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History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed.
Very Interesting
History as Science Fiction
Provocative, appealing and controversial
pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD

History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
Anatoly Fomenko
Manufacturer: Mithec
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Provocative, appealing and controversial.......2006-08-02

Fomenko has succeeded to convincingly demonstrate the misconception about what "history" factually is... It is fiction and -like we can read and judge for ourselves- no science. It indeed is "make belief" only. I "discovered" Fomenko while studying the "old" history of Al Andaluz, Spain. Having found too many contradictions in available data, having seen too many forgeries as to pretend the importance of christianity for its decline, I ventured out to find Fomenko, who convinced me that we know little if anything for sure of the epoch before the XI-century. However, the integration of the Arabic-Islamic cultural history into the heavily distorted Western fails... There are some attempts to fit "the budding new religion" (Islam) into Fomenko's scheme, but they are too weak to be taken seriously and too often focussing on Turkey as the region where things started to influence the West, which is untrue at all.
Islam certainly was no "new religion" in the X-century. That the highly cultivated Al Andaluz ruler Mohammed-I could have been "mirrored" down in time into some myth about the "illiterate" founder of Islam itself is highly speculative. Nevertheless, Fomenko convinces me about the processes that were involved in forging a christian history. Intriguing and controversial as his books are, I recommend them as to rethink our current position in time and space and simply verify what was claimed. It is a "good" book, but not for bedtime reading... Mundus vult decipi, the world wants to be cheated. Fomenko's readers will understand why.

pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.......2006-02-16

Traces of white wine were found in Tutankhamen's tomb however there were no record of white wine in Egypt until the 3rd century AD, 1600 years after the young pharaoh died according to the traditional chronology. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18925395.400
It can be interpreted as a contribution towards New Chronology theory that pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.

The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, Book 1)

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A struggle to get through
The Darkness is revealed!
Ugh!
Finally a True Grey in a realm of Black and White Fantasy!
Excellent literate gay / lesbian fantasy series

The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, Book 1)
R. Scott Bakker
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Many centuries ago, the world was nearly destroyed by the dark wizards of the Consult, and the High King's family was wiped out--or so it seemed. Then from the wild, uncharted north comes a mysterious and extraordinarily powerful philosopher-warrior, Anasurimbor Kellhus, descendant of the ancient High Kings. But the return of the king's bloodline is little cause for rejoicing. For Kellhus's appearance may signal the overthrow of empires, the destruction of the sorcerous schools, the return of the Consult demons--and the end of the world.

The Darkness that Comes Before is a strong, impressive, deeply imagined debut novel. However, this first book of an epic fantasy series is not accessible; it reads like a later volume of a complicated ongoing series. Author R. Scott Bakker has created a world that is very different from J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, yet in depth of development comes closer than most high-fantasy worlds. In addition to providing five appendices, Bakker attempts to make his complex world clear to readers by filling the prologue and opening chapters with the names of characters, gods, cities, tribes, nations, religions, factions, and sorcerous schools. For many readers, this approach will have the opposite effect of clarity. It's like demonstrating snowflake structure with a blizzard. --Cynthia Ward

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Strikingly original in its conception, ambitious in scope, with characters engrossingly and vividly drawn, the first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series creates a remarkable world from whole cloth-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals-the kind of all-embracing universe Tolkien and Herbert created unforgettably in the epic fantasies The Lord of the Rings and Dune. It's a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold thousands gather for a crusade. Among them, two men and two women are ensnared by a mysterious traveler, Anasûrimbor Kellhus-part warrior, part philosopher, part sorcerous, charismatic presence-from lands long thought dead. The Darkness That Comes Before is a history of this great holy war, and like all histories, the survivors write its conclusion.

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A struggle to get through.......2007-06-04

Pros: the author has some skill as a word-smith, no dispute there. The world he has created is interesting and unlike anything I've come across before. The writing is nuanced and mature for the genre.

Cons: the story drags terribly. I think the author is a philosophy grad student and it shows. The philosophical digressions get rather old and drag down the story.

I agree that it is confusing, with all the unfamilliar names, etc. but Tolkien is confusing too, until you spend some time with him, so I'm not sure how fair of a criticism that is (NOT that I'm comparing this guy to Tolkien--it's not even close...) It would have been better if there would have been more backstory, more explination and background for this elaborate setting.

