The Resurrection Maker by Glenn Cooper

336 Pages
Publisher: Lascaux Media, AuthorBuzz
Release Date: November 15, 2014

Fiction, Historical Fiction, King Arthur, Excalibur, Holy Grail

Arthur Malory is a descendant of Thomas Malory, the famous writer of the Arthurian legend. Although he is a chemist by profession, he loves history and the legends surrounding King Arthur. He is having a bad run of luck. First, his dear friend and his wife die in a house fire, and Arthur was pulled out at the last moment. Nex, he loses his job, and someone firebombs his home.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. It jumps between current time with Arthur to the past with Thomas. I found the comparison to The DaVinci code to be like this book. There is even a French woman helping on the journey. If you like books about Avalon or the DaVinci Code, you will like this book.

I received a free copy from NetGalley. Forget everything you thought you might know about so many things and suspend your disbelief so you can piece together this grail tale that has you traveling across time as it unravels its story and your mind.

Date is made up. I fell behind on reviews.

Cleaning up my NetGalley account. Unfortunately, I had a few titles I could not get to before they were published. Should I read the title in the future, I will be sure to promote a review via my Goodreads and/or my blog. Thank you for the opportunity.

This was a plot of a quest to find the Holy Grail. There were many elements of a great mystery and it was well written. However it just did not captivate as I had hoped. Still a good story.
Many thanks to Lascaux Media and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

A fairly good read about things I have always found interesting: Holy Grail, King Arthur, Excalibur. The author wove a tale that keeps readers turning the page.

What a well written book which enabled you to find some truth whatever your beliefs. An action packed quest moving backwards and forwards in time and involving religion and science with an amazing ending, where the reader has a choice from three, of who they wish the survivor to be. Excellent book.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Echoes from the past guide Arthur Malory on a dangerous search for the Holy Grail, a quest that may shed light on the mystery of the resurrection of Christ.
From the thriller writer, Glenn Cooper, whose books have sold five million copies and have been top-ten bestsellers throughout Europe, comes his explosive new thriller, the most innovative and controversial book ever written on the Holy Grail and the resurrection of Christ. Arthur Malory, a seemingly ordinary Englishman, has a burning interest in the Grail, a passion inherited from his father. Thrust into a life-or-death quest to find the precious artifact, he will discover not only his own amazing heritage but the power that the Grail possesses, a power that informs the resurrection of Christ and explosively merges spiritual and scientific thought.

*2.5 stars*

Not a terribly original story - anyone who has read the Da Vinci Code will see the striking similarities - but it is good enough to spend a lazy weekend with, especially if you are looking for that book that isn't too difficult but above the average "beach read."

The plot has been seen before. Man who is in love with history, falls in love with a beautiful woman and together they solve the greatest mystery of history. Sounds familiar, right? And it is. It isn't terribly engaging or interesting but it does enough to keep the pages turning.

I wouldn't flat out recommend this but it has its own appeal, I guess...


Paul
ARH

Sorry, again with this author the use of foul language turns me off. I couldn't get into the story. I am also not a fan of those who are obviously against Christianity writing books about their most central beliefs. Blah.