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Sam knows it’s time to move on, but he’s loathe to leave the only home he’s ever known.

The world as he knew it is long gone. All that’s left is a sky without stars, a blood-red moon when it can be seen through the continuous fall of ash. The world burns.

Just as his master, Hikari, prophesied, the Rapture has occurred and all that he loved has risen to heaven.

Sam has been preparing for this time since he was but a boy. Now, at eighteen, he sets off to fulfill his destiny.

He’s used to being alone, never having got the knack of making friends with his peers. His closest companion was Aimi, Hikari’s sixteen year old daughter. She helped with his training and demanded nothing but his best.

Sam had to struggle with the dark half of himself, being half-demon. Wearing a hood to cover his horns and keeping his inhuman eyes downcast lest he draw attention to himself.

Now he’s all alone, angered to be denied entrance to Heaven and to seeing his beloved Aimi and his sensei ever again. Because of his demon blood Heaven is closed to him.

Now he wanders the blasted world, providing protection to the hapless souls left behind. He questions his fate and his destiny.

“Why bother to rescue these humans? Why should I, if I, myself, am denied entry to Heaven?”

Sam encounters many lemures, or demons. They reminded me of Pumpkinhead. And he had several epic battles with the Astaroth, a 10 foot tall creature, clad in armor, with huge wings and foot long talons. His proficiency with his two swords, his rigorous training and his quick reflexes kept him alive.

His only ally is a strange being who appeared “…the sky burst asunder with an intense golden light and a clap of thunder.”

God has sent his messenger, Gabriel, to help Sam on his journey to reach his final destination, the city of angels.

The battles are vividly detailed and I now have a good idea of what Hell looks like. Sam’s struggles with his darker side drew me to him and the truth of who he is and the reason for his existence came as a shock. As I neared the end of the book, I realized there had to be more than one book. There was so much still to come.

Rapture is part of a series and a great beginning. I read it fairly quickly, never stumbled over awkward sentences and loved the action scenes. I’m ready to meet up with Sam again.

     

Four Stars for a great beginning.

Phillip is giving away 3 print copies of Rapture and 1 print copy of Tribulation.

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