In the end, however, it all comes back to the story: SLOW and DULL. This book is a struggle to get through, which is too bad because the author has definate talent.

The Darkness is revealed!.......2007-04-17

As Steven Erikson says: "Something remarkable has begun".

This is not just great epic fantasy, it is so much more. This is literature at its best. It delves into the inner workings of the human mind and opens up your own beliefs and makes you start asking questions.
The prose is beautiful and to the point. The characters are carefully and tenderly drawn. The story is not a new one but the orchestration of it is simply astounding. Sometimes it feels more like I am listening to a beautiful masterpiece of music than reading a book.
This book demands its readers attention, it is not for lazy reading. But give the book (and its siblings) your full attention and you will be stuck in this beautiful but dangerous world and the minds of its inhabitants...

Mr. Bakker, I can do nothing but bow to you!

Ugh!.......2007-03-27

I know other people gave this a good review and that's fine but i have to say that I couldn't even finish this book. It could not hold my interest at all. There are much better books out there than this. I was over 100 pages in and still had no clue what was happening. Really not that good.

Finally a True Grey in a realm of Black and White Fantasy!.......2007-03-27

This book will make you think -

Very mature adult fantasy - the story is gripping, but a lot more interesting is the logic and thought process. Characters are well fleshed out and there is a lot of depth. Unusual story line - in the conventional sense, the main Protagonist's are not the cut and dry heroes, but more in shades of Grey rather than straightforward Black and White. There is no right or wrong - it is all in perspective.

The inherent Philosophy in this book is a very different way of trying to reaching salvation (If I can take it so far). However to understand the surroundings and prevent it from affecting you or your goals is after-all the first step to self realization or awareness.

Excellent literate gay / lesbian fantasy series.......2006-08-08

Excellent literate gay / lesbian fantasy series that concentrates more on the thinking / dialog aspect of fantasy writing. While, there is not a lot of action in the book, it is never slow and has interesting characters. Admittedly, the author does have his agenda (ie: 2 of the main male characters have had homosexual relationships), but the that is well within the rights of the author. At any rate, I would like to see more authors in general to find the skills to write fantasy in a more literate / intellectual way.

The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing Book I

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Original, Grand, and Some Elitism
Nothing is right.
obscure meanings
Pretentious
In need of an editor! Probably 2 1/2 stars

The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing Book I
R. Scott Bakker
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Original, Grand, and Some Elitism.......2007-06-21

While few give fantasy a real place inside literature, recent authors have made a claim to change that. Martin's grand works are still the pinnacle of what fantasy can do, but Bakker's addition is also exciting.

This is a story very much influenced by postmodern ideas regarding good/evil and yes, Nietzche's ideas regarding power (for those of you who hate the philosophy then do avoid this book). The underlying point is that our hero, Kellhus, is powerful precisely because he does not feel - he has a will to power. Those characters around him are quite like modern composites inside society - sympathetic, pathetic, and heroic souls who cannot compete in the larger game going on precisely because they concern themselves with other matters than the game of power.

What I particularly liked about Bakker's works is that I found it connected to Eco's Name of the Rose (of course, it does not match it as a piece of literature). He should be commended for seeking to ask much larger questions - specifically the question of how we know what good or evil is?

Nothing is right........2007-06-02

Nothing is exactly what this story is about. Starts in the middle of all the drama, with little or no explanation of whats going on. Horribly erratic when jumping from one set of flat characters to another.

obscure meanings.......2007-06-02

i have never read book of the author before
his name came by by luck in a net search and i tried one to see what it is like
the story is obscure, too much manipulation, difficult names, histories of unheard countries
the scenario is in fact a mix of stories that are not totally related
the characters are well developed in the contrary, but in the end the whole thing wouldn't steer me to buy the next books to find out what will happen
also i am not inclined to read anything from the same author because his writing style and philosophical ideas (that are given in long dialogues or monologues).

Pretentious.......2007-04-23

I should have known better than to start reading a book that has a quote from Nietzsche at the front. The writing is a combination of pretentiousness and cliches. It would have been sufferable if it were one or the other, but the two together just make it excruciating.

Quote: "A calligraphy of cries. The thud of astonished flesh. He speared the ecstasy from their inhuman faces, stepped among them and snuffed out their beating hearts."

