The Divine Dissimulation, Martin Lundqvist
The Divine Dissimulation, Martin Lundqvist
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The Divine Dissimulation
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Author: Martin Lundqvist

Narrator: Martin Lundqvist, Elaine Hidayat

Unabridged: 6 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

When God dies, a villain takes his place!In the distant future, the wealthy villain Abraham Goldstein funds a top-secret project to travel to heaven and meet God. Upon reaching heaven he finds out that God is dead. He also finds the technology necessary to take gods place and become a god in the eyes of men.Many years later Abraham and his angels, a group of genetically engineered super soldiers, rule Eden; a world created to simulate the Holy Land during the Bronze Age. They rule with terror and fear following the ancient laws.One day, an accident turns Abraham’s closest angel Lucifer against him, an event that plants the seed of Abraham’s destruction. Meanwhile, an ancient force is conspiring in the background to make its return to our world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clifford on August 08, 2018

It doesn’t matter how much you’ve got, some people just want more. Abraham Goldstein is the archetypal greed-fuelled ravenous dictator (bad people make interesting characters). He doesn’t want more. He wants it all. And from the top of his 3000 metre pyramid tower overlooking the rolling green meado......more

Goodreads review by Pat on October 11, 2021

I had so much trouble getting into the story. But I did read through it and it did get better. I suppose that I am biased as I did not enjoy this story as much as others possibly might. But it is well-written and a clever storyline. The slow start is why I marked it down, not because it's not my cup......more

Goodreads review by Matilda on May 04, 2019

An intriguing mix of sci fi and religion. I found the lack of quotation marks in the dialogue distracting at first but I soon found this method suited its 'voice'. The board meetings were a little dull and I was keen to get back to the 'divine' action. It's a great premise and the author did a wonde......more

Goodreads review by Frank on September 11, 2018

One of deepest books in Sci-Fi ever! Was recommended by a colleague and sure enough its storyline will have you mesmerized from beginning to end. Highly addictive read for Sci-Fi lovers.......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on August 06, 2018

Great Sci-Fi Read. Humans are scattered about the solar system but particularly on Mars. The writer has a very spiritual, tongue in cheek style which I really enjoy and which prompts the reader to re-evaluate previously ingrained thought patterns. Recommended.......more