The following review of the novel Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World is by Louisiana writer and poet Jerry P. Bolton. It is presented here by the author’s permission:

 
Aberjhani. Google that name and another world will open up for the reader and seekers of excellence in the literary sense. Over the years I have discovered, when I read Aberjhani, I find his words come at the reader with an intensity not many writers can boast of being able to do. He holds nothing back within his growing and impressive list of literary and poetical accomplishments. I have just recently finished reading just such a work of unpolluted art by Aberjhani. It is a novel which cannot be pigeon-holed within a convenient genre box. The title of this most creative book is Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World.

 
From the strong, eye-catching cover showing two black angels, male and female, designed by Luther E. Vann, to the last page of "Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World," you will find yourself on a journey the likes of which will not be easily forgotten. The novel's protagonist, Danny Blue, has a revelation which comes to him in a dream-like conversation with Valerie, his dead ex-lover, in the beginning of this work. This stunning work is first and foremost -- to this reader -- a tale of self awareness and murder in the guise of mass suicide, which will lead the unwitting and duped participants into everlasting karma.

 
"Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World" is a powerful, sometimes frightful journey which takes place in a community which goes by the name of Froggtown. This exciting new novel from Aberjhani challenges the reader to hold fast to himself as he is introduced to a myriad of colorful characters, not the least of which is the diabolical superstar musician, Jimmy Redfyre, who holds Satanic-like control over his followers. If Redfyre is the villain in this breathtaking novel of good vs. evil, his main adversary is another musician who goes simply by the name of Ruzahn. From there the story begins to wind its way into the psyche of the reader.

 
The die is cast after Danny Blue's supernatural instructions by Valerie. Danny, aided by a cast of diverse and visionary characters --including the musician Ruzahn-- go about the business of thwarting the immoral plans of Jimmy Redfyre. Within the pages of this grand novel you will be taken on a surreal journey, but with reality nudging the reader in unexpected forms. From the phenomena of a semi-faith-based suicide, or – known in Froggtown as "dying dirty" – begun by Danny Blue's confidante and lover, Valerie who was --before she accepted her fate to "trans-evolve"-- an exceptional artist, with a mystique and allure about her which transcended mere mortals. There are supernatural powers at work in this book. Jimmy Redfyre has co-opted those psychic ability into his music in order to embed certain connotations which, at the climax of a long-awaited multi-media concert production, will send millions world-wide to their deaths in the most massive suicide pact known to mankind.

 
Danny Blue, with the help of Valerie, who appears within his consciousness, his friend and musician Ruzahn, along with others, race against time and forces beyond their wildest imaginations to stop the planned embedded messages from Jimmy Redfyre's music; thereby saving millions of lives worldwide that Redfyre and his legions plan on destroying.

 
"Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World" is a compelling read. It is fraught with complex and diverse plots, a subterranean and evil mission squaring off against those who have it in their power to stop the madness, if they only have the time and the will to venture into Jimmy Redfyre's lair; knowing they may never come out of it alive. "Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World" kept this reader spellbound and amazed, once again, at the talent of its author, Aberjhani. It is money well spent if you decide to take a gamble on this marvelous read.

 
by Jerry P. Bolton
author of Crimes and Misdemeanors
and Margaret and David: A Love Story