The whole darn book is written like this. I suppose that's not such a big deal on its own. But in combination with how the characters are written it's too much for me. The main character is an arrogant idiot--exceptionally pompous--and yet he is described by the author in admiration. Have you ever known someone with an enormously over-inflated opinion of their own intellect? That person would be this book, incarnate.

I can't bring myself to finish it, though I've tried several times.

In need of an editor! Probably 2 1/2 stars.......2007-04-21

"The Darknes That Comes Before" by R. Scott Bakker.

Drusas Achamian a Mandate Schoolman is away on assignment as a spy but is called back to discuss his new assignment. The Thousand Temples has a new leader and the new leader has decided to start a holy war but the mandate doesn't know against whom. They fear that the Consult (another school or faction that the mandate are sworn against as they are to lead to the apocalypse even though they haven't been seen in over 300 years.) is involved with the holy war. Druas is to go to the Thousand Temples and see what he can find out about Maithanet, the new leader of the Thousand Temples.

The Good: There is a limited amount of good in this book and to find it you have to slog through 334 of the 577 +/- pages to get to it. Everything before that is not overly spectacular. At this point the relationship between Cnaiur and Kellhus is interesting and following them from this point on is the only strong point I found in the book.

The Bad: This book is very over written but at the same time it seemed like it was written very vaguely at times also. There are characters and whole sections that should have been left out and places that needed to be fleshed out as well. I kept reading this because the last book I attempted was so bad that I couldn't finish it but there were many times when I wanted to put it down and move along. I just wasn't being entertained or interested even after having read many pages. Kellhus is one of the better characters in the story. You are introduced to him in the prologue and then he doesn't show up again until page 334.

Too many names, too many places, too many leaders, too many lands, too many history lessons, too.....you get the point and not just that there are so many but all are very hard names to pronounce and therefore to remember.

Overall: If you can slog through the first 300 pages +/- you might find some entertainment and enjoyment from this book but you might just try something else. I was not persuaded to continue with the series.

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John's man
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Prince of Darkness (A Medieval Mystery)
Sharon Kay Penman
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Justin de Quincy hastens to Paris at the request of his former lover only to discover that she was acting on behalf of his nemesis, Prince John. The prince has been implicated in a plot to kill his brother, King Richard, and wants Justin to prove the incriminating document false.

Realizing that John's suspected treachery may also risk the welfare of the woman he serves, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Justin reluctantly agrees to help. But his investigation unravels a sinister conspiracy that might change the course of English history.

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John's man.......2007-04-03

In this, the fourth mystery by Penman, Justin de Quincy answers the call of his former lover, Claudine, only to find that she was acting on behalf of Prince John. A document has surfaced implicating John in a scheme to kill his brother, King Richard I, still imprisoned by Henry VI, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor.

In a surprising twist, de Quincy finds himself not only working as "John's man", but also partnered with his nemesis, Durand. The two must work together to prove that the document is a forgery, and must look past their hatred and disdain for each other to do so.

The book started slow, and I was worried that Penman had become bored with her mysteries. But it picks up quickly, and becomes, perhaps, her most intricate mystery to date. She challenged herself in this book, as there were more plot threads than we have seen in previous efforts, and indeed it read more like a mystery. Also, a flower that bloomed in this book found its seed planted in the previous book, Dragon's Lair

As always, Penman weaves history and fiction together to create an altogether enjoyable read.

disappointing.......2007-02-24

As a fan of Margaret Frazer's medieval mysteries, I was hoping for something similar in this, the first of Sharon Kay Penman's that I've read. However, Penman's book struck me as deeply anachronistic in its rendering of her characters, their dialogue, and their motivations--more like a Hollywood costume drama than a convincing representation of medieval life.

a good mystery read.......2007-01-06

Penman show her knowledge of the time period in this installment of her series I really enjoyed it as it made John lackland a more real person to me.

Historical tour de force.......2006-11-25

As an historian, I find Penman to be flawless. I enjoyed her historical detail through 12th century England and France tremendously. I am not sure Justin De Quincy is my favorite character but he is growing on me. His problem is that his father is a Bishop. This bishop does seem to have feelings for him and Penman can sure develop this relationship more in future novels. justin is also a father in this one and we see a nurturing side that I am not convinced added anything to the plot of this novel nor to his character.
On the other hand, King John is certainly complex and gave a view of his personality that, while lacking in some historical proof, is certainly plausible given his experiences as the younger child of that incredible pair of monarchs as Henry II and eleanor of Aquitaine.
My favorite character, though, was Durand and here Penman may want to start something in his direction. As John's man, the character was interesting bu the development of his personality in the novel is the richest part of this adventure. Truly a medieval man.
All in all, a good read.

