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The Seventh Seal
by
J. Thorn (Goodreads Author)
The Seventh Seal, is a best-selling, post-apocalyptic dark fantasy thriller that has placed in the Amazon Kindle Top 100 Paid Best Seller lists in four different genre categories! Specially priced for a limited time! NEW and REVISED third edition!
And be sure to check out the brand new follow up to The Seventh Seal, Man's Ruin - A Dark Fantasy Novella (The Seventh Seal Seq...more
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Kindle Edition, 222 pages
Published
May 6th 2011
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Oct 16, 2012
Katy
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of apocalyptic fiction, esp. w religious themes
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Book Info: Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy
Reading Level: Adult
Recommended for: fans of Apocalyptic fiction
Read: First read 9/29 - 30/2012. Edited 10/15 - 16/2012
Disclosure: I picked up a copy of this book when I found it free on Amazon; I am under no particular obligation to anyone, but am happy to provide an honest review. Later the author asked me to help him by providing a polishing edit, which I began on 10/15/12.
Synopsis: John awakes from a Halloween party with a hangover and a dead cell phone,...more
Reading Level: Adult
Recommended for: fans of Apocalyptic fiction
Read: First read 9/29 - 30/2012. Edited 10/15 - 16/2012
Disclosure: I picked up a copy of this book when I found it free on Amazon; I am under no particular obligation to anyone, but am happy to provide an honest review. Later the author asked me to help him by providing a polishing edit, which I began on 10/15/12.
Synopsis: John awakes from a Halloween party with a hangover and a dead cell phone,...more
THE SEVENTH SEAL is a good example of the overuse of adjectives, adverbs and descriptive writing.
The use of descriptive writing sets the mood, but when it is used excessively in every sentence, it stilts the plot and makes scenes unclear. In one scene the author writes "...John's vision came into focus. The black cape of a vampire fanned out across the floor with a pool of dark liquid shimmering under his chest." Where did a vampire come from? John knew there was a Halloween party (however the r...more
The use of descriptive writing sets the mood, but when it is used excessively in every sentence, it stilts the plot and makes scenes unclear. In one scene the author writes "...John's vision came into focus. The black cape of a vampire fanned out across the floor with a pool of dark liquid shimmering under his chest." Where did a vampire come from? John knew there was a Halloween party (however the r...more
I wouldn't say this was the best end of times book that I have read but it is also not the worst. I did like the premise behind it with a religious fanatical group and the military working together as one to take over America and perform what they call a cleansing. Killing off what they consider infidels, men, women, children it didn't matter. One man after a night of Halloween partying is spared because he is wearing a priest outfit and is believed to be John the Revelator. Before he wakes up i...more
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Honestly, I got 40% of the way through this before I almost set my kindle on fire. I refuse to finish this wretched dribble. I'm pissed off that I bothered with as much of this as I did. I'm angry and let me count the ways:
1. WHO THE FUCK IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE??? I mean, really, is this written for a secular audience or a religious one? I ask because I've read end of times religious fiction; I've read secular apocalyptic novels and this doesn't work either way . Secular audiences don't want...more
1. WHO THE FUCK IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE??? I mean, really, is this written for a secular audience or a religious one? I ask because I've read end of times religious fiction; I've read secular apocalyptic novels and this doesn't work either way . Secular audiences don't want...more
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I gave it two stars only because I managed to finish it.
If you get this book and keep reading it to find out why the holy rollers are after Our Hero, don't bother -- never gets explained.
Aside from errors an editor with even a hint of ability would notice (such as using "course" when the author meant "coarse"), the story is choppy, hard to follow. It's a shame, because it's an interesting and topical premise (given who is running in the primaries.) I even like that it was set in Cleveland.
The th...more
If you get this book and keep reading it to find out why the holy rollers are after Our Hero, don't bother -- never gets explained.
Aside from errors an editor with even a hint of ability would notice (such as using "course" when the author meant "coarse"), the story is choppy, hard to follow. It's a shame, because it's an interesting and topical premise (given who is running in the primaries.) I even like that it was set in Cleveland.
The th...more
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Very interesting book with good strong action narrative and compelling themes, just wish I could invest in the characters a little more.
(Full disclosure: this book was set in and around Cleveland, Ohio. I've never been to Cleveland, nor have I ever wanted to. The most I have heard about Cleveland has been mainly in punchlines to sports jokes.)
The book has a multitude of religious themes of power corrupting and evil fueling the end of the world. I must say I enjoyed the book, for the most part,...more
(Full disclosure: this book was set in and around Cleveland, Ohio. I've never been to Cleveland, nor have I ever wanted to. The most I have heard about Cleveland has been mainly in punchlines to sports jokes.)
The book has a multitude of religious themes of power corrupting and evil fueling the end of the world. I must say I enjoyed the book, for the most part,...more
John is drugged at a Halloween party and awakes days later to both personal and global horrors. Only the fluke - or was it divine intervention? - of his wearing a priest's costume saved his life. Religious zealots have some how taken over the military to kill off the entire population of those it deems as sinful and unworthy as they initiate their own coming of Revelations.
Normally goodreads is an excellent source of information regarding whether or not a book is part of a series, but even it...more
Normally goodreads is an excellent source of information regarding whether or not a book is part of a series, but even it...more
I can't believe I'm giving this 4 stars but up until near the end it was a solid 3!! The twist at the end was so unexpected but truly how reactions would be that I was blown out of the water. Well played J. Thorn.
