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Summary: Amazing
Review: The action was great, the plot was good, and the characters were incredible. James huggins knows what he is talking about from weapons to hand to hand. I loved it.
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Summary: entertaining but VERY sloppy
Review: The story was not original, but was a fairly well paced and entertaining piece of this "mind-candy" genre. And I have no qualms about mind candy. BUT, I hate sloppiness that comes from the author's lack of BASIC research, so I'm afraid I have to agree with Minneapolis and Des Moines. A "brigadier general" (that's just a one-star, Mr. Huggins) is NEVER the chairman of the Joint Chiefs. That position calls for a four-star FULL general. For someone who supposedly was in the military, this mistake is unimagineable. And the "Davidic" Age (?) of 5,000 year ago? Even conventional biblical scholarship places the reign of David in the early FIRST millm. BC. That's around 3,000 years ago. Huggins, (a claimed Christian?) has back-dated Dave to 1000 years before his distant ancestor, Abraham. And, for God's sake, Langley, VA, where the CIA is located; and Langley AFB near the Yorktown penninsula, are not only NOT the same place, they are nowhere near each other, or in "smelling" distance of the Chesapeake. As anyone who's even spent a tourist weekend in DC knows, the CIA is very close to the Pentagon. No need to "fly" there from DC. These are just silly, slovenly errors. And I didn't even catch most of the scientific skroo-ups that have been pointed out. Jeez, Mr. H. this is a bit embarrassing. One question-- In the beginning of the book, as I recall, it's stated that Cain is a bit over 6 feet or so, right? Why the later emphasis on what a huge, monstrous, giant of a form he presents? Am I recalling incorrectly?
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Summary: A Great B Movie
Review: This book is a fast read and would be a great script for B Sci Fi movie. I picked up this book because of the alluded religious/Sci Fi thriller. This is an action book, and not a mystery thriller. Basically you have evil being that possesses the scientifically enhanced body of a dead former CIA operative who was at his peak form at death, set free upon the world. And the hero, who is set upon stopping him with the help of the Catholic Church.Some of the book is written well. The action is non-stop. And the storyline is very easy to follow. The book has a good basis. The bad thing is that the author has not seemed to do his research. Not on the medical advancements he tries to use for the enhancement of the body. Nor in the geographic locations he inaccurately describes. But it is a fun read non-the less. Pick it up if you have a 2-hour flight. It will pass the time quickly.
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Summary: Couldn't stop reading!!!
Review: This book is like an action movie with a brain. Utterly engrossing. It has more action than I've ever read, a lot of mystery to keep you reading, and typical but amusing soldier talk. Its written like a good movie script, but a bit over descriptive. The character's are the usual type. A burnt-out, take cahrge soldier boy, intellectual preist, beautiful scientist. The dialouge is also typical, but thats not why you want to keep reading. You want to know why Cain does what he does and how they can defeat him and the outcome. I love the story line and made me want to find out as much as I can about this type of thing. A few character and dialouge flaws aside, a definite reccomendation.
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Summary: ALMOST AS GOOD AS "THE RECKONING"!!!
Review: This book will give you the creeps!! Satan inhabits the body of a dead soldier, and off he goes!! The suspense is beyond description, you have to read it to understand what I am saying. I think James Byron Huggins is one of the best mystery writers I have ever read. You will not be disappointed in this book. Be prepared to stay up all night reading, you won't be able to put it down!!
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Summary: Remarkable...that such drivel actually got published!
Review: This is hack writing of the lowest form, a "Christian" version of "Terminator 2." You've got the bad terminator, Cain, out to kidnap and kill a child, and you've got the good terminator, Soloman out to stop him, and you've got the child's mom along for the ride. Not only is it bereft of an original thought, it is stupid beyond belief. At one point there's a car chase in Los Angeles and the hero's car plummets off a bridge into a RAGING RIVER! Any moron knows there are no rivers in L.A. and the only excuse our city has for one is the storm drain known as the L.A. River --- but in October, when the story takes place, there is NEVER ANY WATER IN IT! The author also wants us to believe that the Vatican stores some of its most priceless documents in L.A. at our Museum of Natural History. I could go on and on about how moronic this book is, but I wasted enough time reading the godawful thing to want to spend any more time writing about it. Read this one only if you enjoy having your intelligence insulted.
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Summary: THIS BOOK GIVES NEW MEANING TO RAISING CAIN!
Review: This is my 1st book I have read from this author and it was truly one of the best reads out there today. If you like lots of action/adventure mixed in with a type of religious horror, this ones for you! Cain was a very interesting character and seeing how he would be brought down was exciting to say the least. I already purchased two of his other books - HUNTER and RECKONING, and will definately buy all his others. His characters were all interesting and the storyline never is boring or slow - its either fast or HIGH OCTANE! This author deserves to be a bestseller. If his books are made into hollywood movies, look out for it, because if they are made right, there is no doubt they will be blockbuster movies that make millions. This CAIN story has movie written all over it but I don't see who could play the Cain character, this guy would make Shwarzenegger look like a baby! Shwarzenegger would be perfect for the role of Solomon though because the guy was pretty super-human himself, to me Bruce Willis could not pull that off. Cain could be done in pure CGI form, now that would be a 1st and awesome in movie history. But read this book because it has lots of hours of enjoyment in it. I can't wait to read his other books, and I will review them as I finish them. A must read folks!
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Summary: Worth every minute to read
Review: This was my first crack at Huggins. Since finishing this, I finished A Wolf Story and Hunter. Cain is a fantastically fun book to read and worth every minute you will invest in it. I appreciate the fact that a confessing Christian can write this type of book. Peretti has become very bland in his adventures and his writing. While the Left Behind series is a hit, none of those books compare to Cain. Buy it.
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Summary: Movie? I wanted to write the script, imagine Wesley Snipes.
Review: This would definitely make for excellent viewing, since the way it read was spectacular. Huggins keeps the reader in suspense throughout the entire text and takes you through this ELE [extinction level event] as though it were happening right this very moment. I am sure most of the books readers would agree that it is well written and quite enjoyable. Mr. Snipes would make and excellent and unconventional Solomon. With Harrison Ford as Father Marcelle ____ and Arnold as Cain......I'd love to see it.
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Summary: "Literature" ???
Review: What a laughable effort, though presumably quite lucrative for the author and the publisher. The writing is so bad, as to become masochistically enjoyable. Pompous adjectives drip from the pages, it's hard to stop yourself from laughing out loud. How's this for a literary effort: ".. blood-drenched gargoyle emerging from a bone-littered tomb, raising black-taloned hands .." ? Uff. Expected Simon & Schuster to employ editors of some taste and knowledge. Probably the most pitiful bit is the remark in "Acknowledgments" of using "well over a hundred reference materials" - well, nothing can really replace literary talent and true erudition, can it ? Minus 10 stars for greed and lack of talent.
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