This was a terrific read. Started out slow and picked up the pace until..BAM a frustrating cliff hangar at the end! I was so astonished, I think i was searching for hidden pages at the end!
It puts me in mind of the Left behind Series, BUT I liked the authors writing style way better. Also, the view point was from the Islamic "end times" point of view and how people of that culture interpret their world around them based on the coming belief of a Holy twelfth Imam and of course their belief on Allah. I hardly wait for the second book to come out. I have heard two separate interviews on the radio of the author. He is very knowledgable in Muslim beliefs and crafts a very believable fictional story in today's political climate.