Deadly Enterprise Christopher Hoare Double Dragon Publishing ISBN: 978-1-55404-466-5 Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy Reviewed by Eugen M. Bacon

Immaculate cover graphics from Double Dragon Publishing set searing premise for this novel, as does the momentous map of Gaia, one that dates to conceivably primeval epochs. Lieutenant Gisel Matah of Iskander Security makes a pert and audacious start on alternate Earth Gaia. Gisel is brazen as she is shrewd; feisty enough to draw tradition bound Yohan Felger of an affluent merchant dynasty to the Iskander’s cause. But Yohan’s allegiance remains indefinable until a deadly encounter with Commandante Zagdorf, an enemy as slippery as he is brutal, instils prompt persuasion.

Deadly Enterprise exhibits unsullied sense of place. Sporadic period dialogue runs along nicely to inject quaint mood and pace abreast sassy humor. Enduring sparring between Gisel and Zagdorf’s militia keeps action rolling, pages twirling. Renegades versus outlaws; brigand stealth and head to head pursuit: the novel offers undeniable charm, bustle and risk, as well as whetting assurance of a persuasive sequel.

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