{"id":3784,"date":"2015-03-07T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T10:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=3784"},"modified":"2015-03-07T06:58:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T10:58:48","slug":"absaloms-wake-part-six-the-eye-of-tangarora-by-nancy-a-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/absaloms-wake-part-six-the-eye-of-tangarora-by-nancy-a-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Absalom’s Wake, Part Six: The Eye of Tangarora by Nancy A. Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Absalom’s Wake, Part Six: The Eye Of Tangaroa<\/a>\"\"\u00a0<\/em>by Nancy A. Collins<\/p>\n

Biting Dog Publications, 2014<\/p>\n

ASIN:\u00a0 B00I3L72UE<\/p>\n

Available:\u00a0 eBook(Kindle, Nook, Smashwords)<\/p>\n

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Absalom’s Wake, Part Six: The Eye of Tangaroa <\/em>completes the tale of Jonah Padgett, and the ship known as Absalom<\/em>. \u00a0The story picks up with Koro escaping into the sea, leaving his friend, Jonah, facing the angry looks of his shipmates. \u00a0“The man’s a wizard!” declares the crew, preparing to throw Jonah to the sharks.\u00a0 Jonah is saved by the mercy of Captain Godward, who puts him into the small dinghy normally used to taxi about when in harbor, \u00a0now towed behind the Absalom<\/em>.\u00a0 Rations are thin, to say the least.\u00a0 The crew sets about the business of hunting King Jim’s harem.\u00a0 Jonah can only watch as the first kills are brought in.\u00a0 King Jim’s response is fast and deadly.\u00a0 The Absalom <\/em>and all hands, save one, Jonah, go to Davy Jones\u2018 locker.\u00a0 King Jim, better known as Tangaroa, Lord of the Ocean, has avenged his brides.\u00a0 Jonah is all alone on the open sea.\u00a0 His supplies dwindling, he must struggle to survive.\u00a0 All is lost, except for one hint of hope; Koro!<\/p>\n

Part six is a fine ending to the series and I enjoyed reading all of it.\u00a0 The tone continued in this part and flowed well.\u00a0 The multiple plot lines came together efficiently and with good result to make for a great ending.\u00a0 The characters voices continued to keep me engaged.\u00a0 The tension built as each conflict point emerged and was resolved.\u00a0 The ending itself was really good. \u00a0My only criticism is the large number of typographical errors in this part: these really disrupted the story.\u00a0 I found multiple cases of either repeated words or tenses and just outright missing words that made me guess what the author was trying to say.\u00a0 I cannot overlook errors of this sort, and it is an unfortunate flaw in the conclusion of what is otherwise a great story. While The Eye of Tangarora is not up to the standards of the previous parts of the story, the series overall I would give a “Recommended” Rating.\u00a0 Previous works by this author I have read are: Absalom’s Wake, Part One: Gone A’ Whaling;<\/em> Absalom’s Wake, Part Two: Blood on the Beach; Absalom’s Wake, Part Three: The Whale Rider; Absalom’s Wake, Part Four: Terror Comes Aboard; Absalom’s Wake, Part Five: Ocean Born.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Aaron Fletcher<\/p>\n

Note: Absalom’s Wake<\/em>\u00a0is a six-part ebook serial. Check out these reviews of earlier parts of the story!<\/p>\n

Absalom’s Wake, Part One: A Serial Adventure of Terror on the High Seas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Absalom’s Wake, Part Two: Terror on the Beach<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Absalom’s Wake, Part Three: The Whale Rider<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Absalom’s Wake, Part Four: Terror Comes Aboard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Absalom’s Wake, Part Five: Ocean Born<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Absalom’s Wake, Part Six: The Eye Of Tangaroa\u00a0by Nancy A. Collins Biting Dog Publications, 2014 ASIN:\u00a0 B00I3L72UE Available:\u00a0 eBook(Kindle, Nook, Smashwords)   Absalom’s Wake, Part Six: The Eye of Tangaroa completes the tale of Jonah Padgett, and the ship known as Absalom. \u00a0The story picks up with Koro escaping into the sea, leaving his friend,<\/p>\n

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