Reborn

By: F. Paul Wilson

Narrated by: Kurt Elftmann

When an ancient artifact dissolves in the hands of a man calling himself Mr. Veilleur, he knows something has gone wrong…terribly, cosmically wrong.

Dr. Roderick Hanley, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, dies in a plane crash. His last words: "The boy! They’ll find out about the boy! He’ll find out about himself!" When Jim Stevens, an orphan and struggling writer, learns that he is the sole heir to the Hanley estate, he is sure he has at last found his biological father. But he’s only half right. The true nature of his inheritance - and the truth about his conception - will crush him.

In New York City a group of Charismatics has been drawn together - without invitation, simply showing up at a Murray Hill brownstone - with a sense of great purpose. Satan is coming, and they have been chosen to fight him.

Mr. Veilleur, too, has been drawn to the group, but he realizes it’s not Satan who is coming. Satan would be a suitable au pair compared to the ancient evil that is in the process of being reborn.

©1990, 2005 F. Paul Wilson (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

It was ok....

This story was not as tight and cohesive as The Keep. Although this is book 4 of the series, it was recommended that I go through this book second to maintain a chronologic flow of the storyline.
It felt like various themes just thrown together to force the story along. It didn't help that the narrator was not very good.
It was recommended that I go through the Adversary Cycle before delving into the Repairman Jack books as the storylines intertwine at some point.
I'll give the next installment of this series a try, if it's as dry as this one, I'll forego it and go straight to Repairman Jack.

Twists, turns, and please don't call it the antichrist

Mr. Wilson gives you fully realized characters. So realized that you feel like old friends you are finally making time to reconnect with. But how well do you actually know them?
I love that the author forces us to choose our loyalties and then makes us live with our choices right up to the end.
A choose your own adventure with possibly dark consequences.

disappointing

I loved the book THE KEEP, absolutely recommend that book to anyone. I finished The keep in two days and happily would of done it in one sitting if time allowed. I saw that some consider this the indirect sequel to it so I decided to give it a try. I ended up unable to finish this, If you enjoyed THE KEEP and want more this is not the book for you.

Narrator spoils this one

The narrator is horrible. .. but worth it to keep the flow of the Secret History of the World.

Well written. Good solid fun

I started reading the adversary cycle about 1987 and at the time had only been able to find the first three books. Life got in the way, and here I am, almost 30 years later, completing the quest. This series, as well as the Repairman Jack novels, has been great. I am looking forward to the rest. Now, I off to the Tomb.