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Save the Last Bullet for God
What if your consciousness was an Alien?
Throughout the history of the world, we have seen war, the spread of civilization, discovered many wonders, but what if in all that time, Homo sapiens were merely evolving into something new? What if on the inside we are all alien? The invasion completed in the midst of WWII. Homo Avatarius now rules the Earth. For much more, you need to kill God.
"Save the Last Bullet for God" is a trilogy set of "Alpha Tauri Strain", "Code of Disjointed Letters" and "Homo Avatarius".
1920 Vienna, Wilhelm Reich is a medical student, working as a night nurse at a mental hospital when he meets and falls in love with Maria Orsic, a stunningly beautiful young woman who just happens to be diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He helps her escape, only to lose her the next morning. Years later, he is a respected psychiatrist working in Berlin when he meets her for the second time. And she needs his help again — with a message she’s received from the aliens.
Each end has a story. This anamorphous trilogy is a complex one and includes mystics; Nazis, occult societies, the thousands-year-long invasion of aliens into the human genome, retro-chronal causality, secret codes within DNA, the number Pi, the Holy book and so much more.
Throughout the history of the world, we have seen war, the spread of civilization, discovered many wonders, but what if in all that time, Homo sapiens were merely evolving into something new? What if on the inside we are all alien? The invasion completed in the midst of WWII. Homo Avatarius now rules the Earth. For much more, you need to kill God.
"Save the Last Bullet for God" is a trilogy set of "Alpha Tauri Strain", "Code of Disjointed Letters" and "Homo Avatarius".
1920 Vienna, Wilhelm Reich is a medical student, working as a night nurse at a mental hospital when he meets and falls in love with Maria Orsic, a stunningly beautiful young woman who just happens to be diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He helps her escape, only to lose her the next morning. Years later, he is a respected psychiatrist working in Berlin when he meets her for the second time. And she needs his help again — with a message she’s received from the aliens.
Each end has a story. This anamorphous trilogy is a complex one and includes mystics; Nazis, occult societies, the thousands-year-long invasion of aliens into the human genome, retro-chronal causality, secret codes within DNA, the number Pi, the Holy book and so much more.
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Published January 4, 2016
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March 17, 2016
I borrowed this book from the Kindle lending library as it is the May book club choice over at onlinebookclub.org. There were parts of this book that I liked. It contained various "stories" of certain people and/or entities in a historical context, and some of those stories are pretty entertaining. I especially enjoyed the story about a Turkish doctor called Oktay that was first told from Oktay's point of view, and then from the point of view of two other people. The story told of Cuci, a son of Genghis Khan was also interesting to a degree, though I found the excessive violence got a bit tedious after a while.
However, I didn't particularly care for how disjointed the sections of the book were, jumping back and forth in time and with numerous people. It was confusing to keep up with who did what when and so by the time I got to the end of the book, I really didn't completely "get it" and so felt unsatisfied with the ending.
Reading this book felt kind of like I was reading a fictionalized non-fiction book with science, metaphysics, and aliens, which added interest to the individual stories, but even though I was able to piece together what was going on, I think I missed the punchline of the last couple paragraphs. Either that and I didn't miss anything, and what I think happened just didn't emotionally affect me
I suppose I liked the book intellectually, good to read for when I want to "learn something" or get some sort of philosophical meaning out of something, but I wasn't particularly entertained by it.
However, I didn't particularly care for how disjointed the sections of the book were, jumping back and forth in time and with numerous people. It was confusing to keep up with who did what when and so by the time I got to the end of the book, I really didn't completely "get it" and so felt unsatisfied with the ending.
Reading this book felt kind of like I was reading a fictionalized non-fiction book with science, metaphysics, and aliens, which added interest to the individual stories, but even though I was able to piece together what was going on, I think I missed the punchline of the last couple paragraphs. Either that and I didn't miss anything, and what I think happened just didn't emotionally affect me
I suppose I liked the book intellectually, good to read for when I want to "learn something" or get some sort of philosophical meaning out of something, but I wasn't particularly entertained by it.
