Godsent
A Thriller
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- €15.99
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- €15.99
Publisher Description
Kate Skylar is an ordinary seventeen-year-old with an extraordinary destiny. A virgin, Kate suddenly finds herself pregnant with what she believes is the Son of God. But the Catholic Church is convinced Kate is carrying the Antichrist and, assisted by an artificial intelligence known as Grand Inquisitor, will stop at nothing to kill Ethan, her son.
Ethan’s only protection is Conversatio, a secret organization dedicated to the Second Coming—which may have its own dark agenda. As Ethan grows up in anonymity, ignorant of his true identity and not knowing whom to trust, he must come to terms with his miraculous abilities and make a fateful choice that will determine the future of all mankind. And for Kate, an equally difficult struggle looms, as well as a mother’s devastating choice.
Godsent is a wild religious thriller, a page-turner that keeps you guessing until the very last page. Burton, in his fiction debut, crafts a tightly-wound narrative with a heart-pounding plot and emotional resonance that will ring true to anyone with children of their own, all while the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Evoking the Christian-oriented suspense of the Left Behind series, Burton's unusual first novel turns on the question of whether the child of virginal 17-year-old Kate Skylar is the Messiah or the Antichrist. Even after having an abortion, Kate gives birth to a baby boy, Ethan, who's immediately snatched away by her ruthless grandfather, "Papa" Jim Osborne, CEO of a "faith-based" prison company, the Oz Corporation. Jim also heads Conversatio, a secret organization dedicated to preparing for Christ's Second Coming and opposed by a rival covert society, the Congregation, run by the Vatican as a continuation of the Inquisition. Believing Ethan to be the Antichrist, the Congregation plans to destroy him using the supercomputer Grand Inquisitor. Meanwhile, Ethan's life mimics Jesus', as he performs miracles, preaches, and eventually undergoes tribulations as those around him are tortured. Unlike The Da Vince Code, this religious-themed thriller will appeal mostly to those who share the faith on which it's based.