Battles and respites are strewn with famous flyers ( Barker, Bishop, Goering, Galland) and one of their most famous writer contemporaries,Hemingway . . .In this piece of good fiction, it works and lifts Kim Kinrade’s third novel (after Ice Break and Beneath the Plains of Abraham) to the level of a decent read.
- Rob Mathews, Halifax Chronicle-Herald
For many years, I believed the master of presenting heroism was Ernest Hemingway, who still remains one of my favourite writers. However, I am convinced, given the opportunity to shine in the golden sun of writing novels, Kinrade could surpass Hemingway because of his descriptive abilities. . . If I were to measure this novel from one to five, five being the highest mark, I would give The Millennium Man a six.
-Don Behren, Lethbridge Herald
Kim Kinrade’s new novel, The Millennium Man, is full of more famous faces than Madame Toussaud’s Wax Museum.
- Sandy MacDonald, Halifax Daily News
The Millennium Man ranks very close to the top of my list of “most enjoyed” books. Kim Kinrade’s characters are exceptionally well developed. . . For all who do not remember the wars, this book is a must; and for those who do remember, The Millennium Man is a poignant trip into our history.
- Helen MacKenzie, Herald Book Club
Who is . . .
THE
MILLENNIUM MAN?Indicted for murder in one of the worst crimes against the Northwest Mounted Police in their history, 16 year-old Harley Melanson escapes to join the Canadian army, which is heading off to fight in the mud of Flanders. Behind him is Robert DeWolfe, an inspector with the newly-formed Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who is one step behind him in, what eventually turns out to be, an 84 year chase.
While eluding the police inspector, Melanson becomes a fighter pilot, flying in 4 wars and meeting heroes and villains along the way such as Billy Bishop, Will Barker, Hermann Göring, Sir Arthur Currie, King George V, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, German flying ace, Adolph Galland, Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill.
Now masquerading as Brian Shelby, a 99 year-old multi-millionaire whose fortune was made in the aviation field, Harley is visited by members of the RCMP and Justice Department who mean to find out if the Order of Canada recipient is really a war hero, or a fugitive “cop-killer.”
ISBN: 1-55279-024-X