Tommy Blue - Shadows Walk the red Skies

by Marc Neuffer

Tommy is good at watching, not good at remembering.

A mentally challenged drifter, Tommy makes his way with help from three angels, or so he’s labeled them. He possesses something the sinister entities from the thick world desperately want. A thing of power, a thing they will stop at nothing to capture. Strange and terrible hosts gather to compete against each other for Tommy’s talisman in the Missouri Ozarks, placing the town of Harrison under siege from dark forces.

Not for the faint of heart

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 10, 2021

About the author

Before becoming an author, Marc spent 20 years roaming the world with the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion engineer visiting sixteen countries in Europe, Down Under, Asia, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean. He has lived in San Diego, LA, San Francisco, and Seattle.

After retiring a second time, he bought a piano and started writing fun-read science fiction novels. In retirement, with nothing else left on his bucket list, he dreams of future things to come.

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
If you read this book, I strongly recommend reading the physical book or ebook rather than the audiobook. The audiobook uses Amazon's computer generated audio and has poor pacing.

What I liked about this novel:
It's unique, well written and keeps a steady pace of action going. MC Neuffer/Marc Neuffer delights in vivid description.

What I didn't love:
There are a very high number of focal characters making it more difficult to follow the plot.
There are space and time jumps which aren't transition and feel abrupt.
The bi-polar character doesn't act bipolar
The emotion that makes horror really chill the readers bones isn't there. You will learn what the characters think but not how they feel.