Flint of Dreams by Charles Peterson Sheppard Book Review
Flint of Dreams (available on Amazon ) by Charles Peterson Sheppard is about a former car thief of Native American heritage, his friends, and his foes. Part ensemble novel, with a strong sense of community in the upstate New York locale where much of the action takes place, the novel is also an introduction to the flawed Flint Spencer, a Seneca Indian whose pugilistic approach to life has constantly got him into trouble. Did we mention the car stealing? The storyline is exceptionally imaginative while adhering to a reasonably conventional form; unique in too many ways to count, it's got a horrific psychotic villain who haunts people's dreams alongside their realities, and in the background, more than one cabal of criminals in support. With this many baddies (and that doesn't even include the US intelligence agencies who, as per usual, don't seem to care about who gets hurt), the novel certainly merits a sequel. There are a brace of Yoda-like elderly mentors here to...