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Friday, October 13, 2006

Fiction Review

A Testament In Purgatory
by Scott D. Muck and M. Kevin Durak
ISBN-10: 1424118956

Can one person make an impact on the world? Absolutely. Look at Hitler. While definitely not a positive impact, he did leave a huge, unforgettable scar. Have there been people who have initiated a point for the good side? Absolutely. We may never know how many. In "A Testament in Purgatory," by M. Kevin Durack and Scott D. Muck, readers will come to realize that there is a lot we do not know.

Magnus is a loner. He's very quiet, even brooding. His work in a grocery store is not a life long dream but it is something to do. He's a recluse, hiding in broad daylight, stocking shelves. He has a great secret, but since no one thinks to ask him about himself, he has no temptation to share. Samuel likes things in order and on time. He has a sense of duty and commitment, yet something is missing in his life. As the manager of a coffeehouse, he provides for the typically human habit of addiction to caffeine. Yet he drinks tea. The weirder side of Samuel is his seeing flames where none exist. This quirk leads readers to believe there is something beneath the surface that we're just not able to see...yet.

As secrets are revealed, an epiphany occurs, that we never really know what is truly going on around us. This short book is a delight and a disturbance. The plot is tight and well tuned with a fantastic twist. The characters are quirky and quaint and something completely different. "A Testament in Purgatory" is a fun read.

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