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Keros is a crippled leper in pirate-haunted Shamgar, enduring a life of misery. Then one day the soldiers of Gog march Lod through the streets. Keros crawls out to see Elohim’s fabled champion. Before the vast throng, Lod touches Keros and declares him healed in Elohim’s name. Nothing happens…at first. But when ruffians come to kill Keros that night, he rises up and slays them, taking a Bolverk-forged sword the fools have stolen during the march. Gog learns of this healing. It is his city. In a rage, he demands that his minions bring Keros to the Catacombs, there to lie entombed with Lod until he dies. Keros has other plans. Lod healed him. Thus, he must rescue Lod from the Catacombs and slay the son of a fallen angel, if he can… GOG is the fourth book of the Lost Civilizations Series that chronicles the war between men and Nephilim in the days before the oceans overran the Pre-Cataclysmic World.
- GenresFantasy
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 30, 2010
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Vaughn Heppner
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I was born in Canada and remember as a small boy crawling in my snow-fort. I closed my eyes, and when I tried to open them, they were frozen shut. I didn't panic, but wiped away the ice crystals, unglued my eyes and kept on building my tunnel. Those were great days! I moved to Central California before seventh grade and couldn't believe I lived in a land where oranges grew on trees and you could pick grapes from the vine.
I used to wonder what I wanted to do with my life, what kind of work specifically. I was miserable not knowing and bordering on desperate. Then one day a friend gave me his typewriter. I began working on a novel. A different person told me it was much easier on a computer, so I bought one and began getting up at 4:30 A.M. each morning before work, writing for three hours. My eyes were unglued once again as the pang of misery left my gut. I knew exactly what I wanted to do: write. So now that's what I do, I write, and write, and write, and I love it.
I was born in Canada and remember as a small boy crawling in my snow-fort. I closed my eyes, and when I tried to open them, they were frozen shut. I didn't panic, but wiped away the ice crystals, unglued my eyes and kept on building my tunnel. Those were great days! I moved to Central California before seventh grade and couldn't believe I lived in a land where oranges grew on trees and you could pick grapes from the vine.
I used to wonder what I wanted to do with my life, what kind of work specifically. I was miserable not knowing and bordering on desperate. Then one day a friend gave me his typewriter. I began working on a novel. A different person told me it was much easier on a computer, so I bought one and began getting up at 4:30 A.M. each morning before work, writing for three hours. My eyes were unglued once again as the pang of misery left my gut. I knew exactly what I wanted to do: write. So now that's what I do, I write, and write, and write, and I love it.
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January 3, 2017
4.5 Stars
Gog by Vaughn Heppner is book four in the Lost Civilization series. I was so engrossed with the story, the writing, and the characters from book one and two and three, that I immediately went on to this one. The Lost Civilization series is a fantasy that will appeal to a wide audience. These books would be appropriate for the older young adult crowd.
I love the subject and the plot that Vaughn Heppner has created. It is such a wonderful world where God's children, the Fallen, Man, and Beast all walk the Earth and compete for life ever after. I absolutely loved the depth of the world building and the religious undertones. I wanted more and more. It is Simply awesome. In this one Heppner takes the story in a different direction and now sets LOD as the center of Gog.
Like Joash, Lod is a Seraph but they are very different men. Joash is a passionate man and a great lead character. His passion and devotion are true signs that he is a seraph. Lod is simply a driven man who happens to be nearly unkillable. Heppner gives us plenty of backstory on this remarkable man and it is easy to see his strengths. Lod, a former rat-bait is one bad ass dude.
This is fantasy made for page turning. This is not the next A Game of Thrones weighed down by political machinations. It is however a fun, imaginative, and action based high fantasy that will keep your attention from start to finish. The writing made the great world even better.
Gog, like all the books in the Lost Civilization series is filled with Gods, Giants, and Nephilim and monsters. This was a fast page turner that was just not quite as good as the first two books in the series. I love the writing and the characters and wanted more from them. I guess I will immediately go on to the next one.
Finally, I have to repeat that I absolutely enjoyed this book and can't wait to see where it goes. A great read.
March 4, 2015
This getting deep.....
A totally different storyline from the first three books in this series.... Got on the side of evil and Lod on the side of good.... all new supporting cast. The story does keep your attention and gets to be a real page turner.
I've already downloaded the fifth book in this series.
A totally different storyline from the first three books in this series.... Got on the side of evil and Lod on the side of good.... all new supporting cast. The story does keep your attention and gets to be a real page turner.
I've already downloaded the fifth book in this series.
January 10, 2022
Book 4 in the "Lost Civilisation" series is an enjoyable read, although I did struggle to see how it fits in the with the story of the first 3 books. It is a narrow plot following as it does Keros a leper in Shmagar who having been healed by Lod (invoking the power of Elohim) as Lod is being led through the city in chains. Keros then sees it as his mission to rescue Lod from the palace of first born Gog.
May 27, 2019
This series is keeping me up at night reading
Very well written series. All the characters are exciting, love all the plot twists and turns. You definitely won't be disappointed.
Very well written series. All the characters are exciting, love all the plot twists and turns. You definitely won't be disappointed.
