Among the Blueberries

Tony Barclay is a retired juvenile corrections probation officer and a
former public-health research associate at the University of Toronto.

This book, a confusing mixture of science fiction, erotic dreams, and
interesting ideas about Native culture, is set in the near future. Space
aliens return to earth on a mission to regain the ability to reproduce
themselves. The novel evolves into a detective story with the
interrogation of a strange prisoner who tells an implausible tale.

Undermining the book are clichéd prose, clumsy dialogue, and
sensational ideas that detract from the core of the work. The author’s
attempt to connect some offhand reference to Mayan history with
17th-century Iroquois and Huron history does little to enhance his
credibility as a historian.

Matchett should concentrate on the things he knows best and does best,
for he is a good storyteller and has many original ideas. Amid all the
extraneous detail is a good novel.