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Reviewed by Paul Zietsman for Readers' Favorite
The Psychonauts: Sands Of Fate by Luther Banks is a wildly original genre-blender that plays by its own rules. Set against the backdrop of Cold War conspiracies, interdimensional warfare, and corporate malaise, the story hurtles through time and space with breakneck confidence. We’re introduced to Agent Clarence Simmons, a curmudgeonly CIA veteran chasing a mysterious cosmic artifact known as the Oracle, and later to Artie Lacks, an unmotivated office worker with a blurry sense of reality. Their stories are connected by forces far larger than themselves - forces that bend logic, time, and identity into surreal shapes. Told with crackling wit and an eye for the absurd, The Psychonauts never plays it safe. Instead, it throws the reader into the deep end of satire, science fiction, and action-adventure, often all at once, and always with a smirk.
What struck me most about The Psychonauts was how beautifully chaotic it is. There’s a sheen of irreverence here, but beneath it lies precision: a kind of orchestrated madness that feels both unhinged and deeply deliberate. The prose is electric - funny, cinematic, and at times even poetic in its philosophical wanderings. It reminded me of how stories can be playgrounds, not just lectures. This isn’t your everyday dystopia or action romp; it’s a meditation on memory, absurdity, and destiny disguised as pulp fiction. There’s also a quiet tragedy nestled inside the satire that lingers long after the explosions fade. For readers looking for something fresh, fearless, and as sharp as broken glass, The Psychonauts: Sands Of Fate by Luther Banks delivers. And then some.
