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Jesus on Mars
As billions of people around the globe sit glued to their television sets in the year 2015, Richard Orme, captain of the first expedition to land on Mars, takes another giant step for mankind. His first words, as he steps out of the landing craft onto the red planet, are transmitted to Earth minutes later: "Christopher Columbus, you should be here."
Perhaps he was. Someone has been here. A spaceship sits half-buried under the red dust and heavy boulders. Nearby, there's a tunnel door.
Richard Orme and his crew, dragged into the tunnel by Martians, enter a strange, subterranean world, a world where Martians live in caverns in a hollowed-out Mars, a world where Martians pay homage to a sunlike globe -- floating high above their cities of the interior. Orme thought they were sun worshippers. But there is a man who dwells within the flaming orb. And these people call him "Jesus".
And the man they called "Jesus" would go back to Earth. He would be labeled "the Anti-Christ". And Richard Orme asked himself, Would history repeat itself... once more?
Perhaps he was. Someone has been here. A spaceship sits half-buried under the red dust and heavy boulders. Nearby, there's a tunnel door.
Richard Orme and his crew, dragged into the tunnel by Martians, enter a strange, subterranean world, a world where Martians live in caverns in a hollowed-out Mars, a world where Martians pay homage to a sunlike globe -- floating high above their cities of the interior. Orme thought they were sun worshippers. But there is a man who dwells within the flaming orb. And these people call him "Jesus".
And the man they called "Jesus" would go back to Earth. He would be labeled "the Anti-Christ". And Richard Orme asked himself, Would history repeat itself... once more?
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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Philip José Farmer
620 books882 followersPhilip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, but spent much of his life in Peoria, Illinois.
Farmer is best known for his Riverworld series and the earlier World of Tiers series. He is noted for his use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for and reworking of the lore of legendary pulp heroes, and occasional tongue-in-cheek pseudonymous works written as if by fictional characters.
Farmer is best known for his Riverworld series and the earlier World of Tiers series. He is noted for his use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for and reworking of the lore of legendary pulp heroes, and occasional tongue-in-cheek pseudonymous works written as if by fictional characters.
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November 24, 2024
The 1979 science-fiction novel “Jesus on Mars” by the wonderful Philip Jose Farmer is set in 2015. One of the biggest differences with the real 2015 is that Farmer did not foresee the collapse of communism, therefore many communist countries are still around in his 2015, while in today's reality communism is limited to a sad shortlist of pretty sad governments (aside from China, but nobody with open eyes would say that today's China represents "communism").
So, what about this bizarre title?
Well, the novel is actually about ... Jesus. On Mars. Yes. Sounds trashy, right?
Hold on, because this is not trash!
Let me try to recap: four Earth astronauts – Orme (Christian) Bronski (Jew) Shirazi (Muslim) and Danton (atheist) - are sent to Mars to explore a mysterious artifact, that looks like it could be part of a spaceship.
They are soon “captured” by an alien race called Krsh, living below the Martian surface.
After not long, they realize that this vibrant alien Krsh society is made of some aliens and some terrestrials who were picked up by the aliens in 50 AD.
All of them, aliens included, are Orthodox Jews and Jesus Christ lives among them, in an glowing orb that hangs above them.
Bonkers enough yet?
Well, the great thing about this novel is that, as ridiculous as the concept sounds, it’s actually written with great intelligence, wit, and with a solid understanding of monotheistic religions, especially Christianity and Judaism.
The references to proper theological tropes and religious history are many, although they never sound forced in.
I’ll just add that, this being science-fiction, obviously the author’s preference ends up being for science, rather than for religion (as if the two were in conflict, which is wrong but almost no one understands that today). But the way Farmer weaved the religious topics into the adventurous SF plot is one of the best I’ve ever found in a SF book.
If you’re interested in this sub-sub-genre, another great SF book that handles religious ideas with incredible style is “To open the sky” by Robert Silverberg.
So, what about this bizarre title?
Well, the novel is actually about ... Jesus. On Mars. Yes. Sounds trashy, right?
Hold on, because this is not trash!
Let me try to recap: four Earth astronauts – Orme (Christian) Bronski (Jew) Shirazi (Muslim) and Danton (atheist) - are sent to Mars to explore a mysterious artifact, that looks like it could be part of a spaceship.
They are soon “captured” by an alien race called Krsh, living below the Martian surface.
