This book on Nostradamus and his predictions by Peter Lemesurier is not a fictionary tale. This book is a, compalation or a gathering of all of the great Nostradamus' predictions. i highly recomend this book for anyone that is interested in philosophy of any sort of future predictions. in most parts that he describs, Peter has included translations to help prople understand what he was talking about. i thought that this was a great book simply for the fact that Nostradamus' predictions were, and still are dead acurate. i was commpeled to read further when i read such phrases as, "Both soon and late you shall see changes great. Vast horrors, vengence cruel the signs portend, Whenas the moon upon the hand of fate in highest heaven her angles shall subtend.", such quotes from Nostradamus himself ran chills down my spine. i enjoyed how well he predicted many conflicts and wars of our time and past. i started reading this book simply in the notion that i would be board with such mindless talk, but i was able to get into how well all the predictions were put together, the modern day translations really helped by guiding me through the thick meaphors of Nostradamus. i read this book and i intend on reading it again, however i do say that it is not for everyone. to read this book you have to be willing to use you mind to think outside the box and to put conjectures together by yourself. if you like facyful tales of wizard and such, look elsewhere, this is a meer book of writings from Nostradamus put together with the translations by Peter. be warned this book is heavy reading and requires time to think, read at your own risk, but if you find philosophy and interesting subject then you should definitly pick this up, it is worth your time.