A+ Mystery!.......2006-07-31

Anyone who loves Medieval History will love Sharon Kay Penman's Prince of Darkness. It is a mystery during the time of King Richard's imprisonment and based on Prince John and Dowager Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

All of Penman's books are fiction based on fact and are first rate!

Princes of Darkness: The Saudi Assault on the West

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A Possible Scenario from the Author's 2002 Premise
A courageous book
A convincing rant
A Factual, if passionately biased, analysis of Saudi Arabia
Brilliant unmasking of the destructive Saudi policies

Princes of Darkness: The Saudi Assault on the West
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Princes of Darkness is a highly critical expose of Saudi Arabia and attacks the elite inside that country as enemies of the western world. By extension this is also a criticism of the U.S. foreign policy that has supported the royal family. It should be noted that the genesis of this book comes from the author's intensely controversial and subsequently leaked Defense Department briefing in July 2002, while serving as a senior international policy analyst at RAND.

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A Possible Scenario from the Author's 2002 Premise.......2007-05-04

Mr. Murawiec's defense-department briefing on Saudi Arabia in 2002 helped inform the premise of a newly released novel set in this influentional, Middle Eastern Kingdom: "Saudi Match Point". The book examines in one of its plotlines what might happen if the U.S. were to seize Saudi oil fields.

The novel is available at www.blacksmithbooks.com for ten dollars, which includes the cost of international shipping. It's a quick and enjoyable read.

A courageous book.......2006-05-27

"If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck" - In a world too much dominated by the force of the petro-dollars, Laurent Murawiec brings us a very courageous and straight-forward reminder about the difference between democracy and totalitarism. Ethics in World politics may be seen as naive, but the history (Munich agreements) also shows us differently.
This book is a warning to all Democracy's lovers. A must to all students of Politics and International Relations. It is also the reflection of our dirty collaboration with a powerful enemy, hopefully soon neutralised by the scientific advance in the field of alternative energies.

A convincing rant.......2006-04-05

The author lays out a great deal of densely-detailed information about the intertwining of extreme fundamentalist Islam, Saudi royal culture and arrogance, oil, politics, and influence-buying. He makes an effective, infuriating case for the incestuous relationship the House of Saud has with leaders -- male leaders -- of US government and corporations. Murawiec convincingly points out how badly that is going to bite us in our vulnerable national rump very soon, and that leading politicians from both parties have no investment in doing anything about the looming mess. (They have invested elsewhere, using money generously donated by the Sauds.)

It is not 'balanced' or 'even-handed,' but frankly, I haven't seen a single book about Saudi-US relations, or Saudi royal leadership, which has anything positive to say. There may just be a very good reason for that. (After I read this I happened to pick up Jean Sasson's "Princess" about the appallingly restrictive lifestyle of even royal Saudi women -- hard to imagine two more different books with the same essential message and impact: at times both had me so angry I was nauseous.

The style is choppy and occasionally hard to follow, probably due to the translation from French. I also got the feeling he had to work to make the book a little broader than his usual think-tank analysis, and as a result he has an odd mix of solid sources and rather lighter-weight sources. Bottom line, definitely worth reading.

A Factual, if passionately biased, analysis of Saudi Arabia.......2006-02-20

Mr. Murawiec's book is a detailed account of Saudi practices and policies. He names names; provides dates; and gives a blow by blow analysis of why the House of Saud, the ruling oligarchy of Saudi Arabia is an avowed enemy of the West and of the United States of America.
One can sense the frustration that Mr.Murawiec feels at the duplicity and outright evil machinations of the Saudis. This often comes out in a rather sneering tone in this book, which undermines the passionately real data that he gives over. It is one thing to castigate the al-Saud regime for financing and manipulating the terrorism of radical Islam all over the world, it is another thing to add the figurative "And I spit on you," that Mr. Murawiec often implies.
Nonetheless, this book is a complete and detailed list of the House of Saud's damning sins and manipulations. I would suggest that these other equally resourceful books should accompany any reader's analysis of Saudi Arabian history; goals; and political policies:
Hatred's Kingdom : How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism - by Dore Gold
The Age of Sacred Terror : Radical Islam's War Against America - by Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon
And (really - it's a decent, factual book that pulls no punches yet does not villify Saudi Arabia),
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia by Colin Wells

