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Melissa Chen

Wells Without Water on April 19, 2012

Wells Without Water is a captivating tale with a broad cast of very well-developed characters. Allen does a great job of painting each character's cultural and circumstantial differences to strike just the right amount of tension in his scenes, without ever making any interactions seem forced. The novel also delves into some pretty heavy material and provides some food for thought on the topics of race, religion, parenting, loyalty/friendship and psychology. What was most interesting was the author's exploration of outcasts who are shunned for a variety of reasons in a stagnant society such as Sardis, and how they come to find each other. Though ambitious, Allen has managed to pay thorough homage to each of these themes while providing a truly great story that is still very much plot-driven and approachable. This one will leave you thinking, perhaps even re-examining your own beliefs, and wishing there was more. Very much looking forward to reading the author's next work!