LARRY JOHNSON'S THE MAYFLY: A NOVEL OF INTRINSIC ASCENT

Larry (Horseman/Tales of the Broken B) Johnson has written a quaint, mystical novel titled The Mayfly. 

Johnson's earthy, passion play is, in fact, a poetic allegory, in which the author depicts graduate student, Deborah Vinton, who studies the fascinating, water-based mayflies during a summer sojourn with the prestigious entomologist, Dr. Edwin Wilson (at an estate once owned by the mysterious Dr. Moreau). Mayflies are unique since they only rise from the depths to seek mates before dying. Indeed, such specimens hold a daunting task, with so little time to fulfill their innate cause, not far removed from dear Deborah, who though young, has let much of her life pass by. 

In addition to Wilson, our heroine works with a dashing, redheaded gent named Andre, for whom Deborah holds enormous attraction, but he's not the only magnetic male in the fold. There's a horned humanoid who roams the woods. Per an obscure, Greek religion which Andre shares, the crimson-eyed entity is said to have warded off flies from the gods. Is the creature a figment of Deborah's imagination, the result of her yearning for Andre or maybe such springs from the influence of a peculiar, bee-adorned ring; then again, this haunting deity could be the harbinger of all that's dark and sinister. Whatever the cause, Johnson's cryptic avenues forge an absorbing narrative.

I must confess, I'm not one for romance literature, but Johnson's swift syntax, pragmatic dialogue and careful, character construction make The Mayfly favorable, with much of its appeal stemming from its diffident lead. Deborah is amiable, fallible and through her emotional struggle, valiant: a pleasing departure from the boring, Mary Sue scenarios, which do little more than grant success to those who never work for it. In this regard, Deborah's ascent, even if showered by palpable whimsy, is easy to call one's own. 

Without any doubt, The Mayfly (which by the way, sports Johnson's arresting, cover artwork) is a superb, contemporary fable, the sort of quality, phantasmagorical fiction that deserves an esteemed place in every library. 

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