World Builder

by Lucas Kitchen

Stranded on Earth for over a century with nothing but a desire to learn and no memory of his past, Truss must find his purpose before the bound ones find him. His adrenaline pumping journey introduces him to a cast of other-worldly beings with god-like powers. While he quests to determine friend from foe the galactic council prepares for the final battle for Earth. Truss has an important part to play in the epic tale. Will he discover his role before the forces of evil use him for their own ends?

277 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2013

About the author

Lucas is an Amazon best selling author with over twenty books written. His writing has been seen and heard by millions, through a handful of viral video projects. Lucas' books have covered a range of genres, such as sci-fi, urban fantasy, memoir, biography, children's literature, Christian theology, and more. In addition to his writing career, Lucas is a filmmaker, pastor, and international speaker. He can also be heard weekdays on the syndicated radio show Grace in Focus. He holds a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in Bible, psychology, and history/political science from Letourneau University. He has a master's of theology from Liberty University. He lives in East Texas with his family.

Reviews

[Lucas Kitchen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it, but I would cause I wrote it.

[Wendy C · Rating 3 out of 5]

World Builder by Lucas Kitchen is about a being that came to earth and has all his memories taken from him by his travelling companion Ruth. She was to safe guard them until it was time to give them back. However, Ruth observes James , a human, at a low point in his life, ready to commit suicide, so she gives James Truss’s memories. James now thinks he is of great cosmic importance and now Ruth is unable to give Truss his memories back which he really needs like pronto because the Molgathra’s Archetype asked him to transport” her” out of the cave she is in so she can die in peace but Truss doesn’t know if he can trust her and the other Molgathras. He also doesn’t know if he should trust Ruth either. Truss tries to figure out who he can and cannot trust and tries to get his memory back. After he finds out what Ruth has done, Truss is so pissed off and doesn’t want to listen to Ruth. He takes James and James’s friend Riley with him to the Molgathra’s Archetype, so he can get his memories back. Truss is unaware that he is falling into a trap and is going to release Archetype of Evil, the opposite of what he stands for. Events unfold as they are supposed to and Truss is ready for what is to happen next.

World Builder starts off a little slow but is a well written novel. The story has several separate components that all end up tying back together to form one exciting cohesive story, The characters are different but in a good way. There not your typical cookie cutter characters. They make the story so much fun and much more interesting. Riley is the perfect example. Some of the things he said just had me cracking up.(Riley is throwing milk cartons at police and is saying “Bombs away pigs! I hope you like milk wit’ dat bacon!” “It does a body good, bitch!”)

This book is definitely worth your time to read and is a great start to the series.

*I won this book through Goodreads First Reads giveaway. In no way has this influenced my rating or opinion of this book.*

3.5 stars

[Coy Lothrop · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased the audio book over Audible, but thought I'd sing the book's praises on the platforms I use most frequently - that being Audible, Goodreads, and here on Amazon.

In a word... enjoyable. The author's voice (and I don't mean the audio) is refreshing. The book was quirky, in a good way. Healthy descriptions, interesting characters with numerous idiosyncrasies that make them fun to follow, and action and plot devices that weigh in on a truly epic scale. Several times throughout the story I found myself in awe of the author's level of research, the level of detail and how effortlessly it appeared. I also listened to the book almost straight through... at least I wanted to. It became my evenings treat before bed and one I couldn't wait to get back to.

World Builder might be mislabeled. Although it has sci-fi elements, I feel like it might be better branded fantasy, or adventure; it might even deserve the label of thriller. Overall, it crosses many genre's... all the good stories do, right?

If you're looking for a fresh new voice in sci-fi (fantasy) and want to be engaged by an original concept with quirky, interesting characters, this is the book for you. It's totally worth the read.

[Melissa]

I received this book free, through Good Reads First Reads.

I'm having a hard time with this book. I haven't gotten sucked into it like I would have wanted.

[Fred Fenimore · Rating 1 out of 5]

The writing exhibited passive voice overly. Reading was done but enjoyment was missing. Setting was lacking.