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“Paul Malmont’s script is constantly pushing forward, giving the issue a real energetic and dynamic feeling…”

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“Perfectly detailed and well researched, the novel offers entry to a complete and irresistible dream where following one’s passion delivers the world.”

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“His second effort — with its impressive research, richly imagined scenes, compelling prose, and attention-grabbing protagonist — is poised to break him out.”

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Some of the best-known historical novelists are E.L. Doctorow (“Ragtime,” among other books), Gore Vidal (“Lincoln,” etc.) and James Michener (“Alaska,” one of many geographic locales used as his settings for combining history with fiction).   Paul Malmont has not joined their ranks yet, but he might if he decides to continue writing historical fiction as fascinating as “Jack London in Paradise.”

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“PARADISE is Malmont’s second novel, following 2006’s acclaimed THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL. Although this sophomore effort is another pas de deux between two real-life creative figures, it’s written in a different style, eschewing the tropes of pulp for those of London’s literary adventures. That’s not to say CHINATOWN’s many admirers won’t also enjoy this; they should, more often than not, provided they don’t expect a stylistic dupe. It may not have CHINATOWN’s resonance, but it carries its class.”

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“Malmont’s sense of drama is nearly perfect. He knows how to pace his story and to build suspense step by step. Biographical facts ground his tale of adventure in actuality and enable him to soar majestically when he wants to. The scenes in the waters of Hawaii are breathtakingly beautiful and reminiscent of London’s inspired writing in “Martin Eden.” Charmian London might have tried to squelch Malmont’s bold, psychological novel, but Jack would have recognized its beauty, and its big, terrible truths.”

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“You will not be able to come away from this novel and not go on the hunt for a Jack London novel, and even more, some non-fiction reading on the man. I can’t think of a bigger accomplishment a novel can claim than spurning more reading down a path previously unplanned prior to. It would be a pleasant surprise to find another book in 2009 I enjoy more.”

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“London makes for an arresting subject, and Malmont paints an adept portrait.”