The Apocalypse Door
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312869886 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
On a routine mission from his order to discover the whereabouts of some missing UN peacekeepers, Peter Crossman discovers a plot that points to the uncovering of a very unholy artifact. But, fortunately, demonic magic isn’t the only source of Power in the world and Peter Crossman’s power comes from Above.The Apocalypse Door is a smart, funny, and sexy spy caper with a touch of the sacred from a very talented writer. You like Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Or want to be her?Then The Apocalypse Door is for you. . But that last just might happen if Crossman doesn’t get his latest assignment right.The Apocalypse Door is a spy story with a truly unique twist. Crossman’s world is yours and mine. Peter Crossman is a man with a mission and his boss is literally out of this world.His world is a dangerous place and it’s Peter Crossman’s job to protect it. Against ancient evils, you need the ancient strength of faith. An object of such power that it might very well open a portal to damnation and beyond, bringing some unsavory people a whole lot of power or bring about the destruction of the universe.And with the unlooked-for aid of Sister Mary Magdalene of the Special Action Executive of the Poor Clares, Peter Crossman will b
The jolts and torques of the roller-coaster plot are completely unpredictable, but Macdonald sets them up credibly, with subtly deployed clues and skillful misdirection of the reader to supernatural explanations for crucial plot developments. Macdonald.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. peacekeeping team leads him to a warehouse in Newark and a crate of living mushrooms that appear to flinch at the sign of the cross. From Publishers Weekly A dash of medieval mystery adds zest to this inventive melange of hard-boiled thriller and speculative fantasy. Although he's used to challenging missions, Peter's latest proves a doozy when a tip on the whereabouts of a missing U.N. The refreshingly original hero, Peter Crossman, is an Inner Temple soldier in the Knights T
Sometimes it pays to step outside of your personal norm Perhaps that is a universal axiom that all of us should not ignore. For example, I never think to consider exploring within the fantasy/thriller genre. I don't know why this is. I read other things; so many books, so little time, I guess.After reading Apocalypse Door, I feel somewhat foolish, as though I've wasted time being so narrow in my previous reading choices. All I can say is, it was a fun ride, full of twists and turns and dotted with intriguing references that immediately made me desire to dig further.Right off the bat, the premise of a Priest/Knight Templar/Covert Agent knocked me off axis. Throw in a Nun. "The Mushroom Principle" according to Arthur W Jordin. The Apocalypse Door (2002) is supposed to be a funny satire. Yet it reads, despite the humor, much like Kurtz's Adept novels or Reave's Hell on Earth or Zicree et al's Magic Time.It tells two stories, one starring Pete, an agent of the inner Temple, and the other featuring Mike, an agent of the Company. Pete takes a potential inner temple inductee on a "sneak and peek" into the Best Long-Term (BLT) warehouse looking for missing UN peacekeepers. Mike is dropped into the jungle to look for a missing friendly. Pete finds something that he is not expecting, thereby discovering the possible onset of the apocalypse, and . Interesting but illogical Knight Templar Peter Crossman's task should be easy. Infiltrate a New Jersey warehouse, discover if missing U.N. peacekeepers are being held there, and report back to the Temple. Instead of peacekeepers, though, Crossman finds mushrooms that recoil from the cross, a beautiful assassin/nun, and hints that the end of time is at hand.Author James D. Macdonald keeps the action moving, as Crossman and his sidekicks try to stay ahead of the CIA, the Teutonic Knights, and an alien race from another dimension. In a secondary story, Crossman's earlier, pre-priest, history is recalled. Macdonald's writing is slick and keeps