Another Review! This one is of Heaven's War by Micah Harris and Michael Gaydos.This book interested me because I got it for $2 in Myrtle Beach. I normally only read books that I've read a review or two about (hence the high ratings I give) so for me to walk cold into this one was very strange. I was intrigued by it's description as it lists two of my favorite novelists as characters.
Heaven's War is a fictionalized story about three of the Inklings, a group of writers from Oxford university in the 1930s - 40s. The three protagonists being Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien. In the story these authors were pitted against Aleister Crowley, who was famous for his use of Black Magicks during this time frame.
The central part of the story hinges on the mystery of the Rennes-Le-Chateau in France. Most people would be familiar to this mystery if they know anything about The Da Vinci code, as that book hinges a bit on the Rennes-Le-Chateau as well. The concept for the story is a very lofty one and I know that there was sufficient amount of research put into this tale. The lofty side is based on a scripture (and Charles Williams' personal belief) that time is merely a convention for us in the earthly realm (i.e. not on a spiritual plane). The Scripture in question neither confirms nor denies this claim, if taken in context. Ecclesiastes 3:15 reads, "Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before." This idea presents in itself that not only is access to heavenly realms possible from the physical world, but also that time travel is possible and one person can change the outcome of natural and spiritual things. All of the characters seem realistic and appear to act as I know they would have. C.S. Lewis was a very cool headed character, whose mind was always adequately wrapped around any issue or task at hand, while Tolkien was more of the Catholic hot-head that we all know and love. This made for a great dynamic. The art was decent, but was not Gaydos' best work by a long shot. At times it was fairly distracting.
THE FINAL SAY
Well, I moderately enjoyed this book. The art was so-so; the writing was decent; and the concept was very enjoyable. The best part about reading this story is the fact that it inspired me to do some research on the real life locations, mysteries, and people presented and I learned a lot. This book could've been great - but the high spiritual fashion and assumption of the nature of time often made the book disjointed and very strange. I liked the book, but it could've been a lot better.
The central part of the story hinges on the mystery of the Rennes-Le-Chateau in France. Most people would be familiar to this mystery if they know anything about The Da Vinci code, as that book hinges a bit on the Rennes-Le-Chateau as well. The concept for the story is a very lofty one and I know that there was sufficient amount of research put into this tale. The lofty side is based on a scripture (and Charles Williams' personal belief) that time is merely a convention for us in the earthly realm (i.e. not on a spiritual plane). The Scripture in question neither confirms nor denies this claim, if taken in context. Ecclesiastes 3:15 reads, "Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before." This idea presents in itself that not only is access to heavenly realms possible from the physical world, but also that time travel is possible and one person can change the outcome of natural and spiritual things. All of the characters seem realistic and appear to act as I know they would have. C.S. Lewis was a very cool headed character, whose mind was always adequately wrapped around any issue or task at hand, while Tolkien was more of the Catholic hot-head that we all know and love. This made for a great dynamic. The art was decent, but was not Gaydos' best work by a long shot. At times it was fairly distracting.
THE FINAL SAY
Well, I moderately enjoyed this book. The art was so-so; the writing was decent; and the concept was very enjoyable. The best part about reading this story is the fact that it inspired me to do some research on the real life locations, mysteries, and people presented and I learned a lot. This book could've been great - but the high spiritual fashion and assumption of the nature of time often made the book disjointed and very strange. I liked the book, but it could've been a lot better.
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