joshwrose's reviews
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A spy novel heavily laced with fantasy and sci-fi elements to make a very good story. A slow start that makes for an unusual twist at the end. Recommended.

Quite an adventure. Very slow start, I found I was half way finished before I really started getting interested. Mayan prophesies, cultures from all over the world, and the ultimate religion (mathematics) all play a part in this drama of the changing of the world on December 12, 2012 that began with the birth of a single man. Well written, almost like diary written in the third person. Not much dialogue. Could have actually happened, most of it.

Full of many themes: chaos vs order, optimism and dreaming, ignorance vs skepticism; this book details the adventures and personal growth of one boy as he becomes a man. Experiencing extreme order and freedom, he learns to follow his dreams, suffers disappointment and goes beyond his appointed place.

Simply required of any mystery or Sherlock Holmes fan.

Relinquish everything you know about the moon. Then realize the title does not have a typo. At first you think this story may be akin to Jules Verne, very scientific, realistic and man being the only conflict; only to find out Wells is truly the father of science fiction. Uncannily realistic and possible, his ideas on gravity are scarily close to what we know to be true today considering the fact that man was unable to test many theories concerning the environment of space until the height of the cold war.

Read the synopsis on the back cover and be drawn once more into the world of Sherlock Holmes. If you like the movies or TV series, you have to read all of the stories as well.

Voodoo, conspiracy, romance; All the things that make this 007 novel a must read

The best stories are those where relatable folk are caught up and swept away on adventures of which they couldn't imagine. As it is in this tale, we have a Mr Baggins thrown into many mishaps and discovering a part of himself that he didn't even know he had.

Prophesies are always open to multiple interpretations. What is Jonathan's destiny? What will the role of the Mortals be? What will the new kingdom look like? Like the Order of old, the Chaos of older, or something new altogether? Brilliant writing by Dekker and Lee