Resurrection book by Steve Alten | 2 available editions. What happens when one dies? Is there really an afterlife? For Michael Gabriel, the answers to these questions lie in another dimension, a realm of eternity where there is no concept of time, only pure life force . And pure evil. What happens when one dies? Is there really an afterlife? For Michael Gabriel, the answers to these questions lie in another dimension, a realm of eternity where there is no concept of time, only pure life force . And pure evil. Read Less. Book Details. Seller. Sort. Seller Rating. Price: Low to High. Kindle eBook; Amazon; Online Stores. even though Steve Alten dances through every mystery and pseudo science out there. Just finished The Mayan Resurrection by Steve Alten. Resurrection (The Domain Trilogy) - Kindle edition by Steve Alten. Buy it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, Android (phone + tablet) or iOS (iphone + ipad). Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting. 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White- haired, azure- eyed Jacob, blessed with inhuman physical prowess, intelligence, and insight into the cosmos, knows from birth that he is meant for more. His dark- haired brother, Immanuel, refuses his genetic calling, desiring a normal life. Only the combined powers of the Gabriel twins can resurrect their savior father and save the human race from an eternity of repeating its own self- destruction. But on the same fateful day of the twins' birth, another child enters the world. Exposed to the uglier side of existence, empowered by her post- human genetics, the beautiful, schizophrenic Lilith will travel down a darker path that leads to eon- distant Xibalba- -- the Mayan version of hell. An epic battle of good versus evil will begin . Read More. Advertising. Editorial Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Bestseller Alten's sequel to Domain (2. Mayan Popul Vul myth, charges bravely out of the gate, but quickly loses momentum. Centuries ago, Mayan legend predicted the death of hero Michael Gabriel, who would sacrifice himself to save Earth from alien invasion in 2. Gabriel's superhuman sons, the Hero Twins, who would descend to the Mayan underworld Xibalba, to fight evil and resurrect their father from cosmic darkness. Born in 2. 01. 3, Gabriel's sons, precocious Jacob and less enthusiastic Manny, grow up in seclusion, protected by their mother and the U. S. government. Within minutes of the twins' birth, a third extraordinary child predicted by prophecy, Lilith Eve Robinson, is born nearby. Raised in horrible circumstances, the girl later suffers unending sexual abuse by her Fundamentalist foster father. Ultimately, Lilith will face Jacob and his mother in an alien world where the winner will claim all the souls on Earth. Though the relatively unknown mythology intrigues, the story stalls early under the weight of one- dimensional characters and a plot choked by the moral certainty of the Left Behind series and paranormal "science" on the level of that in Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods. Alten confuses electromagnetic arrays with electromagnetic pulses, misdefines volcano calderas, etc.) Still, with its apocalyptic scenario and emphasis on the afterlife, this novel will attract the same kinds of readers who've made La. Haye and Jenkins's books a success. Feb. 2. 3) Forecast: A national print ad campaign should ensure a strong start. Fans of more serious SF will know to keep their distance. Copyright 2. 00. 4 Reed Business Information. KLIATT - Lesley Farmer. This sequel to Domain follows the upbringing of twins Jacob and Immanuel, who are prophesied to save the world from the newest manifestation of evil: Lilith. The twins' father Michael has passed on, and their mother tries to keep them safe. All these characters have a special Mayan gene, which is a key to their powers. Jacob warms up to the potential, showing incredible skills, while his brother prefers anonymity. Lilith, who suffered repeated rape and family troubles, communicated with Jacob when growing up, but he did not save her at a critical point, so she turned to the Dark Side. A few years later, the two reunite briefly, but long enough to spawn Devlin who really IS evil. As for the rest of the planet, it was supposed to have been destroyed in 2. Michael sacrificed to save Earth then. However, trouble still brews, and the Mayan prophecy might be used to bring about humanity's self- destruction. What role will each of these characters play? While it is easier to understand the plot twists and motivations if the first volume has been read, it is possible to follow most of the action. However, the ending has a complicated time- twist spin that is hard to believe. The book is geared to older readers and has some fairly strong violence. Awake, Manicheans! And read the Mayan prophecies whose ancient Good- versus- Evil glyphs, deciphered by the late Julius Gabriel (Domain, 2. Earth's destruction in 2. It's now 2. 01. 