Review by samitosh -- The Hand Bringer
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Review by samitosh -- The Hand Bringer
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Hand Bringer" by Christopher J. Penington.]
The Hand Bringer by Christopher J. Penington tells the story of police officer Peter Hadrian, who is trying to handle the loss of his wife and the disappearance of his son. After being attacked and bitten by a vampire, Peter is taken to ASA: Apocalypse Suppression Administration. There, he is genetically engineered into a mighty fighting machine for the sole purpose of fulfilling a classified mission. The designated team for the mission also includes Peter's friend Luke McElroy, former convict known by the name Bat and two additional men on behalf of ASA. Under the care of ASA Peter meets Boriana, an ancient vampire who has been waiting for him for centuries. Shortly after their rendezvous, Peter and the team are sent to medieval Romania in an attempt to prevent vampires from spreading all over the world. They believe the way to achieve their goal is by killing Vlad Dracula, Prince of Wallachia. As their journey to the past unravels, they learn that some things are not as they first anticipated them to be.
In this book you can find vampires, time travel, action, romance, humor and bits of 15th century Romanian history all beautifully interwoven. If you find these topics interesting and don't mind occasional scenes containing descriptive violence or mild erotic content, it can be reasonably assumed that you will enjoy reading The Hand Bringer. On account of a relatively frequent use of vulgar language and due to some of the violent scenes, I recommend this book to mature audiences.
I had some initial doubts regarding the aspect of time travel, thinking I would get lost in paradoxes that would make me lose my grip on the story. I quickly learnt that it is given sufficient explanation and that some of the characters had their own doubts, which I found very amusing.
I am under the impression that the book was professionally edited and that the author conducted thorough research in order to write it. I liked every bit of the book and particularly enjoyed the dynamics among all the various characters, the detailed scenery and the jokes that contributed to any situation in which they appeared. For these reasons I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
This type of book is usually not my first pick, but I found myself intrigued since the very beginning and enjoyed reading right until the end. If you are in search of a good book, you should consider giving this one a try. Even if it's not what you typically read, I doubt you'll regret it.
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The Hand Bringer by Christopher J. Penington tells the story of police officer Peter Hadrian, who is trying to handle the loss of his wife and the disappearance of his son. After being attacked and bitten by a vampire, Peter is taken to ASA: Apocalypse Suppression Administration. There, he is genetically engineered into a mighty fighting machine for the sole purpose of fulfilling a classified mission. The designated team for the mission also includes Peter's friend Luke McElroy, former convict known by the name Bat and two additional men on behalf of ASA. Under the care of ASA Peter meets Boriana, an ancient vampire who has been waiting for him for centuries. Shortly after their rendezvous, Peter and the team are sent to medieval Romania in an attempt to prevent vampires from spreading all over the world. They believe the way to achieve their goal is by killing Vlad Dracula, Prince of Wallachia. As their journey to the past unravels, they learn that some things are not as they first anticipated them to be.
In this book you can find vampires, time travel, action, romance, humor and bits of 15th century Romanian history all beautifully interwoven. If you find these topics interesting and don't mind occasional scenes containing descriptive violence or mild erotic content, it can be reasonably assumed that you will enjoy reading The Hand Bringer. On account of a relatively frequent use of vulgar language and due to some of the violent scenes, I recommend this book to mature audiences.
I had some initial doubts regarding the aspect of time travel, thinking I would get lost in paradoxes that would make me lose my grip on the story. I quickly learnt that it is given sufficient explanation and that some of the characters had their own doubts, which I found very amusing.
I am under the impression that the book was professionally edited and that the author conducted thorough research in order to write it. I liked every bit of the book and particularly enjoyed the dynamics among all the various characters, the detailed scenery and the jokes that contributed to any situation in which they appeared. For these reasons I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.
This type of book is usually not my first pick, but I found myself intrigued since the very beginning and enjoyed reading right until the end. If you are in search of a good book, you should consider giving this one a try. Even if it's not what you typically read, I doubt you'll regret it.
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I enjoyed this book. Dark novels like this always have my attention! Thanks for the review.
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It was my first one, it certainly made me want to explore such topics more. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would! Thank you for your commentbookreviewmi1111 wrote: ↑24 Jun 2020, 11:10 I enjoyed this book. Dark novels like this always have my attention! Thanks for the review.
