An Entertaining Romp Around A Templar Graveyard
Written: Mar 24 '08
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Pros: A fast-paced, entertaining read.
Cons: The sequels are presently only available in German.
The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a Templar-inspired work of fiction that takes you to the edge of reality and the edge of your recliner, Heretic is worth the time.
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| thetemplar's Full Review: Joseph Nassise - Heretic: Book One of the Templar ... |
Often people who read books about the Knights Templar take themselves a little too seriously and, more often than not, those who write them fall into the same trap. Occasionally a writer comes along who is not afraid to have a little fun with the subject. Joseph Nassise is one such author.
Heretic - the first in a planned trilogy called the Templar Chronicles - offers the reader an interesting take on the Templars. Nassise's Templars are not fighting their enemies in the Middle East with sword in hand - his Templars have traded their forged steel for .308 caliber sniper rifles and Cade Williams, the main character in the book, is just the man to lead them into battle.
Attacked by the supernatural entity that killed his wife, Williams emerged from the conflict physically scarred and gifted with the ability to cross over to the other side and to pick up psychic impressions and emotions from an object at the touch of his hands. When a number of the Order's cemeteries are desecrated, its Commanderies attacked and Templars killed only to be raised from the dead, Williams and his Echo team is sent in to get to the bottom of it.
The resulting story is 295 pages of page turning action that combines the finest in modern horror with the action and adventure of a Mack Bolan novel.
Recommended:
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