3. Julius's son Michael had hoped to forestall the Alien Armageddon- they had planted a deadly weapon the Gulf of Mexico- by enlisting the aid of psychologist Dominique Vazquez, who is part Mayan. The pair attacked Dad's bad old partner Pierre Borgia, who rose to US secretary of state. But at base it's Michael against the Apocalypse. Though now dead, he has led humanity past the 2. Australia and Asia. His twin sons live in Dominique, who is pinpointed for death by Christian fundamentalist and presidential candidate Peter Mabus. The sons, when born, have posthuman genes. All- knowing, inhumanly strong Jacob is white- haired with azure eyes. Dark- haired Immanuel desires a more human, more normal life than Jacob's. As it happens, both sons must join to perform the title's resurrection of Michael. Is he really dead? Dominique is told by psychiatrist Evelyn Strongin, who returned to life after being killed by a wayward electrical line, that Michael, shackled to purgatory by his anger, is being tortured by poltergeists called Nephilim. Their negative force will be directed into the post- human genes allotted to schizophrenic Lilith, born the same day as the twins but in uglier circumstances. What it all comes down to is: Will the portal to hell will be opened and Lucifer resurrected? Or will Immanuel, Jacob, and Dominique be strong enough to stop abominable Lilith and her nasty but pure post- human son Devlin Mabus and keep the evil door shut . Galloping, hugely detailed scientific/paranormal/spiritual SF superdrama that deserves a wide audience of warped but delighted readers. Agent: Ken Atchity/AEI. Show More. Product Details. ISBN- 1. 3: 9. 78. Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates. Publication date: 0. Series: Domain Trilogy. Sold by: Macmillan. Format: NOOK Book. Pages: 4. 32. Sales rank: 1. File size: 1 MBRead an Excerpt. Resurrection. By Steve Alten. Tom Doherty Associates Copyright © 2. Steve Alten. All rights reserved. ISBN: 9. 78- 1- 4. CHAPTER 1. JANUARY 2. DAY S A. N. D. E.(AFTER NEAR- DOOMSDAY EVENT) WELLINGTON, FLORIDAThe Dojo is sixty feet long and thirty feet wide, its walls covered in mirrors, its floor made of polished wood. Master Gustafu Pope, fifth- degree black belt and former karate champion of Argentina, turns to his "Bushi" warriors, all seated along one wall in a lotus position. Richard Rappaport. Andrea Smith."Hearing her alias, thirty- one- year- old Dominique Vazquez jumps to her feet. Like the rest of Master Pope's students, the ebony- haired, Hispanic beauty is dressed in full Bogu — protective armor. Her chest and stomach is covered by the Do, her waist in the Tare, her hands and wrists by the Kote gloves. She slips the headpiece known as the Men over her long ponytail, the heavily padded base protecting her face, throat, and the sides of her skull. In her hand is the Shinai, a sword consisting of four staves of bamboo, joined together at the handle and tip by leather straps. Designed to flex as it strikes an object, the Shinai, though infinitely safer than its predecessors, the Fukurojinai and Bokuto, is still a weapon that can kill. She takes her place across from her opponent. Rich Rappaport is bigger, stronger, and more experienced than Dominique, but lacks her tenacity. Master Pope calls out, Rei."The two student combatants face each other and bow."On your marks."Bracing their bamboo swords, each moves into a crouching posture."Begin!"Dominique attacks, shouting out, "Men!" as she launches an overhead blow to her opponent's head. Rappaport blocks the strike, but the woman's furious barrage continues, her Shinai a blur as it lashes out at the man's forearms and chest. Dominique calls out body part names before each strike, her brown eyes focused intently on her fellow Kendo student through the bars of her headpiece."Oosh!" Master Pope awards Dominique a point for a strike to the top of the head. The two students return to their spots."One to zero. On your marks .. begin!""Kote!" Dominique prances ahead, her Shinai raised to strike Rappaport's forearms —"Men!" as the tip of her opponent's sword strikes her in the throat."Oosh!"Dominique drops to one knee, swallowing hard against the throbbing pain. Master Pope bends to her. Can you continue, Ms. Smith?"She nods."One to one. Back to your marks."She hustles back to her place, her blood pressure seething."And .. Dominique is an erupting volcano, her anger raging, her arm and shoulder muscles bulging beneath her armor as she whirls the Shinai at the retreating Rappaport —— who deftly blocks each of her strikes, then slices her across the midsection."Oosh!" Master Pope signals to Rappaport. Two to one, point and match. Rei to me, to each other .. Rappaport offers his hand, his face expressionless in victory. Dominique shakes his hand, averting the eyes of the senior student."Ms. Smith, may I see you?"Dominique tucks her headpiece into her gym bag and joins Master Pope in his office. Yes, sir?""How's your throat?""Fine."Master Pope smiles. It's good you were wearing Bogu or you'd be speaking out of a second mouth."She nods politely, her cheeks flushing beneath her Hispanic complexion."Andrea, you're an excellent student, truthfully, I've never met anyone who trains so hard as you. But in battle, technique is not everything. Kendo teaches us to observe our opponent and devise the appropriate strategy in order to achieve victory. You fight with anger, you fight to kill, and in doing so, you reveal your weaknesses to your opponent.""Yes, sir.""The Way of the Sword is the moral teaching of the Samurai. The art of Zen must go hand in hand with the art of war. Enlightenment is the realization of the nature of ordinary life."Ordinary life?
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