Brilliant unmasking of the destructive Saudi policies.......2005-11-25

In this compulsively readable book, Laurent Murawiec tells us why the Al-Saud family are little more than "Talibans with oil and a good P.R. company." Using striking examples and documented references, he zooms onto facts that have long been known to experts, but are not enough widespread. For instance, the late King Faisal used to give his every visitor a copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Senior Saudi clerics regularly issue fatwas that call for the killing of Americans in Iraq. 70% of the jihadis captured in Iraq are Saudis. Saudi madrasas and publishing houses produce school books and other literature that preach slaughtering Westerns as a noble Islamic act. Etc, etc.

Murawiec is angry, but he gives us plenty of good reasons to be. He believes, however, that the free pass the Saudis have been given by the West is about to be revoked, by measures such as the Saudi Accountability Act of 2005, for instance. "Monitor their every outrage, scrutinize their policy, put their actions under the microscope. Look at international jihad, its funding, its logistics, its propagandists, its religious leaders and cheerleaders, the media, the recruiters, etc. Look at the Saudi element in each and every one of those aspects. Pin it down, publicize it, make a permanent stink out of it..."

A good and useful book.

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Another solid JSA collection!
Epic..all there is to say, oh and it;s great.

JSA: Princes of Darkness (Book 7)
Geoff Johns , and David S. Goyer
Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Another solid JSA collection!.......2005-10-08

"Princes of Darkness" is an excellent collection, though not necessarily the best JSA trade. It is, however, the volume that most defines what the JSA is all about. That makes it one of my favorites. Of course, you really can't go wrong with any JSA collection on the market!

The story centers around two sets of villains who are only tangentially connected through the JSA. There is Kobra, the DCU's resident international terrorist and leader of the cult of Naga-Naga, who escapes custody at the beginning of his trial. Because of the cult's previous history with the JSA, the team is split on how to handle a villain whom jails have proven incapable of holding.

Then, there's the so-called "princes of darkness" referred to in the title. Mordru, the old Legion of Super-Heroes villain who has become a regular pain for the JSA in recent years, returns allied with Green Lantern's darkness-controlled son Todd (the fallen hero and former Infinity Inc/JLA-member Obsidian). Using Todd's darkness power, Mordru conspires to again release Eclipso onto the world.

The emotional center of the story is in two characters. Al Rothstein, Atom Smasher, has been struggling with how to be a hero in such a violent, ugly world. The idealism of his golden-age inspiration is challenged by stark realism in the form of Kobra and his cult of religious fanatics (basically the DCU's politically-correct stand-in for Islamic fundamentalists).

On the other front, Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, was never there for his son Todd. When his son became possessed by darkness, he confronted and defeated Todd, but he bore the guilt of his own failures as a father. At last, he gets the opportunity to stand up and make things right. We get to see why Green Lantern is a great hero, in a way that we rarely get to see.

The JSA has always been about family and legacy, one generation dealing with the other. Atom Smasher and Green Lantern both deal with this theme in their own ways.

At the end, there are two stand-alone "holiday" stories that fit perfectly in with the generational theme. They serve as an excellent epilogue to the main story. In the first one, the Justice Society shares Thanksgiving with the Justice League, the second-generation team they helped inspire. Besides the obvious cool factor of seeing the JLA "big guns" as guest-stars, it's great to see the team finally get to unwind after the big showdown with Mordru. The second stand-alone is even more special, as it features the tear-jerking return of a long-forgotten JSA member who was in the team's very first story in 1941. I'm talking about the original Red Tornado, "Ma" Hunkel. Ma is something of a "Rosie the Riveter" type who became a comic-relief hero in early comics. In this story, it's revealed that she has lived for decades in witness protection, but now the JSA comes to take her home. The affection the characters share for one another comes through very well. It was a great way to end the book!

Recommended!

