Book Review: Junction by Daniel Bensen

Junction by Daniel Bensen

Publisher: Flame Tree Press

Publication Date: January 10th, 2019

Language: English

Kindle Edition: 240 Pages

kindle Price: $6.99 USD

Paperback Edition: 240 Pages

Paperback Edition Price: $10.37 USD

Hardback Edition: 240 Pages

Hardback Edition Price: $22.13 USD

Genre: Fiction

ISBN:9781787580961

About the Book

When Japanese nature show host Daisuke Matsumori finds himself on an alien world, he hopes to rekindle his passion for his work. Traveling through a newly-discovered wormhole in the Papuan highlands, he joins biologist Anne Houlihan on Junction, a patchwork planet of competing alien ecosystems.

When their exploratory party crashes in the alien wilderness, Daisuke and Anne try to lead bickering soldiers and civilians back to civilization alive. As they trek across one unearthly biome after another and members of the party continue to die, however, Daisuke wonders whether human politics might be more deadly than alien biology.

One of his companions might be a murderer.

About the Author

Daniel M. Bensen writes alternate history, science fiction, and fantasy – usually with kissing, always with a bibliography. His work includes Junction, the Sidewise Award-winning short story Treasure Fleet, and his novella Petrolea. He is represented by Jennie Goloboy of Donald Maass Literary Agency.  

Dan was born in Chicago and has since lived in Maine, California, Montana, Japan, and Boston. He currently lives in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he teaches English and resides with his daughters, wife, and in-laws in the Balkan Tower of Matriarchy. 

Disclosure:

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the NetGalley <https://www.netgalley.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Review

Wow!!! Just WOW!!! Who knew there could be so much deceit in a book. When I first started reading this book, I was like. "Cool there going to an alien world. Then things went bad, pretty quickly from there.

The worst part is when you think, you know who the murderer is, the ball is dropped. This is a breath of fresh air for Flame Tree Press.