John wakes up in a house not his own and finds everyone else that was at the party dead.
Soldiers walk the streets killing or taking everyone they come across and painting a red pentagram on the homes and businesses to identify the building has been 'cleared'.
This is the first wave of the second coming, and the church is getting ready to launch the 2nd wave...but they need John the Revelator to do it.
John does not know why Father keeps referring to him as John the Revelator, but he's sure Father...more
Soldiers walk the streets killing or taking everyone they come across and painting a red pentagram on the homes and businesses to identify the building has been 'cleared'.
This is the first wave of the second coming, and the church is getting ready to launch the 2nd wave...but they need John the Revelator to do it.
John does not know why Father keeps referring to him as John the Revelator, but he's sure Father...more
I really enjoy reading this genre of books and was looking forward to this. I was not disappointed. I started reading this in the morning of 17th May and finished it at teatime on 18th May, only stopping to sleep, eat and work. John wakes up and finds everyone he sees dead and the military taking over. John teams up with Nick and they go looking for John's wife Jana all the time evading the military. It soon transpires that a religious order is behind the coup and the men realise that it is worl...more
Awful. On the fifth chapter, and the author hasn't given me a single reason to keep reading. The writing is stuffed with heavy description that doesn't describe anything that advances the story. The only possible purpose is to draw attention away from the few events that could resemble a plot.
I'm sure (not really) that everything gets explained at some point later on, but I don't really care. Not explaining and hoping the reader will stumble along far enough to figure out what's going on is not...more
I'm sure (not really) that everything gets explained at some point later on, but I don't really care. Not explaining and hoping the reader will stumble along far enough to figure out what's going on is not...more
If you're not uptight about your faith and don't mind sex, violence, and dirty language, this urban fantasy is for you. Thorn's post-apoc story takes you through the wreckage of Cleveland after an overthrow by radical Christian terrorists. Yes, Christians can commit acts of terrorism too. Crusades? Inquisition?
But do yourself a favor and read the warning on the product page. If you don't, you look like an idiot when you say its religiously offensive and 1-star it. D'uh.
But do yourself a favor and read the warning on the product page. If you don't, you look like an idiot when you say its religiously offensive and 1-star it. D'uh.
I tried. I honestly tried to read this book and I couldn't get past a few pages in Chapter 10. It went from weird to weirder quickly. I went to Catholic School and I can't recall that much 'preachiness'. As soon as I starting reading the Apostle's Creed, the book took a bizarre turn. I wasn't even sure about how I felt towards the characters I was reading about, there was no connection I felt towards them........at all.
First off, i grew up in Cleveland recognized many of the places in this book. i love The Walking Dead and books about the apocalypse and this was awesome. The bad guys are not who you think and Thorn has a nice mix of biker culture and Mad Max. i could feel the action oozing off the page and had a hard time putting it down.
Interesting concept. Well written, but I didn't like that it was a series book. Some books are good on their own - and they give you the answers and conclusions, but this is a definite series book - trying to get you to buy the next one. There was a bit of closure - enough, but not enough.
The Seventh Seal delivers a fun ride through the end of the world if a group you least expected was the bad guys. You have to accept certain things the same way you have to accept zombies exist in that genre, but if you do, this is good fun. The dialog was amusing and Sully was definitely my fav characer.
Like another reviewer said, I also think the 1-star haters are super religion people freaking out. This is a really good read, fun. Its prolly more for men cause it got bikers and guns and stuff. I loved it.
I barely finished this... it was really dumb. I didn't find myself enjoying the characters, falling into the world, or anything. Yep, don't waste your time.
Not crazy about Thorn..tends to build you up as ur reading and when u get to the end its like: really? Thats it? Dissapointed me on all 3 books..
I enjoyed this apocalyptic tale immensely. A unique take on one possible future. Don't miss a great read by a talented new author.
I finished this book with the belief it would get better. I must say, I was lying to myself and will not be reading the sequel.
well this book was just ok.easy read but lacked something.it started just fine but the more i read the more i wished it would end
If this book has a follow up its great and I can't wait for book two. If it does not good concept but not a complete story.
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Soldiered on till I got to about 14% completed and decided there were better books to read.... Containing sentences like "The floorboards snickered, trying hard to hold back snaps of bawdy laughter." and "Bare feet kept him fastened to the living room floor."
Some will love it, but I hated it.
Some will love it, but I hated it.
the 7 seal brought the good stuff. i loved the fast-action and the biker gang was really cool. lots of fun to read.
great book if it did not have all the filthy words in it
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J. Thorn believes in the imaginative power of the horror novel and the escape from reality it provides. He knows that embracing the entire spectrum of human emotion, even its dark realms, makes for a more meaningful and authentic life.
Several of J. Thorn's short stories have won awards, including "Ten Days", the 2009 New Author Short Story Contest winner, as well as "The Hunt" (formerly titled "Re...more
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Several of J. Thorn's short stories have won awards, including "Ten Days", the 2009 New Author Short Story Contest winner, as well as "The Hunt" (formerly titled "Re...more
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“The cold November sun sent weak rays onto the floor of the old house. The floor beneath snickered, trying hard to hold back snaps of bawdy laughter. The temperature dropped with ease.”
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