Hurtling To Oblivion

When Shaun Spencer agrees to help a beautiful woman save the planet, he was not quite sure just what he actually agreed too. Surely he, a law abiding citizen, did not agree to breaking and entering, and people trying to kill him. Yet Shaun can not quite seem to quit, especially as that would disappoint Selena Krael, the beautiful woman.

In HURTLING TO OBLIVION, author Dave Field takes us to Australia where the reader gets to enjoy exotic locales and meet some interesting people. There are several villains in this tale, anyone who puts money above the environment. The hero and heroine, Shaun and Selena, are people that the reader will find easy to like and empathize with and people that this reader would be proud to call friend. This reviewer also wanted to give kudos to Mr. Field for his realistic portrayal of Wicca.

HURTLING TO OBLIVION by Dave Field is a worthwhile tale of environmental espionage and people trying to stop the destruction of our planet. Reading this book is quite the wakeup call! That being said, it does not quite reach the tension needed to be a thriller because of all the instances that the author steps back from the story to educate the reader. Mr. Field does do an excellent job of the education; however, when a reader picks up a book labeled as a thriller, expanding ones knowledge is not quite what the reader is looking for.

While not able to recommend HURTLING TO OBLIVION as a thriller, this reviewer feels that it is a very worthwhile read for any reader interested in the environment.

January 2007