The Same Place But Different

Dean Reeds is a freelance journalist in St Catharines.

John Nesbit knows the score. He’s down to earth, realistic, and a bit
cynical. So when he’s confronted by a number of fantastic events, he
is obviously sceptical. Nevertheless, he finds himself being drawn
deeper and deeper into a world of dark magic and demons where he holds
the key to the fate of his family, and possibly the world.

Nodelman turns the world of fairy tales and folklore upside down a few
degrees at a time, allowing the plot to advance and the reader to be
initiated into the world of the Strangers. Things are not always what
they seem to be, and easy answers turn out to be faзades for deadly
supernatural beings. From indifferent image-snatchers who cause
irritating problems to deadly shape-changing seductresses and ravenous
flying dog-beasts, this is no Mother Goose fairy tale. But by the time
John takes his final plunge into Stranger Land, the reader is wrapped up
in the adventure and pulling for this straight-talking hero. Recommended
to readers to who want an adventure story without any of the sugar
coating.