After not long, they realize that this vibrant alien Krsh society is made of some aliens and some terrestrials who were picked up by the aliens in 50 AD.
All of them, aliens included, are Orthodox Jews and Jesus Christ lives among them, in an glowing orb that hangs above them.
Bonkers enough yet?
Well, the great thing about this novel is that, as ridiculous as the concept sounds, it’s actually written with great intelligence, wit, and with a solid understanding of monotheistic religions, especially Christianity and Judaism.
The references to proper theological tropes and religious history are many, although they never sound forced in.
I’ll just add that, this being science-fiction, obviously the author’s preference ends up being for science, rather than for religion (as if the two were in conflict, which is wrong but almost no one understands that today). But the way Farmer weaved the religious topics into the adventurous SF plot is one of the best I’ve ever found in a SF book.
If you’re interested in this sub-sub-genre, another great SF book that handles religious ideas with incredible style is “To open the sky” by Robert Silverberg.
April 4, 2022
PJ Farmer has long been one of my favorite SF authors. This is one from 1979 that I somehow missed- and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
The year is 2015 and Richard Orme from Canada is the first human to set foot on Mars. As he steps onto the soil of the Red Planet, he says, "Christopher Columbus you should be here."
However, it seems the Canadian may not be the first intelligent being on Mars. A spaceship is found half-buried under the red dust. And there's a tunnel door---
The year is 2015 and Richard Orme from Canada is the first human to set foot on Mars. As he steps onto the soil of the Red Planet, he says, "Christopher Columbus you should be here."
However, it seems the Canadian may not be the first intelligent being on Mars. A spaceship is found half-buried under the red dust. And there's a tunnel door---
January 25, 2018
Jim Thompson said that there is really one one story: Things aren't what they seem. This book does that big time. Religion, politics, even science fiction is turned upside down, which, of course, is what the genre is supposed to do.
June 2, 2012
I enjoyed this book. The plot premise is startling. Earth has detected what looks like a constructed tunnel into the side of a mountain on Mars, with doors bearing Greek letters. When astronauts go to explore, they find a colony of people practicing 1st century Judaism with a leader who claims to be Jesus. The lead astronaut struggles to make sense of this. meanwhile Jesus decides to return to earth, using a space ship that has lain dormant for centuries. I thought the plot premise was extremely innovative. I'd recommend it.
August 31, 2008
This one sort of plays a riff of "Stranger in a Strange Land" but is quite a bit better than the so called Heinlein classic. There were a lot of twists and turns in this one.
May 6, 2022
Very religious as you'd expect, tends to give a lot of background information that can stall the momentum of the story at times but does help in vivid world building.
December 29, 2015
With the death of Philip Jose Farmer on February 25th, 2009 I thought it would be appropriate to review some Farmer books this year. I made a trip to the bookstore and found a copy of Jesus on Mars. I have read some Farmer stories but do not remember seeing this book. Just from reading the synopsis it looks like this one could have caused quite a stir when it appeared.
When Orme and his crew are captured, they find a thriving civilization under the surface of Mars. The society is a mix of Krsh and Jews taken from Earth. Together they have formed a society based on Mosaic laws. The crew has mixed reactions to the revelation that Jesus lives in a glowing orb on Mars. He makes regular appearances to perform miracles, etc. This is hard for the crew to accept. They can see that this society seems to have a lower crime rate and is peaceful. It is completely different from the society they know on Earth. Earth still has problems with war and crime. Unity among the people of Earth is a dream.
Through the course of the story we read how Orme deals with the revelations about Jesus. Jesus meets with him and offers an alternate explanation to what Orme has been led to believe. Jesus returns to Earth with a Martian army to bring his gifts to our world.
This was a very interesting look at how one event can change a society. I liked the fact that Farmer does not preach. He presents various options and lets the characters(and the readers) decide for themselves. Too many times in a story like this, the author tells you what to believe. I prefer Farmer's method.
Jesus on Mars is similar to his Dayworld series in that it showcases the changes a society goes through when a major change is introduced. I have read too many stories where society was basically unchanged by a major event. One of the reasons I liked The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson was because of the way he showed the effects on the world of introducing the chronoliths.
