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Project Antichrist

by Pavel Kravchenko (Goodreads Author)

3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 · rating details · 7 ratings · 1 review

Who could possibly benefit from the end of the world? That is the question at the heart of Project Antichrist, a science fiction novel set in the near future.

Luke Whales, host of the most popular TV show in America, has everything. That is, until he's framed for the murder of a US Marshall. Now the most recognizable man in the country must evade the police and the FBI. Whe...more

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Published February 10th 2012

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Jan 16, 2013 Mary Fan rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Luke Whales, a TV show host living in near-future Chicago, seems to have it all—money, looks, success. But behind the scenes, things aren’t so rosy. Divorced and still pining for his ex-wife, he takes antidepressants to make the world seem like a better place. One day, he comes home to find a dead body in his apartment and his personal gun missing. Realizing that he’s being set up, he flees.

From there, his circumstances only become more bizarre. Although Project Antichrist begins with a seemingl...more Luke Whales, a TV show host living in near-future Chicago, seems to have it all—money, looks, success. But behind the scenes, things aren’t so rosy. Divorced and still pining for his ex-wife, he takes antidepressants to make the world seem like a better place. One day, he comes home to find a dead body in his apartment and his personal gun missing. Realizing that he’s being set up, he flees.

From there, his circumstances only become more bizarre. Although Project Antichrist begins with a seemingly straightforward Fugitive-like plot—innocent man runs from the authorities while searching for the real killer—spirals out into a tangle of mysteries involving the powerful corporation behind the antidepressants Luke (and a huge chunk of the nation) takes and mysterious aliens with a sinister agenda.

Luke is an easy protagonist to root for, despite, or perhaps because of, his many flaws. Years of being a celebrity have made him arrogant, self-centered, and entitled, but at the center of it all, he’s still just a guy trying to figure things out. His bewilderment and considerable cluelessness when it comes to the whole fugitive situation are rather endearing. After all, he’s no superhero. He’s not even an everyday hero. And he’s a bit volatile—one of the first things he does in the book is march over to his ex-wife’s house and clock her new boyfriend.

As the story unfolds, Kravchenko introduces the reader to a number of interesting characters. There’s Iris, a hipster-like young woman with grand ideas and a bit of an attitude, who helps him flee the FBI simply because he needs her. And Paul, Luke’s friend from his pre-fame days who may or may not hold a grudge against him. And FBI agents Brighton and Brome, the latter of whom begins questioning the seemingly straightforward nature of the murder case he investigates.

Then there’s Dr. Young, a character who doesn’t have a lot of “screen time” compared to the other characters, but whose knowledge and thoughts shape the themes of the novel. Part priest and part psychiatrist, he knows more about what’s going on than perhaps he should. He’s the one who introduces Luke to the idea that there’s more going on than a simple murder. One of the most interesting sections in the book is the scene in which Dr. Young philosophizes about the nature of the antidepressants that have become so prevalent in this futuristic United States, a passage that serves as a commentary for our real-life increasing dependence on behavioral drugs.

And then things get apocalyptic. The title of the book is Project Antichrist, after all. The notion that the ones humans have thought of as gods are in fact aliens so powerful, they seem divine, isn’t entirely new to sci-fi, but Kravchenko gives the idea his own twist. Dr. Young acts almost like a prophet, telling Luke of things that are and things to come that are not only unbelievable, but borderline inconceivable. How Luke fits into this grand concept is slowly revealed throughout the course of the novel.

Along the way, Luke gets himself into plenty of trouble—chases with the police, an insane plot to rescue his friends from the clutches of the evil corporation, encounters with frightening, almost supernatural alien beings. Caught in the epicenter of conspiracies and puzzles, he struggles to reconcile what he sees with what he can believe. By the time Project Antichrist reaches its cliffhanger of a conclusion, normalcy is but a distant memory. In Project Antichrist, Kravchenko has crafted a thrilling sci-fi mystery with fascinating concepts and exciting action scenes. I had a hard time putting this book down because I simply had to know what was going on, and what would happen next.(less)

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Pavel Kravchenko grew up in Ukraine. He moved to the United States, alone, at the age of twenty. He started writing stories in English pretty much at the same time, while working (in approximate order) as a doorman, a housekeeper, a purchasing agent, a salad bar person, a deep fryer operator and an interpreter. Now, almost fifteen years later, with several published stories under his belt (he does...more

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