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by: Jeremiah McNabb
Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Ninety Days
Author: Sam Yarney
Publisher: Victor Newman Books
ISBN: 0-9542809-0-3
Genre: Apocalyptic/Thriller
Cyrus Anderson can’t
stay in one place, can’t stand Christians, and can’t keep his mouth shut. When
he finds himself being stitched into an international plot—one with tremendous
spiritual ramifications—it comes as quite a surprise.
Our main
character, Cyrus, and another by the name of Alain Saint-Clair met by chance and
became roommates after finding that they had many things in common. In inviting
Alain into his home, Cyrus opens himself to a world of subversion and espionage.
His life in endangered by the tenant, as is everyone else around him, because
Alain is about to become part of an apocalyptic council, bent on world
conquest.
One of the focal points of Ninety Days is spiritual warfare. Prayer pushes the story along,
sometimes revealing, and other times, saving. Despite denominational boundaries
of such a topic, the theology of the book is orthodox enough to appeal to
readers from any faith.
Ninety Days is slightly reminiscent of the techno-thrillers so popular
during the 1990’s. There is a healthy dose of wire-tapping, computer hacking,
and encrypted e-mails, that brings to mind mainstream authors like Jonathan
Littman and Bruce Sterling. Even though this style may seem to have gone out of
vogue, its reappearance is more unique than cliché. In my opinion, modern
fiction could use a bit more of this.
Technological savvy is not,
however, enough to save prose that is held hostage by descriptions too technical
to flow like proper sentences should. Lengthy phrases and too-expositional
dialogue bog down what would otherwise have been a whirlwind, globe-trotting,
literary treat.
Ninety Days
is Sam Yarney’s freshman novel, and is a great book for a relaxing weekend at
the beach. The espionage and double-dealing characters mean that the thrills are
built-in. While you can’t expect to be awed by an eloquent style, you cannot
help but be entertained by this deep-seated and well-researched plot.
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