When Orme and his crew are captured, they find a thriving civilization under the surface of Mars. The society is a mix of Krsh and Jews taken from Earth. Together they have formed a society based on Mosaic laws. The crew has mixed reactions to the revelation that Jesus lives in a glowing orb on Mars. He makes regular appearances to perform miracles, etc. This is hard for the crew to accept. They can see that this society seems to have a lower crime rate and is peaceful. It is completely different from the society they know on Earth. Earth still has problems with war and crime. Unity among the people of Earth is a dream.
Through the course of the story we read how Orme deals with the revelations about Jesus. Jesus meets with him and offers an alternate explanation to what Orme has been led to believe. Jesus returns to Earth with a Martian army to bring his gifts to our world.
This was a very interesting look at how one event can change a society. I liked the fact that Farmer does not preach. He presents various options and lets the characters(and the readers) decide for themselves. Too many times in a story like this, the author tells you what to believe. I prefer Farmer's method.
Jesus on Mars is similar to his Dayworld series in that it showcases the changes a society goes through when a major change is introduced. I have read too many stories where society was basically unchanged by a major event. One of the reasons I liked The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson was because of the way he showed the effects on the world of introducing the chronoliths.
July 20, 2012
A group of astronauts goes on a trip to Mars to investigate what appears to be an abandoned alien spaceship. They're captured and brought underground, where they find a society of humans and aliens called Krsh (yeah, I have no idea how to pronounce that), who seem to be practicing Orthodox Judaism, but accept Jesus as their Messiah. However, they believe that Jesus is a man, not the son of God, oh and by the way he lives in a big orb that is like an underground sun.
A lot of the story centres around the astronauts trying to decide if the man is really Jesus or not. The reader is also led in various directions on this, so I definitely found myself flip flopping a lot! Sometimes he seemed pretty genuine, but then he'd come out with this crazy plan to take over Earth (but in a friendly way?) and suddenly the egomaniacal alien theory would be looking pretty good again.
I liked how the author tried to be pretty progressive for his time. While some offensive sentiments are still expressed, the main character is black, and one of the other astronauts is a feminist. She's also an atheist, and another character is a Muslim. I guess this was probably done to show diverse viewpoints, and it was effective, making the whole story a sort of philosophical debate.
3 stars. A neat idea, but I was bored at times as it sort of dragged on.
This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here.
A lot of the story centres around the astronauts trying to decide if the man is really Jesus or not. The reader is also led in various directions on this, so I definitely found myself flip flopping a lot! Sometimes he seemed pretty genuine, but then he'd come out with this crazy plan to take over Earth (but in a friendly way?) and suddenly the egomaniacal alien theory would be looking pretty good again.
I liked how the author tried to be pretty progressive for his time. While some offensive sentiments are still expressed, the main character is black, and one of the other astronauts is a feminist. She's also an atheist, and another character is a Muslim. I guess this was probably done to show diverse viewpoints, and it was effective, making the whole story a sort of philosophical debate.
3 stars. A neat idea, but I was bored at times as it sort of dragged on.
This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here.
July 26, 2020
As a Philip Jose Farmer fan, I am aware one of Farmer's favorite themes is religion. But I'm not sure what to make of Jesus on Mars, which was first published in 1979. As a practicing Christian, I have long been aware that many in the sf community are either dismissive, disrespectful, or downright hostile to the whole idea of religion. Jesus Christ is, of course, the title character of Jesus on Mars, but while the divinity (or non-divinity) of Jesus is one issue the book tackles, the more-important theme is the human relationship to the divine, to religion in general. (What are the benefits of religion? Are those benefits worth it even if the religion is based on false beliefs?) The story ends abruptly, with these and many other questions left unanswered, at least in my mind. I finished reading this book yesterday, and I'm still trying to decide what Farmer was trying to tell me, but I suspect that was his intent in the first place.
July 10, 2023
"Jezus na Marsie" zostawia w głowie więcej ciekawych pytań niż kuriozalne (czasem nawet bardziej niż tytuł książki i całą ta historia) wygibasy kościoła katolickiego.
