Published: Feb. 08, 2009
Words: 136,409 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452461113

Short description

Imagine they set out to clone the Son of God. Imagine they succeed...

Extended description

Excerpt 1...

The room fell silent. Jim looked at the men sitting around the table. “You people can’t be serious,” he said softly. “Even though such a thing could be done your premise is utterly flawed. A clone of Jesus won’t make him Jesus. He’d be a twin—“
“No,” Bishop Hickie interrupted. “You don’t understand. He would be another son of God.”
Jim closed his eyes and shook his head. “Look… all due respect to… everyone—but cloning human beings is a major negative. You should know that. It’s illegal now, and for damn good reason. Each animal cloned today represents hundreds of failures. Most clones are stillborn. The ones that live are likely to have horrendous mutations, many of which manifest later in life, usually killing the animal prematurely. What are we gonna do with the mutated baby Jesus’— throw them away? And what happens if we are successful, and we get a perfectly healthy baby? What then? What kind of life can he have? For the love .. (Read more) Excerpt 1...

The room fell silent. Jim looked at the men sitting around the table. “You people can’t be serious,” he said softly. “Even though such a thing could be done your premise is utterly flawed. A clone of Jesus won’t make him Jesus. He’d be a twin—“
“No,” Bishop Hickie interrupted. “You don’t understand. He would be another son of God.”
Jim closed his eyes and shook his head. “Look… all due respect to… everyone—but cloning human beings is a major negative. You should know that. It’s illegal now, and for damn good reason. Each animal cloned today represents hundreds of failures. Most clones are stillborn. The ones that live are likely to have horrendous mutations, many of which manifest later in life, usually killing the animal prematurely. What are we gonna do with the mutated baby Jesus’— throw them away? And what happens if we are successful, and we get a perfectly healthy baby? What then? What kind of life can he have? For the love of God … people won’t understand. People will think he’s Jesus!”

Excerpt 2...

“We haven’t had a chance to talk much about what it will be like to be the parents of such a…unique child.”
The bride pulled her eyes away from the groom and considered the priest. “I thought the Vinces wanted the baby raised in as normal an environment as possible.”
The priest smiled. “Yes, that is true, and for that reason you must never tell anyone who the child really is.”
The bride glanced at the groom and back at the priest. “They covered that when I was being interviewed, but I never really understood why.”

The priest stood, walked around his desk and sat on the corner. “Ok—a hypothetical situation—we go right to the media and tell them about the baby... or say, you tell your neighbors, parents, friends, that your little boy is the clone of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. First of all, they’re gonna’ think you’re crazy, or maybe they just might believe you. Imagine how they would then react to the child.

“Think of it this way,” the priest continued, rearranging himself on the corner of his desk, “there are roughly around—oh, let’s see—six and a half billion people in the world today. About a billion of those people are gonna’ believe your little boy is God’s own clone, and some of those folks can be pretty radical. There will be the crazy fringe bunch: those who will look upon the child as an abomination, or maybe a threat to their particular belief system. What I’m telling you now is not hypothetical. We know for a fact these people exist.”
“But, what about the baby?” the bride said. “How can we expect a little child to keep such a secret?”
“Easy, we don’t tell him.”
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Review by: Jimmy Patterson on March 02, 2013 :
writing suffers a bit but the imagination and story overcomes this.
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Review by: Gordon Tatler on June 17, 2012 :
It seems absolutely and utterly stupid but I just could not put it down ! So unbelievable, so badly written, but boy what a read.
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Review by: Jez on Dec. 29, 2011 :
Just came across this. Imaginative, but the story doesn't hold together. But that almost doesn't matter. With a little more care and some drastic editing this could have been a really good book. It's a good read if you overlook the flaws. I can recommend it.
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Review by: John Sumner on July 13, 2011 :
Great read, I HIGHLY recommend this to anyone...
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Review by: oldcar on May 17, 2011 :
I got thoroughly engrossed in this book. Great read...
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Review by: Kami Duncan on April 18, 2011 :
I just finished the book and I am in awe of Mr Johnsons imagination! I literally could not put this book down. At first I was upset because I had so many unanswered question but now I see there is a sequel! Well done C.W!!!
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Review by: LouAnn on Jan. 05, 2011 :
I really enjoyed the premise. As a Catholic, I found the characterization of Father Jenkins insulting. However, the story is intriguing and engrossing. I still want to know who Brother Michael really is. The ending was a disappointment...is there a sequel in the works? I have a lot of unanswered questions.
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Review by: gtriever on Sep. 05, 2010 :
I tried, I really tried to like this book. Sorry, but it doesn't do it for me. The idea was good, but the result is lacking...
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Review by: Francis Porretto on July 18, 2010 :
Despite its several flaws, this book has a lot to like.

