Scott Fitzgerald Gray
trade paper 306 p., $13.95
ebook $6.99 Kindle Smashwords
I got an email a few months ago from a gentleman of whom I was not familiar, one Scott Fitzgerald Gray, who asked if I would mind reviewing his new YA novel. He also requested a guest blog post. His credentials were good (more on those in a moment), and I agreed. Unfortunately Scott had some things come up and had to postpone the blog tour. Hopefully that will happen soon. He'd be welcome to write a guest post here anytime he likes.
Scott is a member of the Monumental Works Group, a collective of sf/fantasy writers that includes Ty Johnston. (reviewed here, guest post here). I'm familiar with Ty and his work, so I agreed to his request. After reading We Can Be Heroes, all I can say is, if Johnston and Gray are representative of the Monumental Works Group, I'm going to have to check the work of other members. These guys can write.
I had a bazillion things going on while I read this book and wasn't able to read it every day. In fact, it took me two weeks to finish it, which is a looong time for me to finish a book of this length. The fact that I didn't get bored and move on to something else speaks to how compelling I found the writing. This review would probably fit better at Futures Past and Present, but this blog gets more traffic, so I'm going to post it here.
I was expecting a good book, but this one exceeded my expectations. Here's why:
