Book review

 I thought I might try writing what I think of some of the books I have read.   This is the first attempt.

The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse

by Tom Holt

Everyone knows how annoying it is, a courier or Post person knocks on the door and asks you to take in a parcel for your neighbour who is out. You take it in because, one day the rolls may be reversed and it’s easier to go to a neighbour for your parcel than go to the sorting office and have to prove who you are. But it is still an obligation, a responsibility that makes you uneasy until the parcel is passed on to the rightful recipient. The book starts with someone being given a parcel, for a neighbour, but not by an earthly courier, their car is stopped and lifted into a space ship and the neighbour isn’t just a few minutes walk away, they are somewhere on the planet, not an easy job to get it to the right person, especially as a lot of the people who could help don’t want anything to do with it.

It all sounds far fetched, but when Tom Holt puts it into a story, he creates a world in which it is very possible, as are the solutions and the people involved. I was given this book as a Christmas present, the title is very reminiscent of Christmas and Santa does play a big part in it.

In my opinion, Tom Holt is a very good writer and this book will not disappoint.