- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Cool Well Press (13 Nov 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1618770233
- ISBN-13: 978-1618770233
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,293,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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How far can you run, until you just can’t run anymore? Seventeen year old Michael Anderson and his kid brother, Danny, find themselves in mortal danger after their parents are kidnapped. Michael discovers Danny has a special gift—he knows what happens after a person dies—and now others want to know too. The brothers must outwit and outrun Samuel Herrington, a lethal biophysicist, the FBI, and even fellow Americans in a harrowing cross-country chase, because whoever gets to Danny first will have the power to rule the world.
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Format:Kindle Edition
Great read! The plot zips along and the characters make you care about what happens to them. The relationship between the brothers was touching and realistic. I found myself silently cheering them on as they raced to find their parents and stay out of the clutches of the bad guys. The author has a very smooth writing style. It's easy to lose yourself in Flying to the Light!
Format:Kindle Edition
The author makes the unbelievable believable as this dedicated young man and his little brother, who possesses the mystical gift of light, are caught in a tangle of greed, betrayal, and deadly violence. The story moves at breakneck speed as they struggle to save themselves and their kidnapped parents and must make a terrifying decision with their lives as forfeit.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A well written paranormal thriller about a boy with a special gift...
7 Mar 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Flying to the Light
The book description above provides an excellent synopsis. What it cannot do is set the tone of the author who communicates it so effectively. We see most of the events unfolding through the eyes of almost seventeen year old Michael who takes his six year old brother Danny under his wing after their parents are kidnapped by agents of Samuel Herrington.
Samuel Herrington, the antagonist, is as despicable as the boys are likeable. There is nothing he won't do to learn Danny's secret. Mr. Herrington seems to have near limitless power, a power he uses relentlessly. He planned the kidnapping of Michael and Danny's parents and to grab Danny at the same night. Had it not been for Michael's resourcefulness, he might have been successful.
For Michael and Danny, life as they know it is unraveling. The second paragraph of Chapter 1 sets the stage:
"Michael was so terrified he couldn't breathe. His safe, little world had shifted out of its comfortable orbit the moment his parents were kidnapped, propelling him to places he never dreamed imaginable. Suddenly, there was horror everywhere and nothing was what it appeared to be. How could life go so terribly wrong in just a few hours? He had had no time to think. He couldn't plan, but just reacted to what was happening. A storm, more volatile and dangerous than a level five tornado had turned his world inside out and all he could do was attack it head-on, swallowing his fear and living strictly on the adrenaline pumping furiously throughout his body, hoping against hope his luck wouldn't run out."
Salpeter, Elyse (2011-11-10). Flying to the Light (Kindle Locations 51-56). Cool Well Press, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Michael becomes suspicious when it appears everyone he knows is leading him into a trap. Most of the book addresses how the resourceful Michael evades those in pursuit. There are spies and counterspies. The trouble is knowing who is really friend or foe.
Flying to the Light is a fascinating read and I recommend it highly!
The book description above provides an excellent synopsis. What it cannot do is set the tone of the author who communicates it so effectively. We see most of the events unfolding through the eyes of almost seventeen year old Michael who takes his six year old brother Danny under his wing after their parents are kidnapped by agents of Samuel Herrington.
Samuel Herrington, the antagonist, is as despicable as the boys are likeable. There is nothing he won't do to learn Danny's secret. Mr. Herrington seems to have near limitless power, a power he uses relentlessly. He planned the kidnapping of Michael and Danny's parents and to grab Danny at the same night. Had it not been for Michael's resourcefulness, he might have been successful.
For Michael and Danny, life as they know it is unraveling. The second paragraph of Chapter 1 sets the stage:
"Michael was so terrified he couldn't breathe. His safe, little world had shifted out of its comfortable orbit the moment his parents were kidnapped, propelling him to places he never dreamed imaginable. Suddenly, there was horror everywhere and nothing was what it appeared to be. How could life go so terribly wrong in just a few hours? He had had no time to think. He couldn't plan, but just reacted to what was happening. A storm, more volatile and dangerous than a level five tornado had turned his world inside out and all he could do was attack it head-on, swallowing his fear and living strictly on the adrenaline pumping furiously throughout his body, hoping against hope his luck wouldn't run out."
