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The Unholy Deception: The Nephilim Return

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I found Nephilim to be such a unique approach to end-times Christian fiction that when I closed it I immediately opened its sequel, The Unholy Deception. The continuity of the story was good and the plot thickens in this second installment. Once again I found the characterization to be excellent. The only trifling annoyance to me was the emphasis on Uri's broken English...but this was not enough to downgrade the book. The idea of Satan and his fallen angels using the deception of extraterrestrials was clever. Yes, this book is far-fetched, but after all, it IS science fiction. It's action-packed and well written--altogether quite entertaining. I am eager to read the 3rd installment in the trilogy.

I really enjoyed the book. The notion of John the Beloved continuing til the coming of Christ was new for me. The nephilim and the fallen angels as aliens, grays and repetile-like beings, connects alien and biblical communities. The Great Deception could well manifest in ways we least expect. I can't wait for the 3rd installment. P.S. This is my first review. That is how strong I feel about the story. Thanks.

Christianity's core truth lies in the fact that the tomb was empty. that Christ rose from the dead. Without that, one of the three major world religions would lose credibilty, and mankind would lose hope.

When a secret group known as the Cadre produces something that they claim refutes that essential truth, reporter Mac Mackenzie has to stop the Evil One's conspiracy. Unfortunately, Mac's allies have been felled by disease and madness. He finds himself fighting both the government and the aliens to prove that Christ was and is divine, not a product of aliens.

He is joined in his quest by a most surprising, and heavnly ally, someone who knew our Lord in person. In a plot reminescent of the X files, a scant few must race against time to stop the world from ending.

***** Even more exciting and heart stopping than the first novel in the series, UNHOLY DECEPTION takes the gospels into the modern age. Using tiny details that have possibly been overlooked in the Bible, the author thrills readers and will hopefully incite more than a handful to read the Book that gives it foundation. The door for the story to continue is wide open.I hope that it does. *****

If you read and enjoyed 'Nephilim' than you owe it to yourself to read the sequel. However like many sequels this one is a bit of a let down. It was enjoyable, however I feel that Marzulli kind of dropped the ball on this one. He had some great ideas going, however he failed to really explore them. There were just to many characters and subplots going on. If the book was longer perhaps he could have really built on these ideas. Or if he had not introduced so many new characters and subplots he could have had a solid novel. There really was no character development of the returning players from the first book. As I said early I did enjoy this book, however I would not classify it as a page turner. And like the first book there really was not a resolution at the end, just an opening for a sequel. If Marzulli had focused more on the main plot of the book, the supposed discovery of Jesus Christ's body and the plot to reveal to the world that aliens were responsible for his miracles and resurrection, then the book could have been a better read. A decent read, but far from a classic. I am sure that when the sequel is released I will read it.

The Unholy Deception is the sequel to L.A. Marzulli's fabulous book Nephilim and both books are wonderful. The First book starts with a lot of background and builds up the excitement, and the second is just one heck of a roller coaster ride from start to finish. I would recommend anyone and everyone who is interested in the UFOs, ETs, etc., read these Novels. While they are fiction they are based on what very well may be fact; at least fact in that he has hit the nail on the head as to who and what UFOs and there occupants are. Weather you agree or disagree with his conclusions, you will be entertained; I could not put it down and I can't wait for part 3. There is no placidity hear, get ready for a great ride.