Apocalypse Cult (Gray Spear Society Book 1)
by Alex Siegel
Publisher: Alex Siegel
Published: April 15, 2011
ASIN: B004WTAWEE
Amazon Synopsis:
APOCALYPSE CULT is
the first book in the Gray Spear Society series. They are God's secret
warriors, His henchmen, His assassins cloaked in shadows. When lives and souls
are at risk, He sends the Gray Spear Society to save mankind. This time the
enemy is the Church of One Soul, a cult that intends to kill thousands of
unsuspecting tourists in Chicago. But this is merely the first step in plunging
the world into a devastating war. The Society has only a few days to destroy
their elusive foe, despite interference by overzealous federal agents.
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My Thoughts:
Apocalypse
Cult
is a book for adult audiences due to the language and violence. Aaron Glade
becomes a part of the Gray Spear Society, a secret society created in Roman
times to help God keep control over the world in this first book of the series
they are fighting the Church of One Soul who follow Simon who in turn is led by
an angel called Sroash. Simon plans to unite the world and become the world
leader by causing a world war. It's up to the Gray Spear Society to stop him
without anyone knowing.
If
you enjoy pulp fiction with a ton of action and a touch of the paranormal, then
Apocalypse Cult might just be the book you are looking for. There was definitely a lot of action. Most of
it involved bloodshed by gunfire or blades of some sort. The story was simply
laid out and easy to follow.
There
were lots of twists and turns in the plot and the pacing of the story was quite
fast. This was not a story that made you think much however, it was more about
the action.
The
love interest was not really love in my opinion, but rather lust, as it was
based solely on his attraction to her body and the reason for Aaron joining the
Gray Spear Society in the first place. The characters tended to be somewhat
flat and they didn't even show much emotion when one of their own died.
Apocalypse
Cult had
a moderate amount of profanity, not quite enough to make me put it down though.
(I don't swear but given the situations they were in, if I were in the same
place I might be tempted to let a few bad words slip too.)
Those
who enjoy a fast-paced read lots of action with a simple plot line and don't
mind bloodshed and profanity may enjoy this book. I gave it 2 stars out of 5. I
thought it was okay, though I likely won’t read any of the other books in the
series.
Thank
you to the author for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and
honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Alex Siegel grew up a math and
computer geek. At the age of twenty-five, he received a Ph.D. in Computer
Science from Cornell. He continues to make a good living as a software
developer in Chicago. In his late twenties, he took up creative writing as a
serious pastime with the intention of eventually making it his career. This
goal has been elusive, but failure is not an option. In 2001, his wife gave
birth to triplet boys. People often ask him how he still finds time to write.
Between 2009 and 2014, he wrote the Gray Spear Society series. Starting in
2014, he is writing the Seams in Reality series.
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This certainly sounds... interesting. I have to admit I don't love the cover and I'm a huge cover judger! Haha! I really love apocalyptic fiction, but this is totally not what I thought it would be from the title! Great review!
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