Review: Teleport This
One of the interesting things about the Kindle store is that one can find a lot of work by very small authors in there. I forget how I happened on Christopher Daniels’s Teleport This, but I know I was looking for a science-fiction-flavored page-turner for light entertainment. Teleport This fit that bill nicely.
Overall I would say that Teleport is a new writer working out his chops, not a virtuoso performance, yet. While the plot was diverting, it was also fairly pedestrian. The characters were distinct, but all likeable; I could sympathize with the villains. While those elements were competently executed, I found the dialog to be very strong. Daniels writes characters that are fun to listen to, in the sense that screwball comedies or Oscar Wilde characters are fun to listen to. Their dialog is just stylized enough to be snappy while staying realiztic enough to be believeable.
Probably the biggest weakness is that the characters are all just a little too likeable. As with Deadman’s The Art Of Arrow Cutting, everyone here is agreeable and reasonable, or they are a villainous caricature.
Fun to see a writer working out his voice somewhat.