The Divine Dissimulation

The Divine Zetan Trilogy #1

by Martin Lundqvist

In the distant future, the villainous trillionaire Abraham Goldstein funds a top-secret project to travel to the divine dimension and meet the god of his people. Upon reaching the divine dimension he finds out that God is dead. He also finds the technology necessary to take gods place and become a god in the eyes of men. Many years later Abraham and his group of angels, a group of genetically engineered super soldiers, rule Eden; a world terraformed to simulate the holy land during the Bronze Age. They rule with terror and fear following the ancient laws, until one day when an accident turns Abraham’s closest angel Lucifer against him, an event that plants the seed of Abraham’s destruction. Meanwhile an ancient force is conspiring in the background to make its return to our world.

282 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2017

Reviews

[Clifford Thurlow · Rating 5 out of 5]

It doesn’t matter how much you’ve got, some people just want more. Abraham Goldstein is the archetypal greed-fuelled ravenous dictator (bad people make interesting characters). He doesn’t want more. He wants it all. And from the top of his 3000 metre pyramid tower overlooking the rolling green meadows of Antarctica, the 250 year old DNA regenerated master of all things on earth plans his assault on heaven – only to find God is Dead!

Lundqvist is a master story teller weaving traditional science fiction tropes with new ideas that will keep you up all night turning the pages. The Divine Dissimulation is the opening instalment of The Divine Zetan Trilogy. I, for one, can’t wait to read the rest.

[Pat Eroh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had so much trouble getting into the story. But I did read through it and it did get better. I suppose that I am biased as I did not enjoy this story as much as others possibly might. But it is well-written and a clever storyline. The slow start is why I marked it down, not because it's not my cup of tea.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Matilda Scotney · Rating 4 out of 5]

An intriguing mix of sci fi and religion. I found the lack of quotation marks in the dialogue distracting at first but I soon found this method suited its 'voice'. The board meetings were a little dull and I was keen to get back to the 'divine' action. It's a great premise and the author did a wonderful job. Get this book. Be entertained.

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Sci-Fi Read. Humans are scattered about the solar system but particularly on Mars. The writer has a very spiritual, tongue in cheek style which I really enjoy and which prompts the reader to re-evaluate previously ingrained thought patterns. Recommended.

[Frank Lucianus · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of deepest books in Sci-Fi ever!

Was recommended by a colleague and sure enough its storyline will have you mesmerized from beginning to end. Highly addictive read for Sci-Fi lovers.

[Dianne H. Ellis · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first audio book

Very interesting concept. Yahweh is dead and Abraham Goldstein is going to take his place. Poor translation to English. It made me laugh out loud sometimes. The readers had problems with pronunciation.

[A.L. Norton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read! Enjoyed this book. Highly recommend!