June 17, 2020
Who knew psychoanalysts could be badass
As a counseling major myself, I had to nod at the scene when Wilhelm was in his office as a psychiatrist and describing the many decisions or choices one has to make. It was definitely relatable and on point in terms of depicting occupations in a fictional world (where most fictional works that feature a selected occupation are often far-fetched or unrealistic).
I would have liked a content warning on the first page or clarified in the "WARNING" section of the book's description. When I read the warning, I didn't realize that it would include sensitive topics such as self-harm. As someone trained in suicide prevention and safe messaging, it brought to my attention that it might trigger some readers.
I love the twists in this book. No one would have pegged a psychoanalyst or anyone in the field of science to be a "badass.” What I HATED about the book, however, was how the author wrote about suicide. Which brings me back to my earlier point in adding a trigger warning that mentions the book will contain triggering content (which also includes self-harm).
What I also like about this book is its uniqueness. I like how it challenges conventions, how it pushes boundaries. Though I may not fully grasp the scientific concepts/theories presented in the book, I like how it gets you to think about the “what if's” in life.
The book had some minor errors, but overall, those errors weren't much of a distraction. The writing style although confusing at times, was definitely intriguing and refreshing. It was confusing at first because they all didn’t seem related, but the author eventually tied them all together.
While reading, a thought that crossed my mind: this story was more suitable as a graphic novel or comic rather than a novel. I think it would be even more popular as a comic as the writing style seems to fit that style of storytelling.
It is not for the closeminded, but if you are a history junkie, time travel or alternate reality enthusiast you might want to consider reading this book.
As a counseling major myself, I had to nod at the scene when Wilhelm was in his office as a psychiatrist and describing the many decisions or choices one has to make. It was definitely relatable and on point in terms of depicting occupations in a fictional world (where most fictional works that feature a selected occupation are often far-fetched or unrealistic).
I would have liked a content warning on the first page or clarified in the "WARNING" section of the book's description. When I read the warning, I didn't realize that it would include sensitive topics such as self-harm. As someone trained in suicide prevention and safe messaging, it brought to my attention that it might trigger some readers.
I love the twists in this book. No one would have pegged a psychoanalyst or anyone in the field of science to be a "badass.” What I HATED about the book, however, was how the author wrote about suicide. Which brings me back to my earlier point in adding a trigger warning that mentions the book will contain triggering content (which also includes self-harm).
What I also like about this book is its uniqueness. I like how it challenges conventions, how it pushes boundaries. Though I may not fully grasp the scientific concepts/theories presented in the book, I like how it gets you to think about the “what if's” in life.
The book had some minor errors, but overall, those errors weren't much of a distraction. The writing style although confusing at times, was definitely intriguing and refreshing. It was confusing at first because they all didn’t seem related, but the author eventually tied them all together.
While reading, a thought that crossed my mind: this story was more suitable as a graphic novel or comic rather than a novel. I think it would be even more popular as a comic as the writing style seems to fit that style of storytelling.
It is not for the closeminded, but if you are a history junkie, time travel or alternate reality enthusiast you might want to consider reading this book.
February 15, 2024
Be prepared for a sci-fi reading that is disorienting and illogical in a complex surreal way. But that is exactly what made me turn the pages. What does a German soldier, Genghis Khan’s first born, aliens, time travel, and winner takes all have in common? This book was a little bit challenging in that there were a lot of character changes.
Schizophrenia, past lives, aliens, space ships, metaphysics, plus many more experiences. JT Alblood didn’t miss a thing. I was drawn in immediately. This story is about one man who either really did live past lives and is an alien on the planet Earth gathering information to take back to his people, or he really is schizophrenic. He could also be a metaphysical brainiac.
JT Alblood takes the reader on an alternative to reality adventure starting with WWII. Part of the fun in this book is deciding if the writer is writing a story while wearing schizophrenic glasses or metaphysical glasses. The character becomes himself again when he visits all of his past lives after he dies. He has past lives of being a German soldier during WWII, Genghis Khan’s first born fighting battles, a bacteria, a female, Pizarro, time traveler, and more. The character has conversations with Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. The questions he asks are metaphysically important to humankind.
