Avatar Dawn

by Michael C. Haldas

It's the spring of 1993 and Stephen Bentfield is on the edge. Separated from his wife and suffering burnout, his life unravels when finds a faded bloodstained piece of paper that says "REMEMBER". Causing him to burst into visions of people and places he's never seen, he suddenly finds himself befriended by a mysterious stranger and pursued by killers. Caught up in a mystery involving ancient Mesopotamia, Nazi Germany and the crucifixion of Christ, Bentfield begins a global odyssey in search of a mysterious book that holds a secret that will change his life forever.

496 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2000

Reviews

[w gall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Science Fiction. The main characters were well developed, so I sympathized with their struggles. The action flowed fast and furious, with many twists and turns, keeping me on the edge of my seat. The nemesis was totally evil, while the good guys had their faults. I wish the "bad guy" would have had some half decent qualities. Most everyone in this world is a mixture in this regard. Even Hitler loved children. The intensity, the melodrama and the suspense became wearing toward the last quarter of the book. I began wishing the resolution would have been earlier. And while there was literary skill evident, some of the efforts in that regard seemed a a bit clumsy. I'm an old English major, so maybe I'm being a little hypercritical here. But I enjoyed the book.