Review: A must read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 23, 2014
This book is not just a skillful fantasy horror story, it is a book that makes a person think.  What is truth? There are events in this story included that happened in the real world, represented with another slant and so very plausible as to be frightening.  Who delivers the truth? The people in power. This is always slanted towards the wishes of the victor of any war. Truth is very much like a Trojan horse, appearing to be one thing in order to mislead the eye from seeing what is really there.Main character Freeman Sullivan is a writer who has managed to piece together a massive leger de main, covering the existence of one thing with something else. The story opens with his interview with his editor, fighting to get her to understand the concepts of the book and why it should be published.  As he takes her through the stages of how he came to be enlightened  with scenes from the past, the reader begins to see a sinister picture evolving and overlaying what should be normal and isn’t.  Each of the players in the story has an edge to dislodge the world as we know it more from kilter. Some of the ‘truths’ people have believed are shattered. Nephilim existed? A parallel universe is a reality? Religion/Godhead is not what people think?The plot weaves back and forth in a complex and thrilling way reminiscent of the works of Dan Brown. The politics, religions and world building call to mind Frank Herbert’s masterpiece, Dune.  Scenes of fantasy words bring memories of Michael Moorcock. But the voice and the characters, indeed the whole package is Martin Adil-Smith. I can see a time very soon coming when we will be comparing new books to elements of his work.This story is a compulsive, entertaining read that has a person looking up real events and wondering …