Book Review: The Stone Man - A Science Fiction Thriller By Luke Smitherd

Print Length: 298 pages

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The Stone Man is Luke Smitherd’s second novel and if you must categorize its genre, the author likes to think of his writing as Twilight Zone-esque.  In this case, what if an eight-foot-tall, stone man suddenly appeared in your town square and then, after not moving for two hours, took off at a slow, heavy trod seeking one man? He cannot be stopped by the military in his straight line quest. Obstacles fall as he tromps through them.  People in the way are killed in the destruction and the alien emits some kind of wave that sends the brain into fits if touched.

Smitherd writes very well and completely involves you in the fear that these two intelligent men, Andy and Paul experience as protagonists. They can read the stone man, knowing where it’s going and who it’s after and what will happen if the stone man reaches its quarry. I am sure this book will come to mind every time I think about an alien encounter.