It is an extremely well written, imaginative, provocative and by degrees disturbing multi-themed story that is part urban fantasy and part mystery, but is firmly rooted in contemporary reality.
So when I received a request from the author to review his 2013 release, entitled, Bitter Orange, I agreed without hesitation.īitter Orange is the last book I read in 2013, and in this regard I saved one of the best for last. Call it this particular reader’s quirk, but I have a thing for titles, and have been known to purchase a book based solely on its title. Moore’s perspectives on genre what equally made an impression are the titles of his published works – The Concrete Sky, The Infernal Republic, An Ideal for Living. While as a reader I also share many of Mr. Reed’s site, entitled, My Open Relationship With Genre, in which the author shares his insights on genre, writing, and the state of gay fiction. Still reeling from the horrors of the September 11 terrorist attacks and ambivalent about his future, Seth is at a crossroads: Can he be one of the good guys by doing bad things, or are his newfound powers part of someone else's malevolent agenda? There are no easy answers or expected outcomes in Marshall Moore's exploration of urban life and the ways that people can disappear.I first learned of author Marshall Moore when I came across his guest post on Rick R. But this only adds to his confusion about his place in the world. He can stop muggings in plain sight, unseen, but only with worse violence.
He can use a movie ticket stub to buy a coffee or a one-dollar bill to pay for a cell phone.
The ability only works in morally grey situations the rest of the time, he can't turn it on and off at will. Seth Harrington can be invisible or undetectable, but he is not a superhero. Still reeling from the horrors of the September 11 terrorist attacks and ambivalent about his future, Seth.
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