The book's virtues flow from its audacious premises. Considering how ardently modern writers have searched for really original, really bold ideas, it's a wonder this one hadn't been used before. Mr. Johnson has walked an untrodden path.

The plot is more than adequately complex, and given the major premise, quite believable. (Okay, there's a lot of willing-suspension-of-disbelief required, but hey, it isn't a documentary.) There are one or two places where a bit of doubt creeps in -- How the Vinces got access to the blood capsule and the Shroud; how the villains got (the original) Dr. Oliver "inside;" why the flight to Sydney returned to the United States -- but overall, it works well; the gears mesh without grinding.

The characterizations, while generally good, aren't quite perfect. Todd needed more development; as matters stand, he doesn't quite come off. (Why, for instance, did he quit medical school? Why was he willing to resume a sexless "romance" with frigid and un-loving Maria?) It was possible to do a better job on Maria with less this-is-me directly from her mouth. On the other side of the ledger, Benjamin Santana, the story's main villain, is under-characterized; he needed more time on-camera than he got. Strangely enough, the major figure who was best developed was the enigmatic and powerful Brother Michael. However, the Supporting Cast was, in the main, handled well.

Probably the weakest aspect of the book is stylistic. There are a great many errors of spelling and punctuation; in particular, Mr. Johnson doesn't use the comma properly. Also, given the premises, a much less colloquial tone would have been better, both in the straight narrative and in the dialogue. But the plot carries the day.

Because of the missteps in characterization and style, if it were possible to award 4.5 stars, I would, but today I'm "rounding up." Well done!
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Review by: Photo Girl on Feb. 25, 2010 :
TEN STARS! Awesome Book! When is the next one coming out?!
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Review by: Chad Smoot on Nov. 24, 2009 :
I loved it. Can't wait for the next one!
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Review by: Phil Genera on May 11, 2009 :
Intersting, but not very good.
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Review by: Teresa Swell on May 04, 2009 :
I really got sucked in the minute I started reading this book. It grabbed me. What an interesting and well researched story. So many details, it was extremely believeable. Now I'm scared. What if this really did happen? OMG! I give it five stars.
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Review by: buck Neves on Feb. 27, 2009 :
One of the best books I have read. A real page turner.I WILL read it again! Look out S.K., A new sheriff is in town!!
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Review by: Brad griffin Griffin on Feb. 13, 2009 :
I have been enjoying this novel very much! It's a nail biter.
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Review by: KaLee Hostetler on Feb. 12, 2009 :
This is a surprisingly captivating novel! I downloaded the sample and I couldn't put it down! I HIGHLY recommend it!! I give it FIVE stars!!!
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Review by: readergirl on Feb. 12, 2009 :
Set some time aside because you won't be able to put this one down! Definately five stars!!!
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Review by: Kelli Grim on Feb. 10, 2009 :
Charles Johnson has an amazing insight into the symbolic writings of the Book of Revelation and has not only written a book that is feasible, he has written it to be highly exciting and gritty. I give this book five stars.
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