Neos Helios
"Murder, Mystery, Mayhem"
Amos Lassen
I have said it before and I will say it again. I do not know how Robin Anderson turns out one good book
after another but he does and he sure knows how to keep this reviewer busy (and never bored). Now
Anderson ventures into reincarnation. Two evil Roman emperors, Neos Helios (The New Sun) and
Elagabalus (The Sun God) have returned to life and continue their war and the activity becomes modern
with the introduction of Timothy Tremble and Robert Barton and a war to rival all wars ensures. I can’t tell
you anymore about the plot except that these characters are unlike any you have ever read about. This
is a story of revenge told with ironic, sardonic humor that is a fun read that opens with the sentence,
“Describe your ultimate wet dream” and that is just beginning.
In other reviews of Anderson’s novels, I have mentioned that the writer has the ability to develop characters
that are great fun to read about and this novel indeed proves that. When you have a wild cast of characters
and a “crazy” that are held together by excellent writing, then we get quite a read as Robin Anderson gives us here.
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★ ★ ★ ★
"Robin Anderson Updates Mythology - with a Twist..."
Grady Harp - Amazon
Robin Anderson seems to gain such glee in writing his novels that teeter back and forth between farce, eroticism and adventure that picking up a new story by him is always an expected pleasure. When in the Prologue the author can open a new book with the dialogue, 'Describe your ultimate wet dream', said Spencer. 'You', replied Robert.' then you know your off to a running gallop of naughty discourse. The story proceeds as a dredging up of mythological creatures - Caligula and Sun God - and placing them in all manner of indescribably funny circumstances. Or as the PR so succinctly puts it, 'Murder, mystery and unbridled mayhem, unparalleled since the time of Ancient Rome, return to the 21st Century with the reincarnation of two evil Emperors: the self-proclaimed NEOS HELIOS (The New Sun) and ELAGABALUS (The Sun God).'
Robinson always manages to poke a lot of fun at the wealthy and the men of design and every new character he introduces finds its place in the saga and then bows out like a vaudeville routine. Reading Robin Anderson is a guilty pleasure, and he never seems to run out of plots to titillate!
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I have to recommend it to those who love dark thrillers, mayhem, revenge, intrigue, elaborate plots and powerful players."
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