This was a mediocre thriller in which everything was easy to figure out. This character will be killed, that one will be gravely injured but will pull through, etc. That's OK if all you want is a quick read, but it leaves a lot to be desired.

Also, this book was very poorly edited and proofread. I found many typos throughout the text, such as "We have to leave know!" In addition, although it is never stated outright, this story obviously takes place in December 2009 (indicated by references to recent events). Yet, one character states, "We put a man on the moon fifty years ago." According to my calculations, that would be forty years ago in 1969. I get the feeling that this book was rushed into publication without much attention to editing and proofreading. ( )

good take on how religion blinds people to everything, and turns them into fanatics & can be used to control society ( )

A news crew is shooting the disintegration of part of the Antarctic ice sheet when a mysterious sign appears in the sky during a live enws broadcast. The news crew soon discovers that Father Jerome, a priest spending time at a monastery in Egypt, has been drawing this sign for months.
The search for answers was interesting but not as much edge of your seat action as previous books by the author and the characters get way too preachy in spots. ( )

Quick airport read and would not even put this book in the entertaining category. Too many loose ends and empty plot points. ( )

I guess you could call the contents of this book, the sign of our times (*weak smile). It simultaneously feeds on expectation, fear and paranoia -- and because of this concoction, if you put yourself as a character in the book, the events in the story is believable. There is also a manipulative aspect in the story, which in understanding the greed of the human condition, however well-intentioned, ties this story up very nicely. Together, this book keeps you on the edge of your seat and the pages turning. ( )