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The Dolmen starts off with author Greg Preston finding out that his best friend in college has been murdered. He goes to California to console the widow, who happens to be an old flame of his. She enlists his help in investigating the murder, which centers around an ancient dolmen that was brought in from the UK. The story takes an interesting twist when Greg theorizes that the murders are being committed by korrigans—ancient creatures that are sort of like furry, vicious dwarves. The cops investigating the case are slow on the uptake, reluctant to believe Greg’s theory despite all of the evidence to support it, leaving Greg to solve the case even as the korrigans come after he and the widow.

This was an enjoyable novel in a lot of ways. First, it was well-written and the plot was constructed in a logical and believable manner. There was a good mix of a conventional mystery and the supernatural mixed in with it. I think it works for both of those types of novels and it blends them well. I thought a fairly thorough job of research was done on the novel. There was a lot to like and not much to quibble about. I would recommend this novel.

Carl Alves – author of Conjesero
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Carl_Alves | Jan 16, 2017 |
This excellent addition to books on space history is devoted to the effort to launch the first satellites. Some of this information is usually included with other books on space history, but only as a chapter or two. It was quite nice to have this book devoted entirely to the subject of the early satellites. The book covers the major players and programs of the era. You get great detail on the Russian program that turned into Sputnik, the Vanguard program, Explorer program and the (usually never heard of) NOTSNIK program. You get a good sense of how much politics affected these early programs, especially on the American side. I would recommend this to anyone looking for information on the earliest satellite launches, or any space enthusiast. Definitely a worthwhile read.… (mehr)
 
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