He’s a real man, you see, and he just can’t get enough. Except he can pull it off, as it were – hell, he can even convert the staunchest lesbian to come out of the closet and see what she’s missing: a man. Arthur Merlin is a wonderful fantasy figure, though hardly the alpha hero in that, to be honest, he’s very tongue-in-cheek too: he’s non-negotiable on most things – as for terrorists, they’ve got no chance – he’s a governmental loose cannon… Oh, and he has a sex-drive like mine. I can’t help thinking that, along with his own experiences, had ‘The Paranormal’ been so big in Ian Fleming’s day, he might have written something like this. The story is narrated by our mind-reading super-powered hero, Arthur Merlin, and when he’s not around, the author affords us the choice of either assuming she has taken over as omniscient author, or – and this is clever – that Arthur is still telling the tale because he can be where he wants when he wants…īut back to the “Bond” thing. And besides, it doesn’t take long to find out this book moves along, reads, as rapidly as a Bond film. I don’t want to say too much about the book’s story – I think too much has been said about that already, and, after all, it’s up to us to find out for ourselves. ‘Sex Scally Bond’ (Excalibur?) Or rather: ‘The name’s Merlin… Arthur Merlin.’ If you're in the mood to curl up on the couch and do some light reading this one will fit the bill. Cotton candy for the brain, which is also how I describe books like The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. If it were a movie I'd say it was one of those grade B science fiction stories that are entertainingly unbelievable. I did find a few things that editing missed a couple places where the wrong word was used but it was spelled so close to the intended word that I knew what was meant and didn't let it ruin my enjoyment. Only a native, or someone who lives in a limited region of the Midwest USA, would understand the reference. She compared some food in England with the Midwest's Runza food phenomenon. There was one time the authors status as a Midwesterner really peeked through. I had a few giggles while reading the book.

You think you know what he will find, then you realize it's going to something else, all to find out neither happens as you expect. He is drawn to England and there the adventure begins. He's been experiment with, and all attempts by government agencies to control him have utterly failed.

Arthur Merlin has abilities that no other human has. The Secret of Excalibur by Sahara Foley is a delightfully entertaining, though unbelievable, science fiction tale.