Book Review: The Secret on Ararat
Today I am reviewing:
Book Title: The Secret of Ararat
Author: Tim Lahaye & Bob Phillips
Year: 2004
Publisher: Bantam Dell
ISBN: 0-553-38350-7
Rating: 5 stars
The second book of the Babylon Rising series picked up right where Babylon Rising left off. If you like End Times fiction, which I do, then this is an excellent book. In fact, the Babylon Rising series is exciting reading.
In this book we once again meet Professor Michael Murphy. In the previous book he lost his wife to the murderous hands of Talon. This killer reappears as Michael's adversary. That conflict on its own could probably carry the story, but we have several subplots going on, such as the Seven which is a secret group manipulating events to bring the Anti-Christ to power. There is also the journey to Ararat to search for the Ark.
While there are several subplots they all tend to bring a cohesive story together that I found gripping. Will Michael find love again? Will he discover the Ark? What will happen when he and Talon meet again? These and other questions are answered in gripping detail.
Still recovering from my heart attack I find myself getting tired easily, although that is changing for the better. I would read the book, set it down to rest my eyes and pick it up again. That's the kind of draw the book has.
This book deserves a five star rating because it is a well written book covering Murphy's complex relationship with Isis, his mysterious challenger named Methuselah, his deadly encounters with Talon, and the Ark itself. All of these elements could easily be complete stories of their own, but the authors did a masterful job of bringing them together.
You can think of the 5 stars as 1 star for each important element:
1st star: believable
2nd star: plenty of action
3rd star: emotion
4th star: drama
5th star: timely
If you haven't already read this book I would encourage you to do so.
Book Title: The Secret of Ararat
Author: Tim Lahaye & Bob Phillips
Year: 2004
Publisher: Bantam Dell
ISBN: 0-553-38350-7
Rating: 5 stars
The second book of the Babylon Rising series picked up right where Babylon Rising left off. If you like End Times fiction, which I do, then this is an excellent book. In fact, the Babylon Rising series is exciting reading.
In this book we once again meet Professor Michael Murphy. In the previous book he lost his wife to the murderous hands of Talon. This killer reappears as Michael's adversary. That conflict on its own could probably carry the story, but we have several subplots going on, such as the Seven which is a secret group manipulating events to bring the Anti-Christ to power. There is also the journey to Ararat to search for the Ark.
While there are several subplots they all tend to bring a cohesive story together that I found gripping. Will Michael find love again? Will he discover the Ark? What will happen when he and Talon meet again? These and other questions are answered in gripping detail.
Still recovering from my heart attack I find myself getting tired easily, although that is changing for the better. I would read the book, set it down to rest my eyes and pick it up again. That's the kind of draw the book has.
This book deserves a five star rating because it is a well written book covering Murphy's complex relationship with Isis, his mysterious challenger named Methuselah, his deadly encounters with Talon, and the Ark itself. All of these elements could easily be complete stories of their own, but the authors did a masterful job of bringing them together.
You can think of the 5 stars as 1 star for each important element:
1st star: believable
2nd star: plenty of action
3rd star: emotion
4th star: drama
5th star: timely
If you haven't already read this book I would encourage you to do so.
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