At first I empathized with the character Oktay while he was sitting in front of his computer not being able to put his thoughts in to words. Then I felt enlightened when Elif told her side of the story. The therapy proposed to the psychiatrist was brilliant.
I have to admit I almost didn’t read this book because for me, Save the Last Bullet for God, is a scary title. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.
Each character plays a part of the whole. We are a sum of our parts. In the end the writer brings the reader in full circle. The reader needs to be open minded enough to accept alternatives to reality.
There is some violence; a shooting, bar room violence, self-harm, and suicide.
Schizophrenia, past lives, aliens, space ships, metaphysics, plus many more experiences. JT Alblood didn’t miss a thing. I was drawn in immediately. This story is about one man who either really did live past lives and is an alien on the planet Earth gathering information to take back to his people, or he really is schizophrenic. He could also be a metaphysical brainiac.
JT Alblood takes the reader on an alternative to reality adventure starting with WWII. Part of the fun in this book is deciding if the writer is writing a story while wearing schizophrenic glasses or metaphysical glasses. The character becomes himself again when he visits all of his past lives after he dies. He has past lives of being a German soldier during WWII, Genghis Khan’s first born fighting battles, a bacteria, a female, Pizarro, time traveler, and more. The character has conversations with Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. The questions he asks are metaphysically important to humankind.
At first I empathized with the character Oktay while he was sitting in front of his computer not being able to put his thoughts in to words. Then I felt enlightened when Elif told her side of the story. The therapy proposed to the psychiatrist was brilliant.
I have to admit I almost didn’t read this book because for me, Save the Last Bullet for God, is a scary title. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.
Each character plays a part of the whole. We are a sum of our parts. In the end the writer brings the reader in full circle. The reader needs to be open minded enough to accept alternatives to reality.
There is some violence; a shooting, bar room violence, self-harm, and suicide.
March 15, 2016
This novel really allows you to feel as though you are seeing behind the scenes of World War II. There are fantastic images, reports, and artwork that make it feel all too real, and leave you wondering if, perhaps, any of this is factual.
Right from the start, you’re only given a taste of what the story has waiting for you. You’re told the mission, and some small details about how it will be done, there is a death right away, but then you’re sent off to different stories and kept waiting to learn more!
Sent back to learn how it started, which left me clawing at the pages, desperate to find out the answers to the mystery I’d been given.
Are the spaceships real? Will they actually kill God? Why do the Nazi’s want to kill God? It’s enthralling! I found myself pouring over the pages as I read about the Psychiatrist and his patient who just so loves to gab, gab, gab! It made me recall therapy sessions I’ve had, and made me wonder if the doctor then wasn’t just faking interest, until she finally reveals something useful!
This brings us to the beautiful Maria. She is diagnosed as schizophrenic, which I have a connection to, and I just love how she describes how she can so clearly see something, such as the moon. She sees the moon in the sky, and will ask the person beside her if they, too, see the moon. If they do, then she knows that, in fact, is the moon. But if they don’t see it, then she has to accept that what she sees isn’t what she thinks. It’s a heart-wrenching thought! It really made me feel for the character, to have to think that since 15 she has been having these ‘delusions’ and no one listened.
This story, I feel, does a great job at explaining how a ‘troubled’ mind can lead to huge, unthinkable things if only through the power of suggestion. A troubled mind hears a theory and it stops being a theory and becomes a reality.
It also shows well how love, or at least attraction, can cloud judgment, but I won’t get too detailed into that, as it’s a bit of a spoiler. I just love it, the Romeo and Juliet aspect of it . . . I love you, therefor I am the only one for you, and I’ll watch the world burn if that’s what it takes to be with you. Reality alters, truth no longer matters, just the idea of love remains.
There was obviously an intense amount of research done for this story. Psychiatric research, history, methodology, cults, just a massive amount of research and it’s magnificently well done! There are some spelling and grammar issues here and there, but I must admit I can’t even truly remember them as the story just locked me in.
