—Philip José Farmer

“This is a story about homecoming and belonging, with the fittingly quiet appeal of magic realism. . .Knight maintains a literary quality comparable to the nostalgic rediscoveries of childhood wonder in Ray Bradbury’s early work.”

—Tony Lee, Starburst Magazine

“Mishaps, misunderstandings, deceptions, grand gestures gone wrong: interlopers and townsfolk interact with fondly evoked lunatic earnestness, but always with the subtext of salvation sought and ultimately found. A gracefully serious comedy, The Astonished Eye: an instauration of paradise, a well of daft redemption.”

“It’s an uncanny blend of mystery, science fiction, fantasy and horror. There are strong elements of Bradbury, Carroll, and King in Tracy Knight’s writing but his voice is definitely his own. The novel demonstrates both the author’s fantastical imagination and his ability to write a delightful and moving narrative.”

—Andy Fairclough, Horror World

“Quirky, at times almost contemplative in its simple yet pregnant observations of the commonplace, The Astonished Eye is a metaphoric glimpse at hope found within the ordinary, renewal discovered in the nondescript pageantry of our daily lives, a recognition of ourselves and our brief existence as but an allegory to a leaf that falls from a tree on any autumn day, beauty unremarked but should we choose to notice. . . Told with both humor and an always engaged humanity, some time has passed since I last read a novel with so much thought and ability condensed into a single slim and conceptually compressed novel.”

“It’s a simple, straightforward tale, precisely told, with strong characters and an atmosphere so tangible you can smell apple pies cooling on the windowsills. Charming and well written, unapologetically upbeat, The Astonished Eye worked the same magic on me as Elderton did on Ben Savitch, lifting my spirits in a moment of despair. I suspect it might do the same for you.”