The Space Between

By Ronald Malfi

When the United States Navy uncovers a mysterious porthole in the waters off the coast of Africa, it looks to astrophysicist Vander Case for answers, not only because of his scientific expertise, but... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588515508
• ISBN13: 9781588515506
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Publishamerica Inc
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

This book would keep Alfred Hitchhock in Suspense!

I must confess that I grew up down the street from the author, so I don't know how objective I can be. But I must say that I honestly couldn't put this book down once I had started reading. Ron Malfi has the unique ability to keep a story moving quickly while not giving away the secrets he needs to keep the reader guessing. One reviewer noted that Malfi is like Stephen King and Hemingway; I completely agree. But unlike both of those writers, Malfi doesn't take pages and pages to "set the scene." Each page is the scene. I wanted to read every word, not so I would be prepared for the action to come - but for it's own entertainment value. Much like John Steinbeck, Malfi has a way of working every detail into the story - every tiny grain of information seems essential to the reader. I can't wait for his next book!

Intelligent, Creative, Enjoyable

A nice first effort by Ronald Damien Malfi. I make it a point to read debut novels from up and coming writers, and this one is definitely my pick for January. Nice, well-rounded story with wonderfully believable characters and deep emotion. The relationship between the two main characters, Vander and Alana, was very nicely executed, and I loved the non-linear telling of the tale. Surprisingly, this is a love story! A friend of mine refused to read the book at first because she is not a fan of science fiction and horror, but after I urged her, she read the book and loved it. I was surprised at how young the author is to have written such a knowledgeable book. If he is that young, we can surely expect to see great things from Ronald Damien Malfi in the future. Consider me a fan!

pretty good first novel

I thought this was a pretty good first novel. What originally interested me in it was all the talk I heard about the book's genre. People said it was horror, science fiction, adventure, literary fiction, etc. After what I heard, I was interested enough to read the book myself, and I'm glad that I did. Although I still don't know what to categorize it as. Maybe just mainstream fiction, or like a suspense thriller.Vander Case is the main character, and he is a depressed physics professor who is still mourning the death of his girlfriend from long ago. Without giving too much away, he is kidnapped by the Navy and taken out into the Atlantic oceans where they find a giant space porthole beneath the water. From there, the story unravells in a past-paced present time aboard the naval ship, while we see intermittent flashbacks to Vander's past and the events that brought him to where he is today.I enjoyed this book very much and I think Ronald Damien Malfi is a great new voice in dark literary fiction (or what ever you want to call it!) Calling it science fiction is a bit misleading I think, but I still very much recommend this book.

Pleased with this author's originality

I borrowed this book from a friend after he simply raved about it, and knowing that I will read practically anything (and am impressed by very little), he was curious to see what I would think of the book. Well I have to say I really loved it. It was written in a very unique style, not too 'modern commercial fiction' but not to 'literary fiction.' Mr. Malfi has a style like a mixture between Stephen King and Ernest Hemingway, and I would certainly recommend this book be read by anyone looking for a brilliant new voice.

A sign of things to come

I found this first book of Ronald Damien Malfi, THE SPACE BETWEEN, a delightful start to the new millennium. An avid reader of modern science fiction, I dare to name one book that compares. The early hot sellers, Orson Scott Card's ENDER'S SHADOW and Harry Turtledove's COLONIZATION AFTERSHOCKS, fall short of the classic standards that were set by Sagan and Verne. THE [SPACE] BETWEEN raises the bar for all new authors and redefines reader's expectations. Ronald Damien Malfi is the brightest new star in the science fiction galaxy.