Slowly, we follow the life of a young soldier turned Psychiatrist and find his involvement in the whole plot to kill God, and we finally find out why he’d ever agree! I would love to tell you, but you really must read the book! It is fantastic, and really plays out like a mystery! Once you get it in your hands you’re going to have a very tough time putting it down. To go into further detail would lead to too many stories, but I just must insist you give this novel a try! Anyone who has studied World War II at all will recognize names and dates, it makes the story feel so very real.
Conspiracy, romance, mystery, horror, cult and occult activity, historic drama, this story has it all and is a fantastic read for anyone into science fiction and alternative history, for certain.
Right from the start, you’re only given a taste of what the story has waiting for you. You’re told the mission, and some small details about how it will be done, there is a death right away, but then you’re sent off to different stories and kept waiting to learn more!
Sent back to learn how it started, which left me clawing at the pages, desperate to find out the answers to the mystery I’d been given.
Are the spaceships real? Will they actually kill God? Why do the Nazi’s want to kill God? It’s enthralling! I found myself pouring over the pages as I read about the Psychiatrist and his patient who just so loves to gab, gab, gab! It made me recall therapy sessions I’ve had, and made me wonder if the doctor then wasn’t just faking interest, until she finally reveals something useful!
This brings us to the beautiful Maria. She is diagnosed as schizophrenic, which I have a connection to, and I just love how she describes how she can so clearly see something, such as the moon. She sees the moon in the sky, and will ask the person beside her if they, too, see the moon. If they do, then she knows that, in fact, is the moon. But if they don’t see it, then she has to accept that what she sees isn’t what she thinks. It’s a heart-wrenching thought! It really made me feel for the character, to have to think that since 15 she has been having these ‘delusions’ and no one listened.
This story, I feel, does a great job at explaining how a ‘troubled’ mind can lead to huge, unthinkable things if only through the power of suggestion. A troubled mind hears a theory and it stops being a theory and becomes a reality.
It also shows well how love, or at least attraction, can cloud judgment, but I won’t get too detailed into that, as it’s a bit of a spoiler. I just love it, the Romeo and Juliet aspect of it . . . I love you, therefor I am the only one for you, and I’ll watch the world burn if that’s what it takes to be with you. Reality alters, truth no longer matters, just the idea of love remains.
There was obviously an intense amount of research done for this story. Psychiatric research, history, methodology, cults, just a massive amount of research and it’s magnificently well done! There are some spelling and grammar issues here and there, but I must admit I can’t even truly remember them as the story just locked me in.
Slowly, we follow the life of a young soldier turned Psychiatrist and find his involvement in the whole plot to kill God, and we finally find out why he’d ever agree! I would love to tell you, but you really must read the book! It is fantastic, and really plays out like a mystery! Once you get it in your hands you’re going to have a very tough time putting it down. To go into further detail would lead to too many stories, but I just must insist you give this novel a try! Anyone who has studied World War II at all will recognize names and dates, it makes the story feel so very real.
Conspiracy, romance, mystery, horror, cult and occult activity, historic drama, this story has it all and is a fantastic read for anyone into science fiction and alternative history, for certain.
September 29, 2023
Be prepared for a sci-fi reading that is disorienting and illogical in a complex surreal way. But that is exactly what made me turn the pages. What does a German soldier, Genghis Khan’s first born, aliens, time travel, and winner takes all have in common? This book was a little bit challenging in that there were a lot of character changes.
Schizophrenia, past lives, aliens, space ships, metaphysics, plus many more experiences. JT Alblood didn’t miss a thing. I was drawn in immediately. This story is about one man who either really did live past lives and is an alien on the planet Earth gathering information to take back to his people, or he really is schizophrenic. He could also be a metaphysical brainiac.
