Ok, I'm no good at plot summaries. I don't want to ruin anything for you anyway, but suffice it to say that I found this book very intriguing. Thor takes ideas and concepts from current events and weaves them into a story so believable that it really made me stop and wonder. This book was banned in Saudi Arabia, most likely for it's talk about the Koran. I can totally see why. Actually, this story revolves around the Koran and the supposed lost section.
I have never read a book quite like this before, one that talks about homeland security or other countries, things like that. The chapters were quite small, no more than five pages each and some as few as one, but even still, Thor does a tremendous job in keeping the story's continuity. I had mentioned that this was one of several books in a series, and even though he makes several references to what I can only assume are previous books, there is enough information about what is going on that I didn't feel lost. What I felt was that I will have to get the rest of the books to see what the whole story is.
Thor's characters are believable without being over the top. There is depth to each character, weaknesses, strengths, and background information. I really feel like I know these characters.
This book has been compared to National Treasure, but I think that it hold its own against any story out there. There are clues, explosions, references to Thomas Jefferson, and evil doers.
There is a section in the back of the book where Thor explains what is true and what is his own creation. I really liked that part.
A book doesn't get much better than this. I have picked up The First Commandment and am about halfway through it already. I don't usually read that fast. I will review that one when I'm done. Read it with me and leave comments, won't you?
and, no, I don't usually give 5 stars to anything, but this was really THAT great for me!
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