Review by Janet Nyandiwa -- The Hand Bringer

Janet Nyandiwa · Post by **Janet Nyandiwa** » 11 Jun 2020, 03:10

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Hand Bringer" by Christopher J. Penington.]

4 out of 4 stars

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The Hand Bringer by Christopher J. Penington is a fictitious tale that concerns saving humanity from vampirism. The scene commence with Peter Hadrian being attacked by a pale man during an encounter to rescue his colleague. As he is greatly injured, he is taken to the hospital by an ambulance with Luke’s company. Luke wondered what was going on when the ambulance came to an abrupt halt. The new orders they received to carry Hadrian by helicopter introduces Peter Hadrian and Luke to Apocalypse Suppression Administration shortly known as ASA.

After being monitored in ASA, Peter was discovered to do extra-ordinary things just as he recovered from his illness. It is in ASA that Peter realized that General Oliver had a mission for him. Knowing that this mission will help him to find his lost son, Peter agreed to it. Back in time when they had passed through the portal successfully, Kolemis betrayed the team by giving out Peter’s blood to Vlad Dracula since the plan was to kill him because they believed that he was the origin of vampirism. Vlad wanted Peter together with his company to retrieve the sarcophagus of the infamous Deycheaba who was the strongest and most powerful strigoi. Deycheaba got married to Vlad with the knowledge that their union will make them stronger. Ioan the Blind’s revelation about the power to destroy Vlad and Deycheaba, and a powerful blade to end Deycheaba and her chosen king brought an aid to Peter.

I was really impressed by the ability to go back in time and live in the past. I had a great admiration for Peter’s capability of killing a bear with his bare hands. In addition to that, I was amazed by Peter’s increased strength, lightning reflexes, endurance, durability and night vision. Deycheaba’s power in Boriana’s words and even power to silence, also pleased me. Ioan the Blind’s capability to smell Boravic’s prescence and to know the number of his visitor was astonishing since he could not see. Lastly, I liked it when Peter Hadrian got what he wanted after accomplishing the mission. This showed that his efforts were not in vain.

I disliked Elizabeth’s act of trying to make Peter to sleep with her thinking that his blood will help her stop polycythemia. I disapproved Kolemis’ betrayal to the mission and his counterparts due to his ambition to empower himself. I was displeased with Boriana’s sentence given by Vlad Dracula’s orders that entailed being raped by one boyar each day for the next seven days and be killed when all the selected nobles will decline to marry her. In a nut shell, I opposed Dracula’s soldiers’ brutality towards a captive who confessed about Stefan cel Mare’s letter to Peter. It portrayed evil deeds and inhumanity under Dracula’s leadership.

I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars simply because it brings out selfishness and brutality of the leaders of today. It clearly shows how people commit crimes to empower themselves. Indeed, it is true to say that evil has an address, and its inhabitants don’t want you knocking on their door.

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The Hand Bringer
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