JT Alblood takes the reader on an alternative to reality adventure starting with WWII. Part of the fun in this book is deciding if the writer is writing a story while wearing schizophrenic glasses or metaphysical glasses. The character becomes himself again when he visits all of his past lives after he dies. He has past lives of being a German soldier during WWII, Genghis Khan’s first born fighting battles, a bacteria, a female, Pizarro, time traveler, and more. The character has conversations with Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. The questions he asks are metaphysically important to humankind.
At first I empathized with the character Oktay while he was sitting in front of his computer not being able to put his thoughts in to words. Then I felt enlightened when Elif told her side of the story. The therapy proposed to the psychiatrist was brilliant.
I have to admit I almost didn’t read this book because for me, Save the Last Bullet for God, is a scary title. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.
Each character plays a part of the whole. We are a sum of our parts. In the end the writer brings the reader in full circle. The reader needs to be open minded enough to accept alternatives to reality.
There is some violence; a shooting, bar room violence, self-harm, and suicide.
Schizophrenia, past lives, aliens, space ships, metaphysics, plus many more experiences. JT Alblood didn’t miss a thing. I was drawn in immediately. This story is about one man who either really did live past lives and is an alien on the planet Earth gathering information to take back to his people, or he really is schizophrenic. He could also be a metaphysical brainiac.
JT Alblood takes the reader on an alternative to reality adventure starting with WWII. Part of the fun in this book is deciding if the writer is writing a story while wearing schizophrenic glasses or metaphysical glasses. The character becomes himself again when he visits all of his past lives after he dies. He has past lives of being a German soldier during WWII, Genghis Khan’s first born fighting battles, a bacteria, a female, Pizarro, time traveler, and more. The character has conversations with Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein. The questions he asks are metaphysically important to humankind.
At first I empathized with the character Oktay while he was sitting in front of his computer not being able to put his thoughts in to words. Then I felt enlightened when Elif told her side of the story. The therapy proposed to the psychiatrist was brilliant.
I have to admit I almost didn’t read this book because for me, Save the Last Bullet for God, is a scary title. Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.
Each character plays a part of the whole. We are a sum of our parts. In the end the writer brings the reader in full circle. The reader needs to be open minded enough to accept alternatives to reality.
There is some violence; a shooting, bar room violence, self-harm, and suicide.
August 24, 2016
This book was horrendous, mental abuse. After hitting the 40% mark in this novel (?), I refused to waste another minute of my time to give it "one more chance". I've been disappointed by books more than a few times this year, but this. . . this was a sharp stick in the eye.
Where do I start? The publisher's book summary implies: World War II; Nazis; alien space craft; God is an inner planetary visitor; yadayadayada. Neat, yes? That's what it was about for the first 50 or so pages. From there we jump from Dr. Wilhelm Reich, post WWII psychiatrist to Oktay, a doctor in 2012 Istanbul who publishes a book describing what he believes is a secret code hidden within the Holy Qur'an. Then, it starts to get strange. lol. Oktay ends up on a weeklong reality TV show competing for airtime with an astrophysicist, cleric, fortune-teller, spiritualist, and child prodigy. This competition becomes nothing more than a vehicle for interdisciplinary dialog and discussion between the contestants/characters. Had I been looking for a book on cultures and philosophies it would have been great. As a science fiction/fantasy book, not so much.
Perhaps, the last 60% of this novel is much better, more entertaining, much more exciting than the first 40%. I don't know, and I don't care. The portion that I fought through destroyed any interest I had in this book's conclusion.
If you have read any of my previous reviews you know that, as a rule, I don't like to harshly criticize authors, or their books. This is the exception. I was elated with myself for having the intestinal fortitude to set the book down and walk away. Using my rating scale, I was pleased to be done with it. This book could be an episode on The Simpsons. Amazon should have paid me to download it. My opinion and I'm sticking with it.
Where do I start? The publisher's book summary implies: World War II; Nazis; alien space craft; God is an inner planetary visitor; yadayadayada. Neat, yes? That's what it was about for the first 50 or so pages. From there we jump from Dr. Wilhelm Reich, post WWII psychiatrist to Oktay, a doctor in 2012 Istanbul who publishes a book describing what he believes is a secret code hidden within the Holy Qur'an. Then, it starts to get strange. lol. Oktay ends up on a weeklong reality TV show competing for airtime with an astrophysicist, cleric, fortune-teller, spiritualist, and child prodigy. This competition becomes nothing more than a vehicle for interdisciplinary dialog and discussion between the contestants/characters. Had I been looking for a book on cultures and philosophies it would have been great. As a science fiction/fantasy book, not so much.
