"A vivid fantasy sequel packed with weird gods and another world's fantastic war. Great for fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Joel C. Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame: The Warriors." BOOKLIFE

"George Mendoza's fabulistic novel Vision of the Spirit Man covers a man's fever-pitched quest to understand his past and move into his future...In the fantastical novel Visions of the Spirit Man, a man hopes to redeem himself from the mistakes of his past." FOREWORD REVIEWS

"Five years after the events of Journey of the Spirit Man, Michael Seymour finds himself back in the alternate reality from which he had been so eager to escape, but to where he has recently been desperate to return. But the land he discovers upon arrival has changed. A great war rages, and Michael is revered as a warrior and a killer, although he has no recollection of being either of those things. Charged with finding and destroying the Annihilator, a force intent on bringing doom to the land of Shoot, Michael must battle the world around him-human, creature, and natural-and trek through desolate wastelands, where he encounters a series of allies and foes. Along the way, he discovers that The Spirit Man's warrior spirit sits at bay within him. But The Spirit Man is not the only spirit lying in wait inside Michael-and he'll need help from them all to save the land he's come to love and honor the fatal sacrifices his friends have made for him." BOOKLIFE

"Mendoza creates a satisfying fantasy landscape that feels dreamlike even in its descriptions. Elements of different spiritualities collide, from

Native American vision quests to The Book, which echoes Judeo-Christian religions and specifically brings to mind the

Holy Grail. Michael's quest traces a classic hero's journey: the eerie, too-good-to-be-true Paradisa, for example, recalls

the myth of Circe and Odysseus. Despite its relatively short length, the book's pacing sometimes drags, with Michael often

journeying solo. However, these stretches are usually relieved by rapid-fire action scenes, and readers will want to hang in

there for the final faceoff, as a plot twist involving the Annihilator is especially satisfying." KIRKUS

"An imaginative, otherworldly journey." KIRKUS