The Mystery of the World

The Godless #1

by Suren Fant, Edward Jamieson

Centuries ago, when Earth was not under the control of God, it was controlled by a cruel and heartless creature, called Neuron. Comming to our planet, God saw, how Neuron treated as his subordinates. God and Satan decided to take to hands the authority on Earth. It was very difficult mission. God and Satan adapted all the people and their feelings. In XXI century a young man from a wealthy family found new potentials, that ancestors of humanity and Neuron had. It becomes to him what had happened centuries ago and behind it hunting of angels has begun.

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 7, 2011

Reviews

[Sarah Baethge · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ever thought, perhaps, that your life is more important than it seems? Have you ever found yourself able to do something that up until that point you had deemed impossible? In The Godless: Mystery of the World by Suren Fant, the main character Aren finds by accident that he can will himself to heal at an incredible rate. When driving while high results in a deadly car crash, his doctors are at a loss to explain how he is quickly perfectly healed without even a scar. Through several more incidents, Aren discovers that when he’s under the influence, he can cause supernatural happenings to occur.
Eventually Aren discovers that is amazing powers require no outside substances to occur. This is probably good as he finds himself now followed, even hunted, by beings with undeniable forces similar to his own. Beings with a disturbing amount of knowledge of what is happening that have a huge mistrust for Aren’s growing powers.

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m guessing Suren Fant's The Godless loses something in translation, though it builds a certain charm from the uncertain sentence structures and tenses. Turns of phrase are alternately odd and appealing as Aren’s life spins out of control, memories and dreams intertwining, sweet wife Manush, domineering father, friends who may have died or might betray him. But Aren isn’t just a young man inheriting a fortune. An accidental encounter with drugs reveals strange powers and the quest to understand them fills much of the tale.

While the action moves from Armenia to Germany to America and beyond, Aren’s attitudes are distinctly un-western. “Women can hardly realize such reality,” he muses at one point. “They are tender and delicate.” As he soon is not.

The quest for a missing “cargo” takes Aren to Germany, but already he’s far away in his mind. Meanwhile a mysterious French-speaking Englishman could be friend or foe. Detached writing portrays hotel rooms and scenery with equal frugality, while longer passages are filled with thoughts, plans and ambitions, leading to curious revelations of God, Jehovah, Lucifer, disciples and angels alike. Biblical allusions mix with un-Biblical musings and the complexity of light and dark is somewhat reminiscent of Sergei Lukyanenko’s Night Watch though harder to read. Not one for readers distracted by poor translation or intense introspection, but certainly an intriguing tale.



Disclosure: I received a free ecopy through a social networking site and am offering my honest review.

[Chayse Sundt · Rating 4 out of 5]

The synopsis is what grabbed my interest at first. Something before the time of God and Satan. How interesting! Another that peaked my interest was the cover of the book. The way it is spilt in two differnet perspectives.


Aren is, as one would put it, special. After ending up in a car accident and being able to heal at an incredible rate, Aren relaizes that his life is about to take a ride. And this ride is one that isn't always fun. For Aren, I think with him being followed and hunted by forces that hold the same pwer that he does leaves him in a predicament that no one would want on themselves.


This book is filled with a lot of twists and turns that will leave the reader wanting more. Filled with both biblical and un-biblical references that book proves to be an interesting tale. So readers, come check out this book.


I give this book 4 souls!

[Lioba]

Thanks to thr author fot sending me this book. I still need to read and review it i hope to have time for it soon :)