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Unholy Trinity
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What happened in the moments after Judas hanged himself?
Where did Cain go after the death of Abel?
Myths abound, and some of them have similar endings.
Cain murders his brother out of jealousy. Judas betrays Jesus to those who want to see Him dead. Vlad the Impaler destroys without mercy, and is legendary as Count Dracula. Three souls, collected and bound together in the same body by Lilith, Satan’s mate and favorite slave.
Cain, Judas, and Vlad Tepes all fall into the same trap: weakened by pride but too stubborn to turn back, they become cursed to walk the world through all of time. Pursued by Hunters, a group first established by Cain’s tribe when he was abducted by Lilith and the Serpent, they must keep one step ahead of their enemies from century to century.
The tale starts in Genesis, moves to the time before and after the Crucifixion, then makes the journey into what will become known as the Carpathian Mountains. We are dropped briefly into the 15th century, pass through time in Romania and Scotland, then conclude in 19th-century New Orleans. This is where the story, and the three-souled Beast, must await another day and another century.
What happened in the moments after Judas hanged himself?
Where did Cain go after the death of Abel?
Myths abound, and some of them have similar endings.
Cain murders his brother out of jealousy. Judas betrays Jesus to those who want to see Him dead. Vlad the Impaler destroys without mercy, and is legendary as Count Dracula. Three souls, collected and bound together in the same body by Lilith, Satan’s mate and favorite slave.
Cain, Judas, and Vlad Tepes all fall into the same trap: weakened by pride but too stubborn to turn back, they become cursed to walk the world through all of time. Pursued by Hunters, a group first established by Cain’s tribe when he was abducted by Lilith and the Serpent, they must keep one step ahead of their enemies from century to century.
The tale starts in Genesis, moves to the time before and after the Crucifixion, then makes the journey into what will become known as the Carpathian Mountains. We are dropped briefly into the 15th century, pass through time in Romania and Scotland, then conclude in 19th-century New Orleans. This is where the story, and the three-souled Beast, must await another day and another century.
221 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 4, 2016
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February 19, 2016
Although I'm not a 'believer', I had to give this book five stars because it was so well written and seemed to be historically accurate (if you can use this phrase for mythicalish figures). It portrays three characters - Cain, Judas and Vlad (Dracula) and their spiral into a hell of their own making, and how Lilith (another mythical idea)...I don't give spoilers.
Each of the characters and their 'stories' are well known to most of us, even though the truth of them can be thought debatable. I, for one, do not believe in the Garden of Eden or Adam and Eve nor yet the idea of God, however, this story is extremely well put together and is horrific in both physical and psychological ways.
I did not agree with many of the concepts because I consider we are in charge of our own destiny and can choose to be 'good' or 'bad' without an outside influence from either 'side'. And I definitely do not believe someone else is master of me - I am responsible for all my decisions and will account for all my actions. Having said that, I do appreciate the message - those lessons that Cain (for example) refused to learn (please read to it find out). However, I cannot believe that we must blindly follow...we must think for ourselves.
Overall, an extremely well written and thought-provoking story, one I would recommend if only to open your mind to other possibilities
Each of the characters and their 'stories' are well known to most of us, even though the truth of them can be thought debatable. I, for one, do not believe in the Garden of Eden or Adam and Eve nor yet the idea of God, however, this story is extremely well put together and is horrific in both physical and psychological ways.
I did not agree with many of the concepts because I consider we are in charge of our own destiny and can choose to be 'good' or 'bad' without an outside influence from either 'side'. And I definitely do not believe someone else is master of me - I am responsible for all my decisions and will account for all my actions. Having said that, I do appreciate the message - those lessons that Cain (for example) refused to learn (please read to it find out). However, I cannot believe that we must blindly follow...we must think for ourselves.
Overall, an extremely well written and thought-provoking story, one I would recommend if only to open your mind to other possibilities
June 22, 2016
A fascinating horror story, with an intriguing take on familiar Bible characters and less familiar apocrypha, K. R. Morrison’s Unholy Trinity starts before recorded history and ends with the present day. In between, the tale’s three sections build into a scary trinity of souls, starting with the world’s first murderer and ending with Vlad the Impaler—though, of course, this tale’s not truly ended yet!
Unholy Trinity is the second in K. R. Morrison’s Pride’s Downfall series, but the novel stands alone and follows its own entirely consistent storyline. The author’s research leads to an evocative and fascinating depiction of primitive nomadic life, revealing Cain as a lonely, haunted character, guilty more of pride than cruelty. Drawing on alternative interpretations allows the author to entice readers to guess and wonder at where the story will go. And then it goes… to Judas Iscariot, who again is depicted as genuinely human and conflicted in a first-century world that feels entirely real… and then to Vlad!
Meet Lilith, ponder freewill and folly, and find real characters, a very real world, and real danger and scares in the pages of this book—it’s a fictional story of temptations that are all too familiar, bound to fear, and threaded with hope.
Disclosure: I won a copy and I offer my honest review.
Unholy Trinity is the second in K. R. Morrison’s Pride’s Downfall series, but the novel stands alone and follows its own entirely consistent storyline. The author’s research leads to an evocative and fascinating depiction of primitive nomadic life, revealing Cain as a lonely, haunted character, guilty more of pride than cruelty. Drawing on alternative interpretations allows the author to entice readers to guess and wonder at where the story will go. And then it goes… to Judas Iscariot, who again is depicted as genuinely human and conflicted in a first-century world that feels entirely real… and then to Vlad!
Meet Lilith, ponder freewill and folly, and find real characters, a very real world, and real danger and scares in the pages of this book—it’s a fictional story of temptations that are all too familiar, bound to fear, and threaded with hope.
Disclosure: I won a copy and I offer my honest review.
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May 11, 2016What do Cain, brother of Able, and Judas Iscariot have in common? Well besides being the most legendary, dark figures in biblical history, perhaps, they are mere victims themselves. What if they are part of a greater conspiracy? I will leave it at that—you can read it for yourself. But, I will say that the lives of Cain and Judas are given a much greater perspective by K.R. Morrison, and the reader begins to feel empathy for them and their carnal, human side. For creativity, writing style and ease, and unique perspective, I give The Unholy Trinity five stars.
May 3, 2017
I have a hard time not giving this away. You can guess some but not all. That is the part I don't want to give away. This is a well thought-out, well written book dealing with a delicate subject. The plot development progressed logically and I would recommend this book to anyone
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