Cam Maya and Cameron When Relationships Change Across Realities
One Relationship Across Two Realities Relationships in fiction often reveal character more clearly than explanation. In DANGEROUS PASSAGE, the complicated connection among Cam Breakstone, Maya Bijan, and the alternate Cameron Breakstone becomes one of the clearest ways Keith Lammers shows how different circumstances can change the same life. Cam and Maya in the Original Reality […]
How Cam Breakstone Turns an Unwanted Ability Into a New Purpose
When a Burden Becomes Useful One of the most satisfying character changes in speculative fiction happens when something once viewed as a burden gains a new purpose. In Keith Lammers’ DANGEROUS PASSAGE, Cam Breakstone has spent much of his life uncomfortable with his unusual sensitivity to time. He can touch old objects and sense how […]
How Loss Shapes Cam Breakstone Before His Journey Between Worlds
Grief as Part of Cam’s Character Grief in fiction works best when it changes how a character behaves rather than appearing only as background information. Keith Lammers builds that kind of loss into DANGEROUS PASSAGE. Cam Breakstone’s family tragedy happened years before the central events of the novel, yet it continues influencing his confidence, relationships, […]
The St. Augustine Lighthouse at the Center of Dangerous Passage
More Than a Setting The St. Augustine Lighthouse stands at the center of DANGEROUS PASSAGE because it connects several parts of Cam Breakstone’s life at once. It is tied to his childhood fear, his unusual sensitivity to space, the death of his family, his interest in history, the television opportunity that promises to solve his […]
