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Silent Prophet
Librarian Note: Same ISBN as Silent Prophet: 9780985184100.
For Alexander Kepler to officially declare that that same old tune that many a prophet had sung, from Nathan to Samuel to Isaiah to Jeremiah, assuming there would come a shoot from the stump of David, was prophesising about him made many people Kepler confided in prick their ears and stir their mind, and some developed a trouble conscience. It was baffling and bewildering to say the least. Yet, he sang it with full heart. To him it was no small matter. And now, as Alexander Kepler’s arranged feathers, plucked from King David’s, wings, were poised to give flight to some of history’s hidden parts, he was ready to begin what he called, Operation Rotten Luck.
Before the fog of history settles over his story, Silent Prophet is an account of Alexander Kepler’s forty-ninth year and tenth month of life.
For Alexander Kepler to officially declare that that same old tune that many a prophet had sung, from Nathan to Samuel to Isaiah to Jeremiah, assuming there would come a shoot from the stump of David, was prophesising about him made many people Kepler confided in prick their ears and stir their mind, and some developed a trouble conscience. It was baffling and bewildering to say the least. Yet, he sang it with full heart. To him it was no small matter. And now, as Alexander Kepler’s arranged feathers, plucked from King David’s, wings, were poised to give flight to some of history’s hidden parts, he was ready to begin what he called, Operation Rotten Luck.
Before the fog of history settles over his story, Silent Prophet is an account of Alexander Kepler’s forty-ninth year and tenth month of life.
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For the benefit of readers who wish to appreciate a "real" writer who struggles to maintain my writing goals on the bad days, I'll share a few details with you.
Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
True. Indeed, the robust writer who is conditioned with finding out why their characters were born will accept without qualms a lavish array of reasons, and the great writers will be shocked, and will in no way dilute that experience for their readers.
It is my quest to be a great writer. But it has been a tragic tale so far. The cynical readers may say well work harder. And they're right. The great mountain of excellence works me hard, and never excuses itself for training me as a mountaineer. As a work of art, the great mountain reminds me of Daniel's dream of a great statue whereby the feet are built of iron and clay, the legs shaped of iron, the torso formed of silver, and the head fashioned of gold. Most writers never make it past the iron and clay, and this is where I am, but I'm starting to create some new tools that hopefully will propel me past those Herculean thighs.
For in this "Rocky" personal pursuit there lurks a general lesson of determination, one where the wayward writer, the headstrong author, and the panting editor each have their place alongside me, and they point out to me with great vigilance and vision why I became a writer in the first place: to entertain, and that is why my characters were born.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdonnellywriter
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Passage-...
For the benefit of readers who wish to appreciate a "real" writer who struggles to maintain my writing goals on the bad days, I'll share a few details with you.
Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
True. Indeed, the robust writer who is conditioned with finding out why their characters were born will accept without qualms a lavish array of reasons, and the great writers will be shocked, and will in no way dilute that experience for their readers.
It is my quest to be a great writer. But it has been a tragic tale so far. The cynical readers may say well work harder. And they're right. The great mountain of excellence works me hard, and never excuses itself for training me as a mountaineer. As a work of art, the great mountain reminds me of Daniel's dream of a great statue whereby the feet are built of iron and clay, the legs shaped of iron, the torso formed of silver, and the head fashioned of gold. Most writers never make it past the iron and clay, and this is where I am, but I'm starting to create some new tools that hopefully will propel me past those Herculean thighs.
For in this "Rocky" personal pursuit there lurks a general lesson of determination, one where the wayward writer, the headstrong author, and the panting editor each have their place alongside me, and they point out to me with great vigilance and vision why I became a writer in the first place: to entertain, and that is why my characters were born.
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April 24, 2012
Intriguing enough for me to not put down. Mark O'Brien has written a very clever story. He's done his homework too, the history seems accurate, with all its secrets, wonders and beauty. It's mostly set in or around the beauty of Greece, the Agean Sea, in modern time, although much of what is happening in the "now" was put into effect many centuries ago. His premise is based on mathematics and the secret Pythagorean Society that was founded centuries ago by Mathmatikus, who discovered the answers to the equation to life, to "everything."
The leader of this society now, is Alexander Kepler, taking the helm from from his father, whose own father had been the head and so on. They alone hold the key to the equations that would bring ALL the people together as one. The three top religions are represented here, Christians, Jews and Islam. Kepler and his men, knowing they have but one shot, the world MUST take note, it's do or die time, yes it's past time for these secrets to fly, decide to kidnap the top Priest, Rabbi and Cleric in one fell swoop. They are brought together, forcefully, unwilling, so that they might learn a better unity, through a better understanding.
Yes there's math, pictures of equations, some simple, some made my head hurt. I'm brain dead there, it's that left/right brain thing, but through his character Jules, a young blonde math savant, who explained it all with such simple elegance that not one single bit of it flew over my head. Some of Marks writing was actually quite beautiful, just one little thing, at times, in one or two chapters, maybe a tad wordy. But all in all, a stellar debut. I wasn't expecting to like it quite this much. This book was a great thriller ride.
I was gifted this book from the author, which had no effect on my reading process, nor on my review.
July 12, 2016
I received this E-book as a prize in a giveaway.
Very heavy on the descriptions, which bogs down the pace of the story. The flow is pretty decent though.
The way Mr. O'Brien used math was brilliant. The story consists of an interesting blend of many different cultures, giving an exotic feel to the overall plot, nice touch.
An interesting blend of characters the mainly held PH D's and other credentials. Although to be honest I felt there were too many main characters, which made it hard to really get inside any character's head.
The relationship between Kepler and his wife is light but very touching and I adored seeing how they flirted in their native tongue. Personally, I would have liked to see more of the couples' intersections together. Overall a nice read.
Very heavy on the descriptions, which bogs down the pace of the story. The flow is pretty decent though.
The way Mr. O'Brien used math was brilliant. The story consists of an interesting blend of many different cultures, giving an exotic feel to the overall plot, nice touch.
An interesting blend of characters the mainly held PH D's and other credentials. Although to be honest I felt there were too many main characters, which made it hard to really get inside any character's head.
The relationship between Kepler and his wife is light but very touching and I adored seeing how they flirted in their native tongue. Personally, I would have liked to see more of the couples' intersections together. Overall a nice read.
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