{"id":8906,"date":"2021-10-18T21:01:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=8906"},"modified":"2021-10-18T21:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T01:04:46","slug":"book-review-the-son-of-abraham-diabhal-3-by-kathleen-kaufman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-the-son-of-abraham-diabhal-3-by-kathleen-kaufman\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Son of Abraham (Diabhal #3) by Kathleen Kaufman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Son of Abraham (Diabhal #3) <\/em>by Kathleen Kaufman<\/p>\n

Turner Publishing, 2021(to be released Oct. 26)<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781684425389<\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition\u00a0(\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a> )<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Note:\u00a0 The Son of Abraham<\/em> is the third book in a trilogy.\u00a0 I haven’t read the other two, but this book, for the most part, can be read as a stand-alone.<\/p>\n

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Cults are always good material for horror stories, since some of the ones seen over the past thirty years (Branch Davidians, Heaven’s Gate, etc.) have truly been stranger than fiction.\u00a0 The Son of Abraham<\/em> is a fresh take on the idea, if you like end-of-the-world tales, this book will make the grade for most readers.<\/p>\n

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The first 55 pages detail the hours leading up to a large-scale bombing of Los Angeles, by the Son of Abraham cult that kills 10,000 people, and this section is told from the perspectives of multiple people.\u00a0 The rest of the story takes place ten years later, and is told primarily for the viewpoint of two characters.\u00a0 One is Esther Robertson, the only surviving offspring of cult leader Alan Robertson; the other is Cooper Carlson, a news reporter who gets personally involved in the story.\u00a0 Their adversary is the still-alive Alan Robertson, who is locked down at the Supermax prison in Colorado.\u00a0 Cities start getting destroyed again, and signs point to Alan and his cult being involved, despite his being behind bars.\u00a0 Esther and Cooper get pulled into a race to stop Alan Robertson from destroying the entire planet, and the big question becomes: are they really acting on their own to stop him, or are they simply puppets Alan pulls the strings on in his quest for domination?<\/p>\n

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The dynamic between Esther, Cooper, and Alan is a big part of the book, and is a lot of what makes the story fun.\u00a0 Most people like to see the good guys win, but most readers of The Son of Abraham<\/em> will be asking if Esther and Cooper even have a chance at all, as Alan is clearly no ordinary man.\u00a0 Unnatural destruction and murder in his presence do a good job of driving the point home.\u00a0 He’s a manipulative man, as the small character parts involving his followers, and the sacrifices they make for his ambition, demonstrate.<\/p>\n

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Esther and Cooper make excellent \u201cheroes that don’t want to be heroes\u201d, as they each have their own problems to deal with.\u00a0 Cooper isn’t sure if his news coverage of Alan is helping or hurting the general population.\u00a0 Esther is trying to save a world that has a lot of people that want her dead, only because she is Alan’s daughter.\u00a0 She had nothing to do with the LA bombing and the general public knows that, but it doesn’t matter in the age of sensationalistic news and social media.\u00a0 Their journey around the country chasing Alan’s web of destruction is fast-paced, striking a good balance between action and story development.\u00a0 The author adds another level of intrigue by re-writing the whole concept of the afterlife with the \u201cNight Forest\u201d, \u00a0which ties into Alan Robertson’s desired goal of domination.\u00a0 It’s a more creative scenario for a religious leader, and it lifts the originality of the story.<\/p>\n

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Short version: if you like fast-paced Armageddon stories, you will like Son of Abraham.<\/em>\u00a0 Recommended.<\/p>\n

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Reviewed by Murray Samuelson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Son of Abraham (Diabhal #3) by Kathleen Kaufman Turner Publishing, 2021(to be released Oct. 26) ISBN: 9781684425389 Available: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle edition\u00a0(\u00a0Bookshop.org\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon.com )   Note:\u00a0 The Son of Abraham is the third book in a trilogy.\u00a0 I haven’t read the other two, but this book, for the most part, can be read as<\/p>\n

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