I picked up the title 'Hell comes on the Wind' on here a week or so ago. I would like to say thanks for those that posted the book's title on here. Here is my review of the work.
I had read 'The Last English King' by Ian Rathbone, and followed on by reading Ken Follett's medieval offering, 'The Pillars of The Earth.'
I was looking for something along the same lines, when I noticed something on Yahoo Answers (Books and Authors) regarding the title 'Hell Comes on The Wind.' Intrigued, I had to Google the title and read the reviews. Many were impressed with the author's attempt at medieval novel.
I prefer to read hard copy, but I acquiesced and I would attempt to read off the screen the first two chapters. I was pleased to say that I was impressed, too. I could tell that the author had a good helping of talent. One could tell this was a first draft, posted, undoubtedly to judge the reader's responses. This is a dangerous thing to do, especially with a story with so much market potential. My guess is, that this draft might well have been rejected a few times for technical reasons. The author should not give up. This work has great potential. Literary agents are fickle, and many agents do not recognize a winner when they see one.
As for the theme: The start was wonderfully executed throughout, with the second chapter leading to a marvelous decision making processes that Charles Dickens would have been proud of. Reading right through the night, I finished the novel and decided to print out the entire work.
Mr. Bradbury has a unique writing style that I found fascinating and rational. Gripped indeed, not only by the writer’s audacity, but also by his sound reasoning and intellectual capacity to write an historical fiction that merged in so well with the factual characterizations of those we thought we knew so well. Many writers fail to breath enough life into their puppets, preferring to compound their own egos’ into their characters. The author has made serious attempts to avoid this error, taking much trouble to personalize individuals so that none of the protagonists is an extension of the author’s personality.
I hope that one day soon, your work will be accepted for publication. Do not give up.
Harrison Ford. (Yes, it is my real name but I am not the film star chap)
I had read 'The Last English King' by Ian Rathbone, and followed on by reading Ken Follett's medieval offering, 'The Pillars of The Earth.'
I was looking for something along the same lines, when I noticed something on Yahoo Answers (Books and Authors) regarding the title 'Hell Comes on The Wind.' Intrigued, I had to Google the title and read the reviews. Many were impressed with the author's attempt at medieval novel.
I prefer to read hard copy, but I acquiesced and I would attempt to read off the screen the first two chapters. I was pleased to say that I was impressed, too. I could tell that the author had a good helping of talent. One could tell this was a first draft, posted, undoubtedly to judge the reader's responses. This is a dangerous thing to do, especially with a story with so much market potential. My guess is, that this draft might well have been rejected a few times for technical reasons. The author should not give up. This work has great potential. Literary agents are fickle, and many agents do not recognize a winner when they see one.
As for the theme: The start was wonderfully executed throughout, with the second chapter leading to a marvelous decision making processes that Charles Dickens would have been proud of. Reading right through the night, I finished the novel and decided to print out the entire work.
Mr. Bradbury has a unique writing style that I found fascinating and rational. Gripped indeed, not only by the writer’s audacity, but also by his sound reasoning and intellectual capacity to write an historical fiction that merged in so well with the factual characterizations of those we thought we knew so well. Many writers fail to breath enough life into their puppets, preferring to compound their own egos’ into their characters. The author has made serious attempts to avoid this error, taking much trouble to personalize individuals so that none of the protagonists is an extension of the author’s personality.
I hope that one day soon, your work will be accepted for publication. Do not give up.
Harrison Ford. (Yes, it is my real name but I am not the film star chap)