Salpeter, Elyse (2011-11-10). Flying to the Light (Kindle Locations 51-56). Cool Well Press, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Michael becomes suspicious when it appears everyone he knows is leading him into a trap. Most of the book addresses how the resourceful Michael evades those in pursuit. There are spies and counterspies. The trouble is knowing who is really friend or foe.
Flying to the Light is a fascinating read and I recommend it highly!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Intriguing and exhilarating
27 Feb 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
I thought this was a poignant and exhilarating read. Author Elyse Salpeter conjures up a fresh idea as to what happens after one dies. Her main characters, Michael and Danny, are on the run after their parents, brilliant scientists, are kidnapped by an evil mastermind who wants possession of their research data that answers the question: What happens after we die?
That research data is their 6-year-old, deaf son, Danny. His 17-year-old brother, Michael, is tasked with keeping Danny safe, a seemingly impossible mission because he has no idea who to trust. So on their own, the two brothers are running for their lives, attempting to save their parents, and discovering the truth behind life after death.
Salpeter's concept of what happens to the soul upon death is intriguing. It's such a simple and understandable idea that I've never come across before. She does a wonderful job of explaining every element of the idea without confusing the reader. The communication barrier presented between the hearing and the deaf was nicely portrayed and not at all awkward. It added so much more depth to story.
The story is full of heart-pumping action that really pulls you into the story, and Salpeter does an amazing job of showing her reader what's happening instead of just telling. There were many scenes in the book that brought tears to my eyes and many scenes that put me in awe. I highly recommend 'Flying to the Light' to anyone looking for a good action-packed, awe-inspiring read.
By Jamee Pritchard, The Kindle Book Review
That research data is their 6-year-old, deaf son, Danny. His 17-year-old brother, Michael, is tasked with keeping Danny safe, a seemingly impossible mission because he has no idea who to trust. So on their own, the two brothers are running for their lives, attempting to save their parents, and discovering the truth behind life after death.
Salpeter's concept of what happens to the soul upon death is intriguing. It's such a simple and understandable idea that I've never come across before. She does a wonderful job of explaining every element of the idea without confusing the reader. The communication barrier presented between the hearing and the deaf was nicely portrayed and not at all awkward. It added so much more depth to story.
The story is full of heart-pumping action that really pulls you into the story, and Salpeter does an amazing job of showing her reader what's happening instead of just telling. There were many scenes in the book that brought tears to my eyes and many scenes that put me in awe. I highly recommend 'Flying to the Light' to anyone looking for a good action-packed, awe-inspiring read.
By Jamee Pritchard, The Kindle Book Review
Great book, fascinating and thought-provoking!
20 Feb 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The subject of the afterlife -- any version of it -- fascinates me. I even do some ghost hunting on the side, not because I believe in ghosts, but because there mere possibility of encountering a phenomena which provides proof of survival is too intriguing to be left unexplored.
'Flying to the Light' is an original take on the question of the afterlife. I won't include any spoilers here, beyond what you might surmise from looking at the book's cover and blurb. You've got a deaf child who can not just speak with the dead, but who knows what happens next.
Already, I'm hooked.
Danny, the book's young protagonist, is very matter-of-fact about his abilities and interactions. To him, it's just part of everyday living -- get up, have some breakfast, speak to dead Mrs. Henderson, watch some Spongebob.
But there are people out there who aren't so nonchalant about the boy's abilities, and what they mean to a world of people who will, after all, be dead themselves, one day.
The book recounts the adventures of Danny and his older brother Michael, as they take flight in a desperate race to save their parents and keep Danny's gift from becoming a madman's weapon. Check it out!
'Flying to the Light' is an original take on the question of the afterlife. I won't include any spoilers here, beyond what you might surmise from looking at the book's cover and blurb. You've got a deaf child who can not just speak with the dead, but who knows what happens next.
Already, I'm hooked.
Danny, the book's young protagonist, is very matter-of-fact about his abilities and interactions. To him, it's just part of everyday living -- get up, have some breakfast, speak to dead Mrs. Henderson, watch some Spongebob.
But there are people out there who aren't so nonchalant about the boy's abilities, and what they mean to a world of people who will, after all, be dead themselves, one day.
The book recounts the adventures of Danny and his older brother Michael, as they take flight in a desperate race to save their parents and keep Danny's gift from becoming a madman's weapon. Check it out!
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