May 6, 2025
3.5 stars - it did not go where I thought it was going to go and at times I did get a little lost in the religious discourse but overall fun and such good cover art
November 3, 2012
Il titolo è una bomba, l’argomento stuzzicante, la lettura piacevolissima. Ma l’autore fa il timido e non sa o non vuole sfruttare appieno le potenzialità della sua idea. Si mantiene fino alla fine in equilibrio, non osa spingere al massimo né il pedale del trash né tantomeno quello dell’eresia, e, cosa ancor meno perdonabile per una piena riuscita letteraria, lascia cadere numerosi spunti interessanti. E sta a mezzo anche nell’uso di riferimenti storici e alle sacre scritture: giusto quel tanto che un lettore di media cultura possa riconoscere e dire: “è vero, lo so”. Anche il messaggio è ambiguo, frenato. Io lo ridurrei a una domanda: “davvero un mondo perfetto ci piacerebbe?”. Lui lo riduce a un’affermazione: “il fine giustifica i mezzi”, bandiera in nome della quale sono stati e continuano a essere compiuti i più orrendi crimini e che inquadra lo sberleffo del Cristo alieno in una cornice inquietantemente reazionaria. Ma c’è anche roba buona, e lo promuovo a pieni voti. Soprattutto quando Farmer non si vergogna di essere trash, come in questo dialogo tra il terrestre e la bella marziana Gulthilo:
– Richard Orme! Come va la salute?
I marziani continuavano a domandarselo, dopo duemila anni, anche se era rarissimo vedere un malato.
– Sto bene, anche se sono un po’ emozionato. Egli… – indicò la figura del Messia. – Ecco, non è facile abituarsi a lui.
Gulthilo rivolse all’indirizzo di Gesù un’occhiata di pura adorazione.
– A lui – disse – non ci si abitua mai!
Poi fissò Orme e sorrise. Lui ebbe l’impressione di essere diventato di pappa. Quella donna era così bella.
– Hai pensato a ciò che ci siamo detti l’altra sera?
– L’ho sempre avuto nella mente, giorno e notte. – Era un’esagerazione, ma aveva effettivamente pensato molto a lei.
– E il risultato? – domandò Gulthilo.
– Un gran numero di erezioni – disse lui, chiedendosi se il codice morale dei marziani permettesse di parlare in modo così disinvolto.
– Richard Orme! Come va la salute?
I marziani continuavano a domandarselo, dopo duemila anni, anche se era rarissimo vedere un malato.
– Sto bene, anche se sono un po’ emozionato. Egli… – indicò la figura del Messia. – Ecco, non è facile abituarsi a lui.
Gulthilo rivolse all’indirizzo di Gesù un’occhiata di pura adorazione.
– A lui – disse – non ci si abitua mai!
Poi fissò Orme e sorrise. Lui ebbe l’impressione di essere diventato di pappa. Quella donna era così bella.
– Hai pensato a ciò che ci siamo detti l’altra sera?
– L’ho sempre avuto nella mente, giorno e notte. – Era un’esagerazione, ma aveva effettivamente pensato molto a lei.
– E il risultato? – domandò Gulthilo.
– Un gran numero di erezioni – disse lui, chiedendosi se il codice morale dei marziani permettesse di parlare in modo così disinvolto.
July 2, 2016
La prima astronave terrestre atterra su Marte, in seguito a una spedizione organizzata perché, dopo molte osservazioni, una strana caratteristica del suolo marziano si è rivelata essere un'astronave sepolta. Due membri della spedizione, il capitano Orme e il suo vice, scendono a terra, altri due, tra cui l'unica donna, restano in orbita. L'inizio è quello di un romanzo di fantascienza classica, compreso il fatto che i due terrestri vengono prontamente catturati dai marziani. Se non che il 50% di questi marziani è umano e parla lingue terrestri dichiarate morte dal qualche secolo: greco antico e aramaico. L'altro 50% è costituito da alieni umanoidi. Ma la cosa più sconvolgente è che la religione dei marziani è l'ebraismo ortodosso, con l'unica variante che credono che il Messia sia venuto. Lo credono perché il Messia, che dichiara di essere sì figlio di Dio, ma solo adottivo, vive in mezzo a loro, in un globo sfolgorante che funge da sole in una delle loro caverne sotterranee, e di tanto in tanto scende tra i suoi seguaci, a dirimere questioni di normale e straordinaria amministrazione.
La rivelazione è talmente forte che i tre uomini terrestri decideranno di convertirsi, nonostante Orme sia battista, il suo vice ebreo e il terzo musulmano. La donna invece, atea, non regge allo stress e decide di suicidarsi, solo che su Marte non si muore...
