Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Seraph Seal




Paul Binder is born on December 21, 2012 at 9:00 pm, or 2100 hours. Around the world, eight other babies are born on this same day at the same time, each having one of four different birthmarks. Thirty-six years later in 2048, technology has advanced, but many people are still suffering. World leaders have discussions and make agreements, but secretly devise ways to destroy and cripple each other. Unusual weather systems, earthquakes, mysterious animal deaths, and new diseases travel the world. Paul Binder, now a professor interested in different cultures and civilizations, has received a strange letter (in an even stranger way) and sets off for London to review some ancient documents. In deciphering these documents, four of the eight born on December 21 are drawn to Paul. They soon discover that if humanity is to be saved, they must work together to achieve their destiny, which was spelled out before they were all born.

I really liked this book. The story was exciting and there is a good amount of mystery and action to keep me wanting to turn the page to find out what happens next. I am not too interested in reading books (fiction and non-fiction) about possible end of the world scenarios, but this one was good. The only complaints I had about this book is there were many jumps from place to place around the world. For example, there could be a scene in the Midwest of the United States, then a couple paragraphs later, the authors switch to a scene in Africa, then a couple paragraphs after that, another scene and set of characters in Europe. The entire book is interesting, but there were some passages that could have been cut out and the story would not have changed at all. The ending is different from the usual “end of the world” discussions, but it is a satisfying ending. This book was enjoyable and I am looking forward to reading more from these authors.


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