Epic..all there is to say, oh and it;s great........2005-03-21

johns, can he ever do wrong? here we have so many characters, enemies, and yet he juggles it along with goyer like it was nothign at all, each character stands out, you get caught up in their struggles.

the story is this, in JSA 45-51 you get the darkness story, the terrorist cobra is on trial but a breakout happens, his people are on the move, the methods needed to stop him spktis up the team, just then the son of green lantern alan scott shows up, he has went insane, and teamed with the evil wizard mordru, they cast the world into darkness, this allows eclipso free run, they are now the prince's of darkness, a battle with be waged, father against son, team mate against team mate, chaos against order.

johns tells that very well, but we get more issues 52,53 tell the story of the new crimson avenger, a woman who has guns who control her, those with sins must die, and the JSA wildcat is the next victim, what can one ever do to find forgivness? how far is too far? johns explores all of this and really makes you wish you could see more of this new crimson avenger.

54 is a holiday special, in the first we see a nice low key issue the JLA and JSA meeting for thanksgiving dinner, see hawkman and green arrow fight over a turkey leg, see batman almost go nuts due to lack of action, it's all heartwarming, fun and funny.

then 55 is a christmas special, a very special one, the old guys go see a long forgotten member, it's a tale of christmas cheer and what a real hero is, what a real hero does to save those they care about.

if you like this then picks up the rest, they are all as good
JSA : Returns (mini series)
JSA: All-Stars (a mini series)
JSA vol 1: justice be done
JSA vol 2: darkness falls
JSA vol 3: Hawkman returns
JSA vol 4: Fair Play
JSA vol 5: Stealing thunder
JSA vol 6: Savage time

Prince of Darkness: Antichrist And New World Order

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A Worthwhile Read.
one of the better..
The Truth of Our Future Revealed
A great Novel!!!!!!
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Prince of Darkness: Antichrist And New World Order
Grant R. Jeffrey
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Release Date: 1995-05-01

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Grant is internationally recognized as an outstanding prophecy teacher. More than a million readers enjoyed his four best-selling prophecy books inspiring them to look for the soon return of Christ.

The best-selling author of:
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Do you understand world events in light of prophecy? Explore the astonishing prophecies about the mysterious Antichrist who will dominate the earth during the last days. Grant shares his incredible research into the secret groups moving America toward world government. Written in layman’s terms, Prince of Darkness will open up the Bible’s fascinating prophecies about these vital topics:

·The New World Order Global Agenda
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·Thirty-eight astonishing prophecies announce the Messiah
·Armageddon–Christ’s ultimate victory

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A Worthwhile Read........2004-09-02

This is a well thought out book - a very Long read though however. I could see that a lot of thought and research went into this book. It was a little hard to follow, and it's helpful to be informed on the goings on in the world to understand some of this book. Some of the information in the book wasn't more fully explained so that a general reader could understand. It's almost like two books were stuffed into one with the amount of information presented in Mr. Jeffrey's book. (I would have liked to see more information explaining certain things in more detail so I wouldn't have minded if this were presented as two books.) This is an important latter day book, and I would definitely recommend having this book in any religious study library.

one of the better.........2004-09-01

ive read many outlines in this vien. this is one of the better but an overemphasis on russia in bible prophecy.

The Truth of Our Future Revealed.......2003-09-10

If you never read prophecy teacher Grant R. Jeffrey's 'Messiah,' 'Apocalypse,' 'Prince of Darkness' and Armageddon,' you got to read 'Prince of Darkness' first. It's the most important book you'll ever read in this present day. It contains everything you need to know of the biblical prophecies that reveal the secret globalist conspiracy and the current events surrounding it. From the beginning struggle of Planet Earth. Satan has attempted to rule earth as a "god" and destroy what is good and the Holy people of God. Since the time of his fall, Satan's diabolical plan is to destroy the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ from the time of the Great Flood to Christ's crucifixion. That's why it's impossible to fully appreciate or understand Western culture and history without a tremendous role played by the Holy Scriptures.

Amazingly, 'Prince of Darkness' was published in 1994 before some present day events happened. Since then most things mentioned in this book has already come to past! If you need to find answers about what's wrong with the world today-this is a must. Jeffrey explains about the ancient writings about the prince of darkness and his plot to destroy mankind. Jeffrey explains the meaning of the prophecies from Revelation, Daniel, Ezekiel, Zechariah and Isaiah and how they relate to our present time scenerio. Thirty-eight astonishing prophecies fullfilled sinced 1948 point to the imminent return of the Messiah-Jesus Christ. Research that reveals in depth and detail from bible prophecy to shocking truth behind today's headlines:

