Review – Relentless

“Collin Boyd stepped off the Metro bus on his way to work, and across the street he saw himself strolling down the sidewalk.”

With the hook in place, Parrish helps readers step through the “looking glass” like Alice did in Wonderland, where a suspense-filled, mind-bending pursuit continues non-stop. The story is set in Los Angeles among ordinary people, except for those who have been shifted, or as they say in the book-transformed.

Boyd, feels paranoid, disoriented, and confused, after seeing his reflection in a storefront window, and learns he’s become Grant Borrows. Boyd now inhabits a new lean, athletic body. The bald patch on his head and horn-rimmed glasses are a thing of the past. He’s dressed in smart, stylish, well-fitting clothes and he carries hundred dollar bills in his wallet, along with Borrows’ identification and keys. He also discovers a strange, mysterious ring on his hand which won’t come off.

When a barefooted, petite-brunette, dressed in T-shirt and jeans, gives a wolf whistle of appreciation behind him, he manages a stunned, “Huh?” then realizes his voice has changed, too. Soon, Borrows meets others who share his fate of being one of the “transformed,” and he becomes part of their group. They call themselves, The Loci, meaning nucleus. Each member has a unique, amazing ability, such as moving faster than the eye can see, making people see things that aren’t there, or lifting objects without touching them, but Grant’s new powers rises far above theirs. In the quest to learn more about his powers, he discovers he must control them, or they will destroy him and the world around him.

Borrows, called “The Bringer” and the group seek to find out how were transformed and why they were gifted with paranormal abilities. During their search they meet evil men intent on Borrows’ and the others’ destruction.

With an unrelenting pace that only gathers momentum throughout the book, Parrish uses a reluctant hero, a spiritual quest, and the theme of telekinesis, moving objects with the mind, coupled with a cast of well-developed characters to tell a brilliant, imaginative story. The account includes government cover-ups, conspiracies, secret organizations, ancient mysteries and sword-wielding assassins caught in the vortex of world-changing events where the ordinary becomes the extraordinary A Christian theme develops with the story. Don’t miss this one! Fearless, book two, was released July 2007, and book three is planned for release in summer of 2008.