RATING: THREE STARS
Betraying Nexus is a short science fiction story by Richard L. Sanders that tells of a covert organisation called Nexus, which uses agents with the strange ability of mind bending to dissuade crime and protect the innocent from violence and hurt.
When Jason, a young and naive mind bender, is raised to the rank of Wraith however, he discovers that Nexus isn't the shining beacon of humanity that he was led to believe and is distraught to learn that their hands are far from clean. As he struggles to come to terms with the dark implications of his findings, Jason decides that he must stop Nexus at any cost - regardless of any personal sacrifice that his plan might involve...
My Thoughts
I enjoyed reading Betraying Nexus, despite failing to notice its similarity to the Hollywood film: The Minority Report. Sanders' book is much better than the Hollywood shocker however, and reads with a flowing and bold prose that helps to bring his characters to life in an understandably short time.
In fact there is little to fault with the story at all! Due to this (and especially since it's free as an ebook from Amazon), I would recommend reading Betraying Nexus to anyone looking to invest in a short telling of the classic struggle between good and evil.
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