Safe Haven is an account of a diary found by the US military and
translated (looking for secrets) and recounted within the pages of Safe Haven. Originally,
I thought this was a horror story – of course all tales (well most) about war
are horror, but real-life horrors are something entirely different from the
horrors I was expecting.
All that aside and my chagrin over the tale, I did continue
to read. Steve Byrne weaves a nice recount of the Vietnamese solder’s diary and
the events that lead him to Mau Gaing village where he sought refuge. The mood
of the story, is as you can imagine, somber but shows an interesting spin as it
is told in the eyes of the enemy.
Overall, I don’t recommend Safe Haven for general horror
fans. If you are looking for war stories or tales of fiction with historic significance
then by all means. Solid writing – and one can’t help but feel a but for the
soldier – Safe haven is based off of Mr. Byrne’s novel documenting the same –
entitled Phoenix.
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