April 30, 2012
This is book 4 of The Lost Civilizations series by Heppner and just like the first three books, this one is a thumping good read of the first order. It seems to happen cooincident with the end of book two and then book three after Lod has sent Irad and Auroch off to meet Lord Uriah and companions right before they are attacked by sea monsters. The pirate captains of Shamgar had rebelled with Lod leading them. They lose the battle and are captured. When they are paraded through Shamgar in shackles, Lod works a miracle and the story goes steamrolling on from there.
Except for Lod the Seraph and Gog, who is a First Born, all characters are new. The entire story takes place in the city of Shamgar with the exception of some flashbacks. We now have Shurites, Beastmasters, half-giants, priests of Gog, Rat Killers, Enforcers, Lepers, Pirates and Bait. It is all very thrilling. The goal is to rescue Lod from the Temple of the Oracle in the middle of Shamgar. No one would be that crazy - but they are.
Again, Heppner's characterization is so realistic that each of these new characters spring off the page fully formed with complete individuality. The city itself has a personality too. It is dark, iniquitous, violent, unforgiving and fearful. We finally get to know Lod in all his mad Seraph glory, as he was only referred to in other books and believed to be dead after he had the fight with Gog and the pirates.
Like in all of the other stories, the pacing is swift with moments of heightened dramatic tension. This book had more of those moments than the others and passed quite quickly. I was totally lost in its pages. The ending is surprising up until the final moments. The twists and turns leaving you amazed.
I would heartily recommend these first four books to anyone who likes epic fantasy, angels, mythology, or just a thumping good read. I'm on to book five!
Except for Lod the Seraph and Gog, who is a First Born, all characters are new. The entire story takes place in the city of Shamgar with the exception of some flashbacks. We now have Shurites, Beastmasters, half-giants, priests of Gog, Rat Killers, Enforcers, Lepers, Pirates and Bait. It is all very thrilling. The goal is to rescue Lod from the Temple of the Oracle in the middle of Shamgar. No one would be that crazy - but they are.
Again, Heppner's characterization is so realistic that each of these new characters spring off the page fully formed with complete individuality. The city itself has a personality too. It is dark, iniquitous, violent, unforgiving and fearful. We finally get to know Lod in all his mad Seraph glory, as he was only referred to in other books and believed to be dead after he had the fight with Gog and the pirates.
Like in all of the other stories, the pacing is swift with moments of heightened dramatic tension. This book had more of those moments than the others and passed quite quickly. I was totally lost in its pages. The ending is surprising up until the final moments. The twists and turns leaving you amazed.
I would heartily recommend these first four books to anyone who likes epic fantasy, angels, mythology, or just a thumping good read. I'm on to book five!
May 16, 2014
In his fourth in the Lost Civilizations series, author Vaughn Heppner turns up the sword and sorcery in "Gog." Readers meet the oft-mentioned Lod, a seraph of amazing resolve who considers himself the "knife of Elohim." Lod is a hero in the tradition of Conan the Barbarian. His fiery blue eyes tell those around him he's either crazy or possessed by the spirit of his belief in Elohim. Even the vile first born -- that would be Gog -- and their spawn fear him. They don't know why exactly. But in a land controlled by evil, Lod is the one who says to heck with it. At the outset, Lod cures a leper by touching him. That leper then understands that it's his destiny to help Lod escape the buried-alive confines where Lod has been imprisoned by Gog, a disgusting creature treated as a god by the cutthroats, pirates and criminals of rough-hewn Shamgar. Gog kills everything that displeases him. He's a subterranean dweller and polluted with evil. Heppner makes his readers want more than nothing else for Lod to kill the demon. But Lod is human. Heppner doesn't make his journey simple. Overcoming evil is hardly simple. I loved this tale. It's right in the vein of the best in sword and sorcery.
February 15, 2016
A strong tale of heroic devotion to the Father
A strong tale of heroic devotion to the Father, of good men rewarded for following His ways.
This book was lacking in Biblical quotations, unlike all the others. A strange omission.
The story remained true to the theme, however.
Thanks!
A strong tale of heroic devotion to the Father, of good men rewarded for following His ways.
This book was lacking in Biblical quotations, unlike all the others. A strange omission.
The story remained true to the theme, however.
Thanks!
May 15, 2015
Gov gets his.
Lod is saved from Gog's dungeon by a healed and crippled leper, a rat killer, and a ex-priest of the god Gog. How does it happen? Read - -From the terribly cruel city of Gog's domain to the escape. Great read! Enjoy it - I did.
Lod is saved from Gog's dungeon by a healed and crippled leper, a rat killer, and a ex-priest of the god Gog. How does it happen? Read - -From the terribly cruel city of Gog's domain to the escape. Great read! Enjoy it - I did.
August 24, 2011
Great So far , I wonder if they will be able to scalp the priest and steal his skull or not
April 11, 2012
The culmination of the story, this book picks up
Speed and finished the saga off in a way that is believable and challenging at the same time.
Speed and finished the saga off in a way that is believable and challenging at the same time.
June 8, 2013
I did enjoy the story and can't wait until the next book in the series.
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