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Summary: A decent entry in the Endtimes genre
Review: This is a pretty good Endtimes novel. Oddly enough, the Endtimes idea has become a bit of a genre in and of itself. Left Behind probably spured this genre despite the fact that those novels tend to be poorly written and padded. Conquest is much better than those novels. The author displays some real imagination and writes some interesting characters. It's not as good as Caldwell's We All Fall Down, the undisputed best of the genre, but it's head and shoulders above Left Behind. You can do much worse if you are a fan of this sub-section of books.
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Summary: Very scary!
Review: This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that you won't be able to put down. It intertwines age-old Bible prophecies with up-to-the-minute breakthrough science. The resemblance is uncanny. Five stars!
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Summary: Exciting!
Review: This novel is an absolutely exciting look at molecular nanotechnology, a technology on the rise. The author cloaks his story in the context of the Biblical Book of Revelation and the plot seems to move along with it seemlessly. Although it takes some time for the real action in this book to break loose, I guarantee you won't be disappointed if you read the whole book. The story is so real, it's scary. Read at your own risk.
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Summary: Alternative to 'Left Behind' begs for more...
Review: With a very small niche of 'fictional' books based upon the biblical end times, and usually dominated by the easy reading kid glove series of 'Left Behind', Britt Gillette's 1st attempt is outstanding.While loosely interpreting prophetic events, Gillette makes this novel plausible to those that like to read a more technically and smart novel. However, it is not so advanced that only rocket scientists can follow. Imagine if you will biblical events crossing over into a Twighlight Zone and Star Trek episode...friendly, technical, and action packed. Some criticize the first few chapters as being slow, however, I think it does a great job in fleshing out the main characters as we look at their specific origins. Though the events of the 1st few chapters don't necessarily tie into the main plot, they plant the seeds on how characters will react to certain situations during the main events. After events of September 11th, many of the most powerful leaders of the free world take on a secret project to develop a new type of weapon, to stamp out terrorism once and for all. Nanotechnology promises to be the ultimate unstoppable force in which it has the potential to make nuclear weapons and all other conventional military obsolete. To make nanotechnology a reality, the heads of many European countries form a new United Europe and elect Raphael Vicente as its new President. During his early months as President, the 'assembler' breakthrough is achieved, and one of his first goals is to stamp out all terrorists. Without giving the novel away, the nanotechnology becomes a force to reckon with and causes people to disappear, earthquakes, devastation on the oceans, while also providing many 'miracles'...curing the blind, making the lame walk, feeding the world and so on. Is Raphael the antichrist and he doesn't even know it? Realizing that this is a fictional interpretation of Revelations will help the reader out quite a bit. My reason for not being 5 stars, was even though climax was great, I felt it was hurried in the end and then just stopped. The very last chapter threw me, and not quite sure how it fit in to the rest of the book, otherwise it almost demands a sequel and really deserves to be recognized as a great read.
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Summary: A frightening end of the world story...
Review: With the ascendance of molecular nanotechnology on humanity's horizon in the coming decades, and perhaps by the end of this one, "Conquest of Paradise" offers up a number of challenging questions to those who believe the future will be a place of care-free living. Wrapping his story in a Biblical end-times context, the author brings the visions held by many in the scientific community into line with the dire predictions of many within the religious community that the end of the world is near. This is not an easy task, yet the scenario presented is a believable one. The plot of the novel follows the exploits of a single man, bound and determined to bring peace, tranquility, and justice to the world as a whole. The acquisition of molecular assemblers provides him with the means to alleviate all of the world's suffering, but leads humanity down a path toward totalitarian government. Because nanotechnology is so powerful, a world government is established to "protect" humanity, but what happens when that government itself becomes oppressive? How do the citizens fight back? "Conquest of Paradise" does a fabulous job of presenting these questions in the framework of a believable near-present reality. And anyone concerned about the future should read what it has to say.
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