"THE FALLEN'---spellbinding

[AmosL]

Dagon, Joshua. ?The Fallen?. Breur Media, 2006.


Amos Lassen and Literary Pride

I predict that Joshua Dagon will be a force to be reckoned with in literature. His first novel, "The Fallen" is surely going to make people sit up and take notice. There are few authors around today who are able to craft characters as he does and at the same time infuse them with personalities that are extremely realistic. By the time I finished the novel I felt as if I had a whole new coterie of friends. I almost hated to close the covers of the book because I knew that once I did, my relationship with the characters would end.
I first began reading "The Fallen" after a long day at work dealing with new residents to Arkansas as a result of Hurricane Katrina and teaching wo classes of freshman composition. I was completely worn out but I was anxious to get to the book. I did not stop reading until I finished it and it is quite a hefty tome--315 pages. There was something about the cover that said "read me" and so I sat down in my rocker and dug in.
This is not specifically a gay novel even though the main haracter is a gay man. It is more of a thriller that happens to have gay characters and that is the beauty of the latest in gay literature. It does not segregate us form the rest but rather includes us as part of the larger society. This is also a novel that takes place in the imagination as it spins the tale of the fallen angel, Marbas, and a group of friends who put everything at risk as they oppose a dark and menacing evil. And all of this happens against the background of the club scene in Los Angeles. There is even a bit of philosophy here as revenge and ambition and dogma are confronted by the forces of optimism, redemption and the strongest emotion of all, love.
Our main character is Nicholas Reynolds who had made made a series of mistakes in his life. As the book opens, he had taken in two party drugs which did not mix and what he had planned to be an exciting Saturday night out became a lonely night in an alley with him emptying his insides. Even with some of the mistakes he had made, his life had been progressing well in a world as an actor and in fashion, where many do not succeed or if they do it is for a short tme period. His sucess in both fields was amazing and he was young and good looking and was the leader of a clique of men that many wanted to be part of. He was popular and well liked and the only thorn in his side was the on-again, off-again relationship with his boyfriend who maintained that they were not boyfriends.
As we read, we learn that it was not the drugs alone that made this night a remarkable one. As Nick heaved his insides in that alleyway, there was another presence there. It is that presence that causes the plot of this book to move and it is that presence that keeps us reading. I do read a lot but it is rare that a book will keep me so absorbed that I read it from cover to cover in one sittting. "The Fallen" did just that. I was so engrossed that I did not even answer the phone when it rang. What is the best news of all is that the book is going to be continued in another volume---"Demon Tears" wghich s forthcoming in 2007.
I dare not compare the wrting style to another famous author who once wrote in a similar vein until she found religion (now there is a hint to keep you guessing) but I was reminded of her ability to hold the reader with her homoeroticism and compelling storylines. I predict that Joshua Dagon is on his way to a huge career in the field of writing and we all will be better off because of this. Get a copy of "The Fallen" and you will understand why I say this.

[breurmedia]

Amos:

Thank you for reading and reviewing The Fallen by Joshua Dagon.

My company is the publisher, Breur Media Corporation. As this is our first book in print, we are still arranging a relationship with a book distributor, so delivery is currently limited to online sales (there is a link to buy the book online at www.JoshuaDagon.com) and a gradual push into local and community stores.

Eureka Pride readers: please let us know your favorite local spot where you buy books; we will give them a call and try to get the book stocked at that location right away. We have already contacted WordsWorth and hope to have the book there within a few days.

(And the concluding book, mentioned by Amos in his review, is complete and will be published February 2007.)

Best,

Arthur Breur
President
Breur Media Corporation

[Sparky]

I waited till after I read The Fallen to read Amos's review.

I too read this book in record time. Amos you nailed it quite well.

I like this Joshua Dagon!!!

Sparky

[breurmedia]

[Sparky]

finished it!

so when will they make the movie?

[Sparky]

CORRECTION--I just finished Demon Tears I polished off the Fallen in Jan.