These Trespasses

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Book Reviews Weekly: Something terrible has happened in Illinois and maybe the rest of the country. Marty has to face the fact that his brother may not be the same man he once was. The journey to seek a better life leads Marty to a group of companions and fellow travelers. The hurdles they face together will change each of them in different ways. Some will find love, some forgiveness, and some will only find death. These Trespasses is the story of one man's journey to forgive himself and protect others.

These Trespasses is an enjoyable read. The story is fast paced and flows very well. The characters are interesting, and as a reader, you're not sure who is good and who may be hiding a dark past.

This novel is a cross-genre science fiction / horror though leaning more to the latter. Unlike most dystopian apocalyptic stories in which the whole planet suffers, the action here is limited to a rural area of Illinois. We are, thankfully, not bombarded with presidential speeches, and global infodumps, but experience a strange phenomenon through the eyes of a handful of people, who could be your neighbours. In fact those people feel so real, the reader can forgive aspects of the plot that would otherwise stretch credulity to breaking point.

Although, Martin, the lead character, has doubts about why the army lay waste the towns in his State, and is troubled to the point of trauma over the transmogrification of his brother, he is extraordinarily solid. He's the kind of man people are drawn to in a crisis, and they are. Even though he had to shoot his own brother, and witness toe-curling horrors caused by both alien-changed-human creatures, and the army, he has an instinct to...Read more

The best thing about These Trespasses is that when you're finished, your'e not actually finished. There is a sequel to this monster and I can't wait to get started.

Alien invasion is not a new genre or idea but because of this it makes it difficult to find anything exciting. Well this is exciting, in fact its relentless. I don't like to spoil too much of the story in reviews but to rather give you an idea of why I liked it and I loved this for the way the characters are people you can care about. You want to see them survive and when they don't you give it the ol head shake.

Kenneth Cain has done a great job pacing this story, it pops and zings in all the right places and at the right moments and by the end you will be thirsty for the follow up. A book well done, now just watch out for locusts!!