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Stories harbor the potential to stand the test of time, carrying over from generation to generation. In Harry’s work, themes of scripture are transposed onto a fictional canvas that gives audiences a unique vantage point of many biblical elements, with a particular emphasis on the end times. The Lord’s sacrifices for mankind, despite the darkest of sins committed unto him, are brought into the light through this narrative. More importantly, the work is about restoring peace, balance, and love, shattering the subverted agendas of humans who wear the guise of peacekeepers while only looking out for themselves.
The narrative revolves around a golden ring that is deemed to be found by Joseph of Arimathea as the body of Christ is being removed from the cross. It is this ring that finds its way to the principal character, Peter Christian, somehow traversing through the waters from North Africa to where he stood on Osmond Beach, Florida. God’s furor at the perverse renditions of man is palpable and unyielding as he bears witness to a mankind divided by a multitude of religions and beliefs and one that uses faith and belief as a limitless revenue generator.
Peter, emblematic of the Christian faith itself, is working through his own traumas and PTSD from war after seeing his own peers blasted to death in a Humvee ambush. Adopting the characters of apostles, Peter brings on Paul Malloy, a fellow veteran he met in Afghanistan, to go gold hunting in the rivers and mountains of the Carolinas. As the group comes together, Peter brings on Faith Pride, a seemingly ordinary single mom and Walmart employee whose pure heart and love of the Lord shine brightly through her material exterior. Last but not least is Andrew, who is himself searching for the shepherd, God’s messenger, and is instrumental in the prospecting of gold as it falls right on and in the areas around his property.
Through the characters, Harry is able to speak the Lord’s message with force and clarity about healing oneself and then having the power to heal others. The prototypes being invented, such as the food processor and medical scanner, threaten to bring poverty, injury, and illness to its knees, if not eradicate it altogether. Fittingly, in a cinematic scope, a voice in Peter’s head urges him to immediately travel to Nakuru, Kenya, to retrieve a staff and a golden cloak. Overall, the world is on the precipice of greed and treachery, with everyone, even churches that are entrusted to be God’s messengers, leading society astray for their own advantage. Those like Peter, however, have a deeper connection with God, and it is in the moments of conversations with God that readers are privy to a stimulating conversation about lost meaning, manipulation of God’s teachings, evolution, and even the downfall of dinosaurs.
Conversations on the soul, everlasting life, and man squandering his gifts of love and mind abound throughout this segment of the novel and create thought-provoking discourse with other faith-based readers. Chiefly, Armageddon is near, and if a person is to be one of the Golden Wardens, then this book is an intriguing rise to awakening, one that can help audiences see Satan in his many forms, often right in plain sight or in roles of leadership. In essence, Harry’s energetic and action-packed writing style and dynamic character-building, all while adhering to biblical principles, make for an entertaining and educational read.
RECOMMENDED by the US Review