Perhaps, the last 60% of this novel is much better, more entertaining, much more exciting than the first 40%. I don't know, and I don't care. The portion that I fought through destroyed any interest I had in this book's conclusion.
If you have read any of my previous reviews you know that, as a rule, I don't like to harshly criticize authors, or their books. This is the exception. I was elated with myself for having the intestinal fortitude to set the book down and walk away. Using my rating scale, I was pleased to be done with it. This book could be an episode on The Simpsons. Amazon should have paid me to download it. My opinion and I'm sticking with it.
January 13, 2016
Imagine if every conspiracy that you’d ever heard of was true, and all intricately related to each other in one, potentially sinister, plot? That’s the world that author JT Alblood explores in his “Homo Avatarius” trilogy. Save the Last Bullet for God collects all three books in the series; “Alpha Tauri Strain”, “Code of Disjointed Letters” and “Homo Avatarius”.
The story opens prior to WWII, when medical student Wilhelm Reich falls in love with Maria Orsic, a mentally ill patient. Reich’s need to justify what his colleagues would consider questionable judgment soon pulls him into a world on intrigue built on the stuff of a conspiracy theorists dreams…or nightmares. Mental illness, secret societies, genetic manipulation, the Bible, time-travel and alien invasion all meld together to reveal a sinister world to Wilhelm hidden within what we consider the “real” world.
JT Alblood has intricately woven some of the most popular modern sci-fi and fantasy plots in a mentally engrossing and original work of fiction. Highly recommended for conspiracy fans!
The story opens prior to WWII, when medical student Wilhelm Reich falls in love with Maria Orsic, a mentally ill patient. Reich’s need to justify what his colleagues would consider questionable judgment soon pulls him into a world on intrigue built on the stuff of a conspiracy theorists dreams…or nightmares. Mental illness, secret societies, genetic manipulation, the Bible, time-travel and alien invasion all meld together to reveal a sinister world to Wilhelm hidden within what we consider the “real” world.
JT Alblood has intricately woven some of the most popular modern sci-fi and fantasy plots in a mentally engrossing and original work of fiction. Highly recommended for conspiracy fans!
December 20, 2015
Really awesome book.There is complete picture of the Kafkaesque bafflement that's explained but not displayed by a late reveal that readers will likely want.Truly it is one of the complex but great novel that I have read ever.I am really glad to read it.The book describe love at first sight, deception, hope, the ancient Sumerians, Sigmund Freud, revenge, the Occult, Aliens and a plan. The book is full of twist. Everyone must read this twist.
December 17, 2015
I enjoyed the book from the start to the end. There was sentiment, enterprise of encountering distinctive courses of events and Heck I even got a look into the psyche of an infection! There was additionally some sci-fi as spaceships and Aliens.It is one of the best Speculative Science Fiction stories ever i read. I love this book.
February 9, 2016
"Good enough to finish". Some interesting concepts and I liked the narrative structure. There were a few story lines, some of which I really liked, but more of which I didn't. The writing could have been a little more polished.
June 20, 2016
A very strange novel. Vivid. Very interesting. Convoluted and non linear. Read it at least twice.
Wilhelm Reich, the Sumerians, the Vril, a bit of quantum theory and relativity, Freud, Einstein, Hitler, Time a Travel, the Mongol hordes,- definitely my kind of book.
Wilhelm Reich, the Sumerians, the Vril, a bit of quantum theory and relativity, Freud, Einstein, Hitler, Time a Travel, the Mongol hordes,- definitely my kind of book.
April 16, 2016
While this novel has some interesting concepts, I found repetitive (yes, l do understand the author's reasoning for the repetition) and boring.
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