Four star review for TO INFINITY (and maybe that's far enough)

This review was posted earlier for TO INFINITY (and maybe that's far enough):

"4.0 out of 5 stars Nice to see Science fiction can still be fun., 7 Feb 2012

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G. Robbins "Miles of Smiles" (Cheshire, UK)

  

  

   

 

This review is from: To Infinity (and maybe that's far enough) (Kindle Edition)

I'd been hearing good things about Darren Humphries work for some time now and, on that basis, decided to give one of his books a spin. I've always been a science fiction fan, as my groaning bookshelves will attest, so this title came as the ideal starting point.

Mr Humphries has written this book with a Douglas Adams / Terry Pratchett voice. In that respect it has succeeded very well. The interplay between the characters is sharp and entertaining at every point. The story moves along well and there is plenty of enjoyable dialogue.

For the most part I really enjoyed this book, but, and there is a but, something happened to the end. Everything was going wonderfully until it got to 97%. I think the problem with this book is that the enemy is too good. There is a fine line between the hero being cornered and being able to fight his way out and the same hero being painted into a corner. I felt this was the case with this book, where the author had succeeded with the painting, thrown away the brush and decided to have the wall demolished from the other side by the next door neighbour.

I know this is going to sound odd, but don't let the ending stop you reading this book, it really is a treat. There were times when I cursed the end of my lunch break as I was enjoying myself so much. On a number of occasions, I was howling out loud with laughter and annoying my colleagues by insisting on reading out sections of dialogue.

On that basis, I'm going to have to knock off a star for the ending, otherwise it would have got a perfect score. If you are a Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett fan, you'll feel very at home with this Darren Humphries book and enjoy it immensely."

That's a detailed review, so thanks for taking the time to review it.

The Sword In The Tree Four Star Review on Goodreads

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Read from November 01 to 08, 2011

This is a lovely book, quite silly but a very nice read from an author with a charming sense of humour. The Arthurian legends have never been told this way before! Who realised that Arthur, instead of being concerned with The Matter Of Britain, was obsessed with his shirt collection? Launcelot was a craven coward until be came good towards the end of the book. The evil, scheming Mordred is really a little sweetie and the shame and despair of his conniving mother, Morgan le Fey. These and other characters are bound together by Barnaby, an unwilling visitor from our time. I felt it got a little rambly in the marshes (that sounds like a village name?) but the ending was excellent. It's my first Darren Humphreys book and is certainly not going to be my last.