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S. Alan Schweitzer resides in Avon, Ohio with his wife, Barbara. They have one son, Matthew, who lives in Columbus. Schweitzer loves to read science fiction works and play the piano. One day he hopes to play Scriabin, Debussy, and Arnold Bax fluently.
Schweitzer, a Philadelphia native, worked for the Lorain Public Library System for 25 years before retirement. He received a bachelor's degree in Spanish from South Centre College in Danville, KY; a master's degree in Spanish from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; and a doctorate in romance languages, also from Rutgers. Before coming to Lorain, he taught Spanish at Rutgers, at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, and at Texas A & M University. Eventually, he decided to change fields and received a Master of Library Science degree from The University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Science.
Schweitzer has published five novels to date: "The Carradine Legacy;" "In search of Neva;" "The Bracelet;" "Zone 2;" and "Questor." Each work deals with various science fiction themes like parallel universes, cloning, and extra-terrestrial presence within mankind's history.
Reviewed by Anne Boiling for Readers' Favorite
Ray Willis was orphaned as a child. He was raised by his Uncle Frank. As the older man lay in the hospital dying he told Ray about his expedition to Peru. He told Ray he had entrusted a bracelet to a colleague, Andy Horvath. He urged Ray to go to Andy Horvath and retrieve the bracelet. Then Frank slipped what looked like a needle to Ray. It was actually a key that would not only unlock the “bracelet’s enigma” but a frightening journey that Ray never intended to take.
The Bracelet by S. Alan Schweitzer has great potential. The plot is exciting, thrilling, frightening and unique. This tale is one of great intellect with challenging and controversial ideas and scenes. The author has combined conspiracy, betrayal, time travel, aliens, good versus evil and a touch of romance. This book has it all. So why did I give it a 4 instead of a 5? This book needs a good professional editor. I found the editing mistakes to be distracting. At times the wording was clumsy. Often quotation marks were wrong. The plot is fantastic but does not always flow smoothly. The wrong name was used a few times. All of these are reasons to hire a good editor/proofreader. This is not a fast read. There are 298 pages which is not a daunting size but the plot is so intelligently written that I took it slow to absorb the facts.
I’ve purposely kept the summary short. I don’t want to give too much of the plot away. This is a great read. I encourage fans of science fiction to pick up a copy. I savored this book. Despite my complaints about the editing this is a must read. I will be watching for more books by S. Alan Schweitzer.
