with some of the very relevant issues of the day.