Zadra & Cindy Combs

Black Panther Productions

(516) "Sandburg Squared (CVT-516)" (Sentinel)

Reviewed by Kathryn A on 3rd December 2000 (3)

This story was nominated in the Cascade Times 2000 Awards in the best BPP story and best original good guy character (OMC) sections, and I can see why. Obediah Sandburg was a great guest-character, having a bit more depth than he seemed to have at first, and the plot rolled along with some interesting complications. I've got one nit to pick, though; the author seems to have mixed up Australia with South Africa -- so far as I know, Australia isn't famous for its diamond mines. Opals, yes, but not diamonds.

You can contact Zadra (robinh2 at hotmail dot com) or Cindy Combs (spacecloud at juno dot com)

Addendum: Apparently Australia may not be famous for its diamond mines, but the authors have pointed out to me that such mines do exist and are quite big. See http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/dmnd/au/au/p0005.htm if you're curious.