Reunion on Neverend - Hardcover

An undercover investigator returns to the subterranean colony of his youth and rescues his high school sweetheart from some hi- tech hooligans in Stith's (Manhattan Transfer, 1993) hard SF thriller that's soft on science, character, and suspense. Lan Dillion journeys home to the bland Neverend ostensibly to rekindle an old flame with Tessa Farlon, but a relationship is problematic due to his claustrophobia. However, even phobias are easily overcome in this juvenile chauvinist fantasy, which soon has a team of crooks trying to bilk the helpless Tessa out of the small museum she inherited from her murdered adoptive father. When the bad guys try to bump off Tessa, Lan and his buddy Parke Brenlek muscle in to solve the mystery Hardy Boysstyle. Some ham-handed sleuthing reveals the major attraction within the museum: an alien teleportation device. Soon Lan, Parke, and their girlfriends chase through space to collar the bad guys. Lan and Tessa realize that the teleportation device enables Lan to live in Neverend without feeling trapped, which puts a new face on their future together. All of the old SF formulaic elements are here, and Stith's brew of dark tunnels, cuddly aliens, and teenage romance ultimately spins its wheels, producing no sparks. -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

"A reunion with a sense of wonder awaits us in John Stith's latest SF thriller. What Stith has accomplished in this book is a sprightly, fast-paced humorous romance." -- Science Fiction Age

"A reunion with a sense of wonder awaits us in John Stith's latest SF thriller... sprightly, fast-paced humorous romance." -- Science Fiction Age, September 1994

"His approach is a mixture of SF, espionage, ... should please any fans who look for a little fun in their reading." -- Starlog, February 1995

"One part mystery, one part other worlds adventure, a well controlled, thoroughly entertaining joyride right up through its final pages." -- Science Fiction Chronicle, July 1994

"Reminiscent of Clarke and Heinlein...technology and interplanetary travel with characters that are appealing and a non-stop plot." -- Voice of Youth Advocates, February 1995

"Reunion on Neverend is a fast-paced, fun thriller, chasing love and interplanetary thieves." -- Denver Post, August 28, 1994

"Stith's writing is direct, delightful, and uncomplicated. His approach is a mixture of SF, espionage, and William Powell/Myrna Loy-style action, which should please any fans who look for a little fun in their reading." -- Starlog