Name of the Beast
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Egypt 1999. Plagues sweep North Africa, terrorists lay waste to Europe. Men all over the globe are haunting by the same portentous dream. Towering over the heart of the apocalyptic upheaval is a mysterious figure known as al-Qurtubi. Is he the Antichrist? The Pope believes so, and is willing to sacrifice everything to defeat him.
Only two people can stop al-Qurtubi. A’isha Manfaludi, a beautiful archaeologist and Michael Hunt, a retired British Intelligence agent. Their pursuit of the mysterious figure leads them on a perilous journey across a blood-soaked wilderness of death squads to the rat-infested sewers of the City of the Dead. But al-Qurtubi is not alone. He and his army of devoted followers are waiting…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this Revelations-inspired page-turner, the author of Brotherhood of the Tomb weaves a seamless and authoritative tale of Egyptian lore, Islamic fundamentalism, spy games and terrorism, all headed toward Armageddon in the year 2000. Working at a newly uncovered tomb outside Cairo, Egyptologist A'isha Manfaluti unwraps a mummy and finds the body of her husband, a moderate politician and the latest victim of Islamic fundamentalists. MI5 recruits ex-spook Michael Hunt to protect A'isha and to help track notorious Islamic terrorist al-Qurtubi, who, according to Michael's brother Paul (a priest in Vatican intelligence), may be the Antichrist. When Michael discovers that Western moguls, including a major agent in MI5, have backed a coup making al-Qurtubi president of Egypt, he and A'isha must run for it. As a bloody ``religious cleansing'' sweeps the country of everything non-Islamic, including the pyramids, a plague appears in Egypt--fulfilling several apocalyptic prophecies. After being hidden by Coptic priests and Vatican agents, A'isha and Michael are betrayed and head toward a final dramatic desert confrontation between al-Qurtubi and the Pope. Although the East/West political underpinnings of the plot are somewhat shaky, British writer Easterman, a scholar of Islamic studies, paints a horrific and absorbing picture of unconstrained religious fanaticism.