Orme però, nonostante si sia convertito, è pieno di dubbi: quel Gesù che gli ha parlato, e che pare anche trovarlo molto simpatico, è il vero Gesù oppure l'Anticristo? Anche e soprattutto perché, nel frattempo, i marziani hanno deciso che è venuto il momento di far convertire la Terra.
Insolito romanzo si fantascienza teologica, che torna d'attualità in questo momento in cui pare che la gente sia dedita ai credi più strani e stravaganti, e in cui in nome di una religione o dell'altra si torna a morire.
E come sempre, Farmer si rivela un grande sociologo.
La rivelazione è talmente forte che i tre uomini terrestri decideranno di convertirsi, nonostante Orme sia battista, il suo vice ebreo e il terzo musulmano. La donna invece, atea, non regge allo stress e decide di suicidarsi, solo che su Marte non si muore...
Orme però, nonostante si sia convertito, è pieno di dubbi: quel Gesù che gli ha parlato, e che pare anche trovarlo molto simpatico, è il vero Gesù oppure l'Anticristo? Anche e soprattutto perché, nel frattempo, i marziani hanno deciso che è venuto il momento di far convertire la Terra.
Insolito romanzo si fantascienza teologica, che torna d'attualità in questo momento in cui pare che la gente sia dedita ai credi più strani e stravaganti, e in cui in nome di una religione o dell'altra si torna a morire.
E come sempre, Farmer si rivela un grande sociologo.
July 3, 2015
Based on the title and cover this looked like it would be some old cheesy sci-fi. It was not! It is actually a pretty serious discussion about religion wrapped up in an interesting story.
January 22, 2025
This's a wild and wacky sci-fi.
Astronauts land on Mars to find an underground city, half of humans and half aliens, all Messianic Jews, living an idyllic life and shocked to find the astronauts don't keep the Law of Moses. It develops the humans' ancestors were abducted from Earth c. 50 AD, including some early Christians and the apostle Matthias... who didn't know of Jesus having done any miracles or claimed to be God. And then, it develops Jesus came back to rule the aliens when he isn't spending most of his time hanging out inside their nuclear reactor... unless it's not Jesus but an alien who's pretending to be him?
Unfortunately, the plot is scanty, the characters are mostly ill-done, and I at least feel the theological implications are artlessly handled. The idea of aliens adopting an Earthly religion is something I'd love to see done again ("The High Crusade" was great!), but done better than this! In the end, I can't recommend this to anyone.
Astronauts land on Mars to find an underground city, half of humans and half aliens, all Messianic Jews, living an idyllic life and shocked to find the astronauts don't keep the Law of Moses. It develops the humans' ancestors were abducted from Earth c. 50 AD, including some early Christians and the apostle Matthias... who didn't know of Jesus having done any miracles or claimed to be God. And then, it develops Jesus came back to rule the aliens when he isn't spending most of his time hanging out inside their nuclear reactor... unless it's not Jesus but an alien who's pretending to be him?
Unfortunately, the plot is scanty, the characters are mostly ill-done, and I at least feel the theological implications are artlessly handled. The idea of aliens adopting an Earthly religion is something I'd love to see done again ("The High Crusade" was great!), but done better than this! In the end, I can't recommend this to anyone.
November 22, 2021
Bonkers book that lives up to its title. Very philosophical, not much emphasis on making aliens seem, well, alien but much more on philosophical repercussions on events in the book.
It’s refreshing to have main characters that are intended to be intelligent and have well reasoned discussions with each other. I also thought the characters were mainly well drawn. The exceptions were the female characters, unfortunately as expected with a sci-fi book from the 70s.
Ending is also unsatisfying. Still I enjoyed the plot and the conversation so giving it three stars
It’s refreshing to have main characters that are intended to be intelligent and have well reasoned discussions with each other. I also thought the characters were mainly well drawn. The exceptions were the female characters, unfortunately as expected with a sci-fi book from the 70s.
Ending is also unsatisfying. Still I enjoyed the plot and the conversation so giving it three stars
June 26, 2024
I can't remember how I got to know this book existed, but I am very glad I did.
I had never heard of P J Farmer and now I'm going to search for other works by him.
A very imaginative story, with many good topics discussed with regards to religion, ethics, philosophy, and science. This, of course, mixed with the freedom that science fiction gives us turns the story into a great trip into possible futures for ourselves, rather as a whole race, rather as individuals and our beliefs.
