Review: Phenomifreakingnal. *MAJOR SPOILERS*  (Sorry if I just gave the whole story away in this review)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
MAJOR SPOILERSNote:This story is incredibly slow moving at times, but when the action is there it is non-stop. I want to state that this review is my understanding of the entire story. It was at times difficult to follow because there is so much going on. I share this review for those who have already read it and may have misunderstood and for those new readers debating on whether to purchase. I know revealing an entire story may not make people want to make a purchase but I also know that sometimes it does just the opposite. This is a difficult read but worth the experience even if you do read the review I've given below. And for those who complain about these major spoilers, I remind you again that you didn't have to read this. I clearly put Major Spoilers in the headline and before this note for that reason. If the author requests I shed these spoilers in a comment on this posted review, I will do so. On that note: BUY THE FREAKING BOOK!Josh has a bout of amnesia and can't remember a memory involving his best friend Tommy being murdered by Edimmu;reptilian angels working under the Council of Peacocks. His memory is triggered by a talk with his best friend Brian, after he and his friends-on their way to a cabin for down time-have their car tires slashed by shards, which result in Tania and Brian's deaths after they are attacked, kidnapped and subsequently murdered. Long story short, Josh gets himself, his girlfriend Jan, Brians girlfriend Rebecca and his other friend Matt out alive. You are then introduced to one of his abilities which involve freezing an item/person. Wisdom, then "saves" him and recruits him as one of his army against the Council of Peacocks.Wisdom is a highly feared character throughout the whole story. He's presented almost as a God or demi-god of sorts, but in reality he is a former Atlantean turned Djinn(demon) after touching a stone that resulted in his kidnapping and transformation of a Djinn as a slave under his new father's rule on Kaz(Djinnistan) after his mother's subsequent rape.Wisdom has dedicated himself to gathering Anomolies, who are psychicaly gifted half demom half children. Anomolies are unwanted offspring that are born when Orpheans(phantoms)possess humans and have sex within that form. Orpheans are generally disorganized and normally hate the Edimmu. However, they are working together under The Council of Peacocks for exclusive reasons. The main goal: getting hold of a terraforming device capable of letting the user shape the world in his image.This device would allow the Orpheans to rid the planet of Anomolies and Propates to rule the world, in addition, to resurrecting Argus, the God they serve/worship. It would also allow him to create an amry of enlightened and divine creatures, if they(the Anomolies captured and experimented on who survive their first initial "tests") are able to reach the level of Eyeness.Propates also has shared history with Wisdom, as he is his "son"(creation). Wisdom turned Propates after his love interest, formerly known as Andromeada, now known as Echo, took an interest in him, after Propates anger regarding  his pregnant wife being raped, led him to her. Throughout the story, not only has Propates struck deals with both the Edimmu and the Orpheans but also with Wisdoms "father" and an alien being by the name of Defksquar; who is charged with finding the terraforming device he wants to get rid of because his planet is warring over it.Throughot the story we also learn Josh' human father is secretly working with the Council and that his real father is a man named Elphab, who too, is working with the Council, but more closely with the Edimmu. Then you have other supporting characters and anomolies such as, David, who feels he is a monster but seems to deny it all the same. His abilities focus more on blowing things up and setting them on fire. He also has psychometry; he gets impressions and stories off the things he touches. Jessica is a twelve year old whose a telekentic and healer, along with Todd but is able to shoot lighting and such. You also have Garnet who is telekentic and seems to be able to think things and make them happen. They are all extremely powerful Anomolies who are still growing and are part of the main cast.Sure there are other Anomolies, but most are killed if not kidnapped and experimented on by the Council. You also have Echo, who can create teleportation disks such as, Wisdom, who can also rip fabrics in the eltrocomagnetic field. He also can travel through space and time, create portals, has full elemntal control, can freeze time, can read minds, has super strength and nearinvincibility. He also has a vast knowledge of things and can tell when things will happen;but I think that has more to do with the fact that in the past he has had access to the Akashi records, whih tell the full history of life.In the end, Wisdom kills his father along with Propates but only after he murders Echo. Propates too, loved her and wanted her to side with him instead of Wisdom; who was also responsible for turning her after making her kill her brother and murdering the rest of her family. Crazy to think there was even a love story there.It is also revealed that Wisdom went back in time fifteen times in order to stop Echo's death, but he failed even though he did try to defeat the Council in different ways, whether that meant focusing on killing the Edimmu first, or saving and boosting training sessions for all the Anomolies he recruited or killing his father first or getting to Josh first; since he plays a major role in the Councils plan.By the end, the Council is not entirely defeated and there seems to be a new focus on Josh's cousin Travis, who seems to play a more prevelant role in the development of this story as a whole.This is a must read. It's X-Men meets Star Trek meets Clash of the Titans with a big explosion of Greek Mythology. Sure the character's were a bit undeveloped, but it's within the context of the story. This book was absolutely amazing. Full of action, suspense and completely thought provoking, this was A class lierature. I completely recommend! You got yourself a new fan Joseph Murphy.