The Penal Colony
Format: ebook
ISBN:
2940000824016 (0000824011)
Publish date: February 13th 2010
Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.
Edition language: English
Originally read February 6, 2014 This wasn’t a bad book but, after reading the high praise from several other reviews, I think I must have missed that “special something” that made this book stand out for other people. The story is centered on a man who, imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit, ...
Another surprise - a long ago published story by an indie writer that is outstanding. The title gave me a clue about the storyline. However, I was not prepared for the total immersion in the story. Everything about the book is 5 stars. The writing style, characters and their development, subplot...
I happened to come upon this book one day while searching through the free books on Kindle and it looked really interesting. This is basically a story about a man who is found guilty, though he claims his innocence, and is sent away to an island prison. Once there, he finds out that there is a pri...
I liked this book. It's well written, and unpredictable. Several times I thought I knew what was going to happen but then the plot turned the other way. I like how the characters don't correspond to the tropes of fiction. It's suspenseful and exciting.The excitement and suspense in the book stem fro...