The Firstborn by Conlan Brown

Intrigue Suspense Supernatural ThrillerConlan Brown has intertwined creative imagination and a complex plot with unexpected plot twists that keep the reader deducing and turning pages at a breakneck speed right up to the final scene in his novel "The Firstborn."The Prima, the Ora, and Domani, three distinct ancient religious orders make up the Firstborn. Individuals within the order have been empowered by God with the ability to use hindsight, insight, or foresight to intervene in crisis situations. Individual members originally were bonded together and dedicated to the purpose of using these gifts as agents of God serving man. The order dates back to the cross of Christ. Duplicity, suspect, internal strife, compulsion and manipulation resulted in disagreement and division. The Firstborn became an organization of warring factions doomed to destruction.As they become award of facts of a planned terrorist plot of retribution after the violent murder of a religious leader the Fi
rstborn are faced with the need to again become a united front, elect an overseer to prevent this planned bloodbath of the innocent including children.Brown's characters are wide-ranging and authentic. They are fanatical in their commitment to opposing systems of belief. Brown reveals stereotypes of the extreme followers of the Evangelical Christian and radical fundamentalist Muslim by creating caricatures, of bigotry, hatred, and dissension among people who blindly claim to be serving God's purposes.I particularly appreciated the way Brown developed growth, understanding and maturing in many of his characters as they evolved from shallow self centered individuals to mature dedicated purposeful Christians as they teamed together in trust and oneness of purpose to thwart evil and to work toward the good of others.Realms (A Strang Company), 978-1599796079As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review

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