Once again, I'm extremely glad I found this book!
I had never heard of P J Farmer and now I'm going to search for other works by him.
A very imaginative story, with many good topics discussed with regards to religion, ethics, philosophy, and science. This, of course, mixed with the freedom that science fiction gives us turns the story into a great trip into possible futures for ourselves, rather as a whole race, rather as individuals and our beliefs.
Once again, I'm extremely glad I found this book!
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June 14, 2022A kind of strangely executed novel from the sometimes brilliant Farmer... some great plot bones that take forever to show up and get smothered by inconsequential logistics. Legitimate deep insights into belief trade off with naive and clumsy human observations. Both too detailed and too glancing. Would be nice to read at 1.5x
August 18, 2019
Entertaining, but man, the ending is unsettling...
August 25, 2020
I'm surprised by how much I liked this book. Farmer is not a very talented writer, but his insane, audacious ideas make up for that. Must look into more by him.
May 21, 2021
Pretty out there. Greatest cover!!
April 1, 2022
I'm not sure if Philip Jose Farmer wrote a bad book in his life. Entertaining writing and concepts, as usual.
August 28, 2022
The beginning is strange. The middle is interesting the end is surprising.
May 28, 2023
I generously gave 5 stars to this book, although I detest all religions. I just have a soft spot for the author.
July 31, 2023
A fascinating book. A very enjoyable read.
April 20, 2024
Not necessarily the greatest book ever written but it's hard to imagine something more specifically exactly for me, personally.
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May 24, 2024Nie wiem czemu sobie to zrobiłem. xD
Więcej funu miałem jednak z czytania horrorów wydanych przez Phantom Press.
Więcej funu miałem jednak z czytania horrorów wydanych przez Phantom Press.
December 30, 2021
I came across this book while investigating the (surprisingly limited) literature that imagines a sci fi origin for Jesus. Published in 1979, the book starts with a (then far future) expedition to Mars in 2015 following the discovery of kind of giant structure on the planet by orbiting satellites. The astronauts are kidnapped upon landing and only slowly learn the nature of the weirdly familiar civilisation that built the structure and the role Jesus has played in it.
As with most of my favourite sci fi books, the unravelling of the mysteries of this society is done slowly and deliberately, and is mixed in with intriguing discussion of theology and comparative religion. For a 70s book, it also offers a surprisingly multinational and diverse vision of the future of Mars exploration - although there are some moments of extreme sexism which are hard to stomach.
Some might find the ending frustratingly inconclusive but I take the view that assessing Jesus' historicity is something of a red herring - his story is his power, whether or not it was true.
As with most of my favourite sci fi books, the unravelling of the mysteries of this society is done slowly and deliberately, and is mixed in with intriguing discussion of theology and comparative religion. For a 70s book, it also offers a surprisingly multinational and diverse vision of the future of Mars exploration - although there are some moments of extreme sexism which are hard to stomach.
Some might find the ending frustratingly inconclusive but I take the view that assessing Jesus' historicity is something of a red herring - his story is his power, whether or not it was true.
October 19, 2016
This isn't one of those books where it just couldn't stand the test of time. No, this was probably also a pretty dumb book when it came out. The ideas were weak and overly religious. The characters were one-dimensional and fairly incompetent. And the overall story was so full of holes that I *almost* put it down about 40 pages in. I decided to read the entire thing just so I could write this review. The author has other, better stories like Dark is the Sun. Don't waste your time with this old clunker of a book.
June 13, 2010
A great title, but unfortunately a weak book.
Astronuats land on Mars and discover a hidden, populated city below the surface and as if that wasn't wild enough, apparently when Jesus was raised up he didn't go to heaven, but instead ended up on Mars and he's now ready to go back to Earth an see how things are going.
A good idea that comes across pretty flat and a cast that only seem mildly interesting or sympathetic.
Plus, Jesus comes across as a bit of a jerk.
Astronuats land on Mars and discover a hidden, populated city below the surface and as if that wasn't wild enough, apparently when Jesus was raised up he didn't go to heaven, but instead ended up on Mars and he's now ready to go back to Earth an see how things are going.
A good idea that comes across pretty flat and a cast that only seem mildly interesting or sympathetic.
Plus, Jesus comes across as a bit of a jerk.
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