Review: IndieReader Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2012
Mankind is in danger and there is no one better to help than Tobias Ramsey. As the last remaining member of the Guardians, a special group of knights supported by the Vatican, Tobias's life has always revolved around protecting humanity. This time though the stakes are higher. The devil is on the verge of rising to the earth, something he attempts every thousand years, and it is not a simple matter of waiting for divine intervention to keep him away. Only an elaborate three piece puzzle involving a sacred crux and a man specially appointed to holding that crux can defeat what will otherwise destroy the world.Tobias may be well trained for such a conflict, but the one whose duty it is to hold the crux, John, has no idea of the task ahead of him. Living completely unaware that he is a descendant of the Brotherhood of the Sealed, John tends to spend his time idly drinking on his porch in Connecticut. When danger and high adventure literally show up at his doorstep, he is nonplussed though incapable of avoiding his destiny. After collecting John's attractive female friend Sam, the three end up setting out on a hack and slash adventure that ends up encompassing a variety of countries, beasts from hell, trustworthy priests, treacherous priests, and a good deal of other odds and ends from modified Glock pistols to dragons.Tobias and his team manage to chop, stab, shoot, bludgeon, and otherwise obliterate just about anything that the devil himself can throw at them. While riddles and mind games verge on the silly, the focus of the story is clearly on the physical war with hellish creatures. Even though he can fly a plane and use a sword like a samurai, Tobias is, after all, impressed by Sam's use of Google. Naturally no riddles the team faces will be much more difficult than a Google search, but with invisible imps and soul stealing phantoms on the prowl, anything more taxing would certainly end in disaster.Though the plot may stretch too far beyond the fantastic for some readers (keep in mind that Tobias's arsenal is part of the Vatican's budget), those seeking heavy doses of action will be rewarded. No piece of the puzzle ever comes to the team without a fight and, led by Tobias, fight they do.Reviewed by Collin Marchiando for IndieReader