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Review by Chrissi (310809) Rating (8/10) Review
by Chrissi Unlike the heroes depicted by Rollins and Gibbins, the man at the centre of the plot is not a member of any special sect or society. Adam Sabir is a writer who has published a book on Nostradamus and who is researching another line of enquiry when he is contacted by a man who may have something of interest to him. Although this man may be a fraud, he arranges to meet only to have the man attack him and tell him that two words are important before he leaves and does not return. Sabir tries to unravel the clue whilst, unbeknownst to him, another man is seeking the same goal. His life is placed in danger as he attempts to follow the line of enquiry and he finds himself accused of killing the man who contacted him. His protagonist is a less than pleasant man who believes that he is working for a cause as his family did before him; their goal is the support of the third antichrist. The information concerning the third antichrist is thought to be in the lost quatrains written by Nostradamus and it is vital to their cause that no one have this information else their plans may come to naught. With plots and counter plots, good and evil characters, there is plenty here to entertain anyone who enjoys the machinations of a well written conspiracy adventure. As with many of these stories, the characters are secondary to the pace of the plot, although there is sufficient flesh to them that you do sympathise with their plight.
Mario Reading is the author of other non-fiction books on Nostradamus
and so he handles his subject matter with obvious familiarity.
I do not therefore imagine that it was a huge leap for him to
turn one of his favourite subjects towards the writing of this
thriller. I do enjoy books like these, the amount of research
that the writers must do and volume of information which they
impart to the reader to keep them up with the plot is simply breathtaking.
All you need to do is simply sit back and enjoy being entertained! |
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