The Einstein Prophecy

A wonderful idea wonderfully executed. Masello artfully brings together science and religion exploring common themes between physics and faith. Masello has done his research exploring the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton and including two of its most prominent members: Einstein and Kurt Godel. I, personally, have always been fascinated by Godel's discussions of the possibilities that a unified field theory must include an intuitive process to account for spirituality and spiritual activity - a theme that Masello explores as part of the novel. But having said that, this book is not a dry compendium of intellectual arguments - it is a page turner with plenty of action and like life itself we find evil embedded with good and we show more often find that the tools with which we hope to do good may, in fact, be of evil origin. Can we make good from something evil? Does the end justify the means? Can we, humanity, find the way to a new Paradise or are we doomed to universal death? "The Einstein Prophecy" is a genuine page turner and well worth the read! show less

This was my July pick from Amazon's Kindle First program.
WWII, Albert Einstein and a supernatural twist. After reading the description I was quite intrigued and anxious to read the book. I'm actually disappointed that I didn't really like it.
I thought the plot and overall idea was great but it was just too slow for my tastes. Somewhere between pages 150-200 I began to lose interest and the only reason I finished the book was because I had to know how everything turned out.

I will say that the writing was excellent and while it is in no way a bad book, it just wasn't for me.

I am an immense fan of archeological mysteries. This is an archeological mystery plus set in WWII…A DOUBLE WHAMMY!!

Lucas is a wounded soldier/professor. He returns from the war to teach at Princeton where he is then asked to decipher the mystery of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.

Where this story leads keeps a reader well involved. First, there is Lucas and Simone. They develop a romance while working together. Plus, they are adorable.

Then, the setting of Princeton in 1944. I enjoyed this backdrop more than I can express. And Einstein makes a guest appearance. He is so real to life and a perfect fit for this thriller.

Finally, the sarcophagus. Where do I begin? This is where the story veers off the beaten path for me. I love the show more history which is unveiled, but the tale becomes a little of a fantasy. I really do not do fantasy….that being said, the story is so well written and researched, I continued to enjoy it all the way through.

I do feel the story is a little long winded. However, the action, mystery and thrilling ride keep a reader totally engrossed till the very end. I also turned around and ordered all of this author’s books and added them to the never ending TBR list.

I received this novel from Netgalley for a honest review. show less

A decent yarn, but so derivative from the Indiana Jones mythos, it is hard to see it apart from that. I'm also pretty tired of plots based on Christian apocalyptic mythology. Really, isn't there anything more original to be explored?

This book was not too bad for what it was. I felt cheated because Albert Einstein is actually kind of incidental to this story. This is an archeological mystery plus set in WWII--but not up to Indiana Jones' standards. In the face of an obvious supernatural danger, our protagonist and his Egyptian buddy ignore the evidence and the book drags on...and on.

Albert Einstein is actually kind of incidental to this story. He lives across the street from the protagonist, a former soldier maimed in WWII while recovering an ancient sarcophagus stolen by the Nazis. The sarcophagus, as one might expect, harbors an ancient evil yearning to be freed. Supposedly Einstein's research has something to do with all this, but it's really just an old fashion monster thriller. Not bad, but pretty forgettable.

This book was not too bad for what it was, a fast paced, action adventure romp, good guys versus some horrid evil. I didn't really get into the characters though, they seemed a little two dimensional with little personal growth by the end of the novel. One of the things that really dropped me out of the story was the description of a US helicopter in 1944 having a cargo hold. Helicopters in WWII were shaky two seater things with little space for anything else, like this thing https://www.flickr.com/photos/59884751@N02/8591395096/in/photostream/. I suppose the majority of people might not know the history of military helicopters and not be phased, and I certainly don't know much about them aside from the fact that in WWII they were show more either experimental or progenitors of what was to come. Still, it was enough knowledge to annoy me. I felt this novel could have been a lot better if the author had invested a bit more time in the emotions of the characters. Sure, he talks about happiness and sadness and love, but the feelings don't really come across, the language was bare in a kind of 'he had never felt this way in his life before' manner, it says something, but doesn't really.
All in all, for a a basic adventure read, go for it, you will read it quickly and be entertained, just don't scrutinise it too closely. show less