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I was born in the Ukraine in 1970, which was then a part of the Soviet Union, a country that no longer exists. Assimilating into new culture, learning a new language, finishing high school and college, these were some of the best and most challenging years of my life. After earning my bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and Graphic Design, I sought beauty in all its forms until slowly and rather surprisingly a new irresistible desire emerged inside me: a love of writing.
I had great teachers who taught me the craft with great patience, fun and understanding. I learned from the books written by some of the best writers in the world: Jack London, Ernst Hemingway, David Morell, Isaac Azimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert… And the movies that always inspired me are on my shelf, waiting to be picked up when I need to go where the winds of creation will take me. For me writing is a labor of love. I want to share with my readers all the fun and joy of creativity and imagination. My hobbies include traveling, book and coin collecting, graphic novels, Japanese food and manga, military history and science.
I currently live in New York City where I enjoy the best the Big Apple has to offer.
Reviewed by Divine Zape for Readers' Favorite
Die To Live Again by David Crane is a compelling blend of fiction and sci-fi featuring rock-solid characters and an enthralling plot. Twenty-four-year-old Tanya Gray believes she is as ready for the end of the world as any survivalist, and it's the one thing she'd want her father to remember her for. But when the thermonuclear Armageddon hits the earth, when the bombs fall, the world isn't an iota of what she'd known it to be. What would it take to redeem humankind, to find salvation, and is she ready to pay the price?
Die To Live Again is an interesting story laced with symbolism. It can be read as sci-fi or apocalyptic literature. The writing is stellar and there are insightful thoughts scattered throughout the book. Just at the start of the story, the protagonist says, "I guess the only people who really believed in the apocalypse were the survivalists." I enjoyed the stream of consciousness and the fact that the author uses the first person narrative with great mastery, a style that will draw readers in and enthrall them. The author starts with a crisis and transforms it into a tale that will leave readers breathless. It starts with a call...
David Crane has created a work that will resonate with many readers, a powerful warning as to what could happen when we become egoistic and fail to care about our own world. I enjoyed the frightening images and was infinitely drawn to the hope hidden in the throbbing heart of the protagonist.