* The rise of the Roman Empire is already implemented in the "1992 Plan" of the European Union another deception of the globalist plans to enslave people in the one world government. This is headed by the Tri-Lateral Commission.
* The Council of Foreign Relations and the Tri-Lateral Commission key players in the move towards abandonment of national sovereignty that will lead to the AntiChrist and one world government. Along with this will come the economic and stock market crash ushered in by financial conspiracies.
* Implementation in technological electronic surveillance where phone calls are monitored, and plans for a world currency is produced in the United States of America.
* The rising threat of big government putting assaults on our privacy and personal freedom in ways you could never imagine by using every means possible in their sophisticated art of deception.
* Rise of Anti-Semitism and Christian presecution. Propaganda forged by Russian secret police with an attempt of an Inquisition against Christian and Jews.
* The rise of Russian imperialism and their deception to the world to disarmament fraud, and the secret agenda behind the PLO-Israeli peace agreement and Arab control and elimination of Israel.
* Illegal Arab boycott of Israel since 1948 still being operated today in an effort to gain access to Arab oil. The unneccessary dependency of North America on cheap Middle East oil sparked the rise of Arab terrorism, hatred of Israel, Desert Storm and the present Iraqi War. All due to the wrong deliberate choices the governments made. (*also revealed in Jeffrey's 'War on Terror: Unfolding Bible Prophecy' on video).
All of this and more was predicted before our present day. Most of the prophecies mentioned in this book have already come to past! This is an astounding book. If you need to find answers about the coming events of current issues this will help in your search for truth.

A great Novel!!!!!!.......2003-01-01

I don't care what the other reviews have to say, this is perhaps the most in-depth and great novel depicted that of the End Times. It's great, and although the novel is almost 10 years old, almost all the events that were predicted came true over the last decade. This book is not full of crap, it's well written, and it's very ture. For Christains who are policitally motivated this is a great book, perhaps the best I read in years.

Waist of Paper.......2001-11-16

This book is a waist of paper. The writer is obviously mentally and emotionally disturbed and a paranoid schitzophrenic at best.
I don't know what is more disturbing the fact the author got this published of that people actually read and believe this nonsense. The author obviously glossed over the Bible passage "Love thy neibor as thy self."
His anti-enviromentalism is almost Satanic. The enviroment is Gods creation and we're supposed to take care of it. Why not? and he also skipped over the part about "not judging" anyone. He certainly missed Matthew 25:40.
I must say that I am unsure what the point of this book is? Because Christianity by nature is community oriented. And Grant R. Jeffrey is another obvious VICTOM of modern american individualism.

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Exposing the Prince of Darkness
Michael Green
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Deceptive trifle
A fun read (just ignore the cheesy title)
My Favorite Barbara Michaels' Book
My first Barbara Michaels and still one of my favorites
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Prince of Darkness
Barbara Michaels
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A stranger has come to Middleburg, Maryland, a visitor from abroad with a mysterious purpose. But this quaint, affluent community has dark secrets of its own. And when the interloper, Peter Stewart, becomes involved with the bewitching, seductive ward of noted local author Kate More, the townfolk fear the chilling past they are hiding will no longer be safe. For Middleburg has a colonial history of malevolent sorceries and obscene sacrifice. And when the terrible pot is stirred, murder may be the least of the evils to emerge from the unholy brew.

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Deceptive trifle.......2005-05-31

I picked this one up for free at a library giveaway and read it on vacation when all of my other books were exhausted; time that would have been better spent in virtually any other pursuit. I have not read anything else by this author, so perhaps this is her style, but I thought this was one of the most poorly-written novels I've ever read. I say that because every bit of suspense in the novel is generated by deception.

My usual review scores:

Plot: 3
Concept: 6
Writing Quality/Flow: 2/5
Characters: 3
Horror: 2
Humor: NA
Fun Factor: 2
Page Turner: 3
Re-readability: 3
Overall: 2

The book opens with a man being hired to do a job, and the events are presented in such as way that we think he's going to kill an innocent woman, or at least drive her insane in some sort of plot to get her money. The book is from his POV for the first 2/5 or so, and then just as his plan is going well he makes a huge discovery that changes his entire outlook on things -- at which point the book's POV changes to that of the woman who he was trying to drive crazy with cheap ghostly parlor tricks. The novel then proceeds from her POV, while the initial male character starts behaving completely differently than he was when he was the narrator, with no explanation given. We get the thoughts of the female lead from then on, but never enough to answer the basic mysteries of the tale. The author simply had to switch to her POV since if we'd stayed with the man's we would have learned what was going on, instead of having it drawn out for another 100 pages.

