From Booklist: Parrish's latest opens upon a world so tilted--people are "shifted" into new bodies, while their old bodies and personalities proceed--that it brings Philip K. Dick to mind. Gradually, the Dick-like paranoia itself shifts into flourishes of sword-and-sorcery and a cast of characters rather like X-Men. Psychokinesis is the theme, and Parrish makes it seem plausible, as his reluctant hero, Collin Boyd/Grant Borrows, discovers his powers in a kind of spiritual journey. The cliff-hanging plot mostly holds up, and the pace is, well, relentless. It's almost as though Parrish has too much talent and can't quite bring it under control. Nonetheless, another of Bethany's sf writers, Randall Ingermanson comes to mind, and Parrish is every bit as skilled.
This one was a freebie I picked up from Amazon for my Kindle. It looked like a self-published cheapo with strange formatting but the story moved quickly enough to being with that I stuck with it. About halfway through the book hits with a heavy dose of Christian preachy rubbish though that makes the book painful. The best thing I can say about this one is that it is fast paced.
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