The Curse Of Mesphisto's Seed by William P. Haynes
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- Pub. Date: September 2004
- Publisher: Publish America
- Format: Paperback, 196pp
- ISBN-13: 9781413728651
- ISBN: 1413728650
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The first warfare was not among men but among angels over man. That conflict ended when Semjaza was cast from heaven. Now he is known only as Mesphisto. Men call him the devil and he is shunned by all. The dark lord of the wastelands has plotted his vengeance for eons. God has chosen two acolytes to stop him. One is a sheriff, Joshua D. Riley, recently returned from the Korean War. The second is an idealistic law student whose world will fall apart following the death of his parents.Before the great shadow of the three-headed dog, Cerberus, they meet the devil. Only Josh will return from that encounter and for twenty-two years he will believe the war ended that day. In 1987 a blind shaman comes to Claremont and an angel once favored by God sets the apocalypse into motion.THIS WAR ISN'T OVER. IT HAS JUST BEGUN!
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The Battle Between Good And Evil Has Begun!!!by Anonymous
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July 06, 2006: The Curse of Mephisto?s Seed Book One: The Day of the Awakening By William P. Haynes Reviewed by Bob Morgan 4 out of 5 When I started this novel at first I thought that it was a bit like The Omen: A child who is the Devil?s son who does some evil things. The Curse of Mephisto?s Seed does have some of those elements but this story goes way beyond being that simple. Elliott is Satan?s son and he does his best to live up to the old man?s bad reputation. He?s the kind of kid that even scares the hell out of his own mother. Where Elliott goes death follows. And that just might be because he?s the one causing most of it. Elliott does not get better as he grows up he just gets more evil, more murderous and power-hungry. So there you have the main bad guy: A supernatural terror that wants power and is willing to kill anyone that gets in his way to get it. Here are the good guys: Mark Talbot and Josh Riley start the novel as police officers. They end the novel much different. One has supernatural powers given to him specifically to battle Elliott. The other one became the Mayor of his town and while his powers are not quite on par with magic his position does become useful against Satan?s spawn. This novel moved fast. There?s quite a few battles fought in these pages. Blood is spilled graphically several times. This battle between good and evil is even carried deep into the bowels of Hell itself. The descriptions of Hades are clearly done and paint a picture of a place you do not want to spend any time at. The most compelling thing about this novel though was that the good guys are likeable characters who you do learn to care about. Yes, they do have bad tempers but if I were living through what happened in Mephisto?s Seed I?d be killing anything that moves. These people are edgy and they have a reason to be. The Curse of Mephisto?s Seed, Book One: The Day of the Awakening is highly recommended. It was only knocked down because of some rare moments of stiff dialog. The novel does read as though it is the beginning of a series and I do know there are two other Mephisto?s Seed books that have already been written. I will definitely be looking forward to reading those.
Teriffic apolyptic thrillerby harstan
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January 19, 2005: Elliott Stephens was born in 1950 a miracle child to a couple who were told could never give birth. His father died one year later so he has been raised by his cold single mother, Gloria who blames her child for the death of her spouse. Elliot has no friends and is considered a troublemaker at school. When Elliott loses control he thinks of bad things happening to others; however his fantasies turn real with accidents happening consistently and one student even died. His mom fears him although he is only seven............................ Mesphisto has observed Elliott in action selects a mentor to help the lad focus his power. He sends a wolf to guide the lad, but the subservent asks his master to wait until Elliot is an adult to better use him as a pawn of hell. The devil agrees to wait until the kid is stronger, but kills the wolf for disobedience. Though things around Elliot have quieted down, the day of the awakening is coming with hell on earth; God has selected his acolytes to battle the devil?s spawn..................... William P. Haynes has provided a tense modern day biblical thriller that will grip readers from start to finish. Elliot is fabulous protagonist as he seems like an innocent lab, but instead is a ferocious wolf. His selected opponents do not seem near his equal, but that seems apropos when one considers the selection of Moses as a spokesperson. Fans of angel-devil warfare on earth will want to read the exciting first book of THE CURSE OF MESPHISTO?S SEED though be warned that the font seems small................... Harriet Klausner
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