IMAGER'S CHALLENGE

This brief yet overwritten story features an interstellar police force called "The Imagers." The heroes, who are reminiscent of Jedi Knights, have the power to imagine things like force fields and invisibility shields into existence. Hero Rhenn must protect his family from a vengeful foe. The attention the story pays to pomp and circumstance makes the book slow listening in parts, especially the beginning, in spite of the herculean efforts of narrator William Dufris. But author Modesitt redeems himself with the battle scenes. Dufris is effective at helping the listener imagine the exotic locales and characters Rhenn faces, and he easily creates distinctive voices for the plethora of characters. M.S. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2010]