Nephilim Push

by Brian Holtz

There is an artifact that has been charged with an ancient energy. It was created three thousand years ago, when giants walked the earth. Its magic allows the user to to travel out of body. Jack is about to embark on an adventure he'll never forget. The spiritual universe will show him things the living have never seen. Of all he will learn, one thing will become dangerously clear. Truth comes with a price. Jack's astral fantasy is about to become deadly. Not only for him, but for all of existence. Once the nightmare begins, nothing can stop it. It's an evil that does worse than kill you. It consumes your very soul...

260 pages, Hardcover

First published July 2, 2003

About the author

Hi. I'm the author of two full length novels, both of which can be found at podiobooks.com for your free listening pleasure. Each is also in print and can be purchased at amazon.com. You can read my short story, Harvey & Ethel, from this site, and others are posted on my personal site as well.
Thanks and please leave a comment!
Brian

Reviews

[#ReadAllTheBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm always intrigued by the authors who put their books out via podcast. Listening to the book read out loud always gives the book an interesting spin, as you can hear the author using certain inflections & getting more into the book as a result. (I'll be upfront & admit that I listened to this via podcast.)

Nephilim Push mostly follows the character of Jack Sawyer, a man who was never the most religious of men. In fact, he's more of an atheist. He'd thought his religious beliefs were the least of his problems, what with his marriage in trouble & being stuck in a relatively dead end job. When he purchases a strange necklace for his wife, Jack discovers that there's more in the world than he'd ever believed- great good as well as an endless evil.

While this book is a little rough around the edges, I absolutely loved the detail the author used when describing the supernatural elements in the book. I also loved that Holtz had his main character (Jack) be a deeply flawed character & tried to flesh him out as much as possible. The slight twist at the end of the book where I thought I could predict the intended target of the bad guy was also nice. I love it when I'm proved wrong plot-wise. (At least when being proved wrong makes some sort of sense.)

But like I said, there's some rough spots in this book & it won't appeal to all readers. If you're looking for a book filled with action or something deeply religious, you'll probably be disappointed. Both are present in this book, but neither are the main focus of the book.

[Sethshaun · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reader has such a perfect voice for this story!