"A great character study"
He is forty-five years old and except for fulfilling his
deceased son's aspiration, life is over for Marshall
Thomas Holmes. Tom's life ended with the death of his
beloved child Noah. His marriage to Francine also died
that same day, but that demise has had no consequence on
Tom because he is too numb to feel anything but achieving
Noah's dream of traveling in space. Not caring if it is a
one way ticket, Tom is building a rocket so that he can
personally scatter Noah's ashes on the dark side of the
moon. His only earthly pursuit besides his lunar venture
is to help terminally-ill children. However, Tom's activities have come to the attention of
the FBI still burning under 9/11 criticism. Agents
Norbert Meyerkamp and partner Sidney Knowles believes that
Tom is a national security threat. The two Feds conclude
that the insane Tom must be stopped, but will the Attorney
General agree to end Tom's private venture into space and
will the President declare him an enemy combatant with no
constitutional rights? SKYEYES is a great character study within the context of a
FBI paranoia science fiction thriller. The story line
grips the reader from the moment they meet an apparent
crazy Tom in a dumpster looking for titanium. The tale
never lets go (make time for one sitting) as the audience
begins to comprehend and empathize with Tom and pray he
achieves his obsession. Though the Feds seem too inane,
the rest of the cast is fabulous especially Francine who
struggles with moving on and having no help from fanatical
Tom. Readers will appreciate the powerful journey of one
man trying to obtain closure. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted December 23, 2003
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