This book is not a mystery, since there aren't any clues given that would let you figure things out in advance. Rather, it's cheaply-deceptive because the suspense is generated entirely by the author withholding information from the reader and switching the POV around to keep us on the outside. On top of that, the final reveal is melodramatic and cheesy to the extreme; think of every bad twist you'd see in a soap opera, and you'll see it in this novel. Dead characters coming back to life, secret identities, hidden relationships between characters, and so on.

Great writing and characters might have redeemed this, at least partly, but there is none to be found. The main male lead is just some English guy with no particular distinguishing traits, the woman is skittish and uninteresting, and when basically every other character in the novel suddenly turns out to be a murderous demon, it's not believable and is just silly. We didn't care about the other people, nor the main characters, so why should we care when the ridiculous events of the climax begin to take place? The book also cheats on every bit of potential gore, sex, confrontation, etc. Just as something passionate is about to happen, the narrative skips to another POV, or forward in time until after the events have already taken place.

I was hoping for a good suspenseful tale with some horror, occult, or even romance, and I was disappointed to find nothing but cheap thrills and obfuscation by a mediocre novelist. I can't recommend this one at all.

A fun read (just ignore the cheesy title).......2001-01-25

I'm not too familiar with the gothic romance genre, which is pretty much looked down upon by snooty readers, but if they are all written like Barbara Michaels I'm all for them. This book worked for me. It is witty, well-paced, has a clever plot, and most importantly, is believable notwithstanding its batty premise of a modern-day witches' coven deep in Upper Middle-Class America. A reader looking for "horror" is bound to be disappointed, because Ms Michaels is not out to terrorise her readers or scare them silly. Which is fine with me, because I prefer stories which are moved by real human agents who face up to challenges and grasp their destinies, rather than tales popoulated by terrified pawns of the supernatural. An easy and thoroughly enjoyable read. Not too much stress on the little grey cells, but neither are we required to suspend our disbelief.

My Favorite Barbara Michaels' Book.......2000-08-06

Style-wise, this is perhaps her most creative book. It is split into 3 parts: the 1st is 3rd-person omniscient, the 2nd is told through the male main-character's POV, and the 3rd is told through the female main-character's POV. The events unfold much like a movie in that the reader isn't just told what is going to happen... rather, we "see" it as it happens. It makes for a very exciting read! The characters are wonderfully 3-dimensional, and as always with this author, the conversation is witty & smart!

My first Barbara Michaels and still one of my favorites.......1999-10-23

Made me a believer that whether witchcraft is real or not, the people who believe in it can be pretty scary. It's one book I've reread several times.

Not in the least DARK.......1998-10-12

When I first read the synopsis at the back, I thought it was gonna be truly dark, mysterious & suspenseful.But little did I know that it just made use of the title to attract unsuspecting readers like myself!!!!!Really not worth a read....you feel that you have been led round by the nose in a merry-go-round!!All it contains is petty tricks played by small town occultists!

Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness

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Neither Light nor Darkness!
Neither Light nor Darkness!
illuminative; Sihanouk as self-enamored patriarch and more..

Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness
Milton, PhD Osborne
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Neither Light nor Darkness!.......2000-02-26

Having read most, if not all, of Milton Osborne's previous books on Cambodia and S.E. Asia, I found this book a big disappointment. The author seems to have re-written chapters from a previous book and added a few new ones but did not undertake new research for this book about Prince (now King) Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. I served as Private Secretary to King Sihanouk from 1981-1991 and I believe that the Cambodian monarch is a much misunderstood monarch. Certainly not a perfect human being but neither a "prince of darkness". It is a great pity that Osborne does not pay much attention to Sihanouk's leading role in bringing a certain peace to Cambodia and the special role he has played in protecting and nurturing the newly acquired democratic rights of all Cambodians.

Neither Light nor Darkness!.......2000-02-26

illuminative; Sihanouk as self-enamored patriarch and more.........1997-08-30

the author's description of the subject's adept manuevering between larger powers in a time of considerable instability is enlightening; Sihanouk is portrayed not only as monarchist, but politically keen and not above his own level of terroristic manipulation of events (as depicted in the Sumlaut rebellion)

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