As an American I was not very thrilled with his obvious dislike of our president.

Impossibilities, logical contradictions, and indeed rational judgement need to be tossed aside as real events following the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant can only be explained simply as the will of God. They were all just . This book, told by multiple narrators, is about what would happen if modern archeologists found the Ark of the Covenant buried somewhere under the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. A clod the size of his fist came away. The long series can get amazingly stodgy, such as the many rewritings of the Second World War and even the series where the aliens show up during said war. I usually love Harry Turtledove's books and had high expectations for this one. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed.

In the book's opening pages, a red heifer is found in Arkansas and brought to Jerusalem where the 3rd temple is being built. I also like his single volume works like The Guns of the South and Noninterference, which have a heavier science fiction component than his alternate histories. Who is the antichrist? Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019. Some scoff the rapture hasn't occurred yet. This was, in my opinion, his very best.

We work hard to protect your security and privacy. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Alternate History Science Fiction (Books), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Please try your request again later. Beyond all doubt? It is really a What If...? Ashley Poston on Writing a Different Kind of Fairy Tale Retelling. tale. Unable to add item to List. Nothing I've read from Turtledove has been quite like Alpha and Omega, though there are some surface similarities to his single volume In The Presence Of Mine Enemies that focuses on the lives of Jewish families living in secret in a twenty-first century Third Reich. As in that earlier work, Turtledove in Alpha and Omega writes of religious people attempting to preserve and better understand their faiths under extraordinary circumstances.

You don't generally read a Turtledove book for the characters but the alternate histories (or, in this case, future) that he tells through them, and this was no exception.
Please try again. The point-of-view characters range from two-dimensional to too annoying, but he does an admirable job of weaving together various Christian and Jewish ideas about the Apocalypse into a narrative that makes a modicum of sense, unlike like the work of Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins which (if nothing else) proves that a "literal" interpretation of Revelation is simply not possible.

It's an interesting exploration of the theme by a mainstream author, but in the end, it fell a little short. What if it was right? dirt. Fast fun addictive read. Well, only if you think DT is the hand of God. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

He pulls it off. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Even in a journey across centuries, it's still about getting the girl. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. While Harry Turtledove is best known for his alternate history series, this latest novel from him is a stand-alone, and of a somewhat different genre category. Battlefield Ukraine: Book One of the Red Storm Series, If the Allies Had Fallen: Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II, A Sea of Fear: A Novel of Time Travel - Book 3 of the Harry and Meg Series, Matt Miller in the Colonies: Book One: Journeyman, The Second Korean War (The Russian Agents Book 1). But then he meets 3 girls. It is both topical and thought provoking and wholly enthralling. After terrorists attack Tel Aviv with a dirty bomb Israel takes over the Temple Mount from the Muslims who have held it for 1,300 years with the intention to dismantle the Dome of the Rock and build a third Temple on the site. Learn more about the program. Really, a lot.

What a trip this will be! This book, told by multiple narrators, is about what would happen if modern archeologists found the Ark of the Covenant buried somewhere under the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Please be patient and understanding. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Please try your request again later. Fantastic Tales: "Relax, sit back and be prepared to go where you've never been bef... Sherlock Holmes Mammoth Fantasy, Murder and Mystery Tales One, Sherlock Holmes Mammoth Fantasy, Murder and Mystery Tales: Volume Five. Brandon didn't know what was going on.

It is speculative fiction without being identifiably science fiction, fantasy, or alternate history. I cannot remember a work of fiction that has had this much impact on me in the matter of religion and the psychology of religion and of Eschatology. He has taken the religious, social, ingrained, ancestral, and contemporary beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and of various ethnicities espousing those beliefs (particularl. A clod the size of his fist came away.

I believe Harry Turtledove to be a genius.

My understanding is that Turtledove normally writes revisionary history, in the vein of (although not the style of) Philip K Dick’s The Man in the High Castle. Because you’ve traveled through time. Eric Katz poked the ground with his trowel. He certainly does not understand us at all. I have always liked everything I have read by Harry Turtledove so I was delighted to see this book available on July 2nd. Please try again. I was also happy with Turtledove's decision to go against the grain by presenting the evangelist preacher character as fundamentally sincere.

Eric Katz poked the ground with his trowel. Too bad, not a bad writer but I read to escape the madness of the world, not to have a holier than thou finger pointed at me, Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2019.

It reminded me of Robert Heinlein’s. But then he meets 3 girls. A new ice age and a shocking discovery will set off a race to save humanity from extinction.

It is a supernatural thriller about the End of Days that posits that the God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam does indeed exist without question.

Impossibilities, logical con. In this book at one point, three significant world leaders are suddenly killed. Alpha and Omega is the most thought-provoking thriller I’ve read this year. You’re in WWII, Just before the Battle of Midway. Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2019.

This story is about a contemporary End of Days, events surrounding the building of the Third Temple in Jerusalem. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. He just had to die. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in.

Really, a lot. The passengers build a town. Why? Jews, Christians, & Muslims are responding to the miracles. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.

Why? A new ice age and a shocking discovery will set off a race to save humanity from extinction.
After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Join Harry and Meg for a wild journey to the past. What a trip this will be! Please try again. He tapped it with the side of the trowel. The game is on! This book starts off with great promise and held my interest for a long time. July 2nd 2019 A nuclear weapon is hidden in a US city, and another nears Seoul. Because you’ve traveled through time.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019. There was a problem loading your book clubs.

Rather than alternate history, Turtledove has dived into a different kind of speculative fiction with his novel. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. Gripping characters, stunning imagery and juicy plot, this series entertains long into the night. It is a hopeful book. Start by marking “Alpha and Omega” as Want to Read: Error rating book. There's a problem loading this menu right now. The Ark of the Covenant has been found, along with miracles. In what can be considered a bold undertaking Turtledove takes on religion to put a sci-fi twist to it. Future meets past in a time jump odyssey gone awry. A An excerpt may be found at Penguin Random House.

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