"A United Nations special operative is charged with guarding the archbishop of a church"
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted July 17, 2015
Science Fiction
Anwar Abbas is part of a select group of individuals. As
a genetically enhanced secret operative working for the
United Nations, Anwar is used to missions requiring his
unique set of skills. A bodyguard position seems beneath
him but Anwar accepts the mission to protect Olivia del
Sarto, head of the New Anglicans Church. Olivia believes
someone wants her dead, but Anwar is about to uncover a
conspiracy that is much deeper than one woman's life.
John Love does a marvelous job at immersing the reader
into the world, where various conspiracies and factions
have dominated both the political and religious spheres.
John Love has crafted some interesting twists and turns
and the ending is one that I suspect no one will see
coming.
I wanted to like EVENSONG a lot more than I did. The
world building had so much potential but unfortunately I
just didn't like the two main characters, Anwar or
Olivia. Anwar is overly analytical and quite obsessive.
I tend to like quirky characters but Anwar's personality
just didn't resonate with me. Olivia, on the other hand,
has learned to thrive in both the political and religious
arenas but the result has left her a bit too pushy and
abrasive for me to fully embrace her character.
Readers who like their science fiction multilayered, with
deep philosophical and spiritual implications will
probably appreciate EVENSONG. The ending is one of the
most unique conclusions I've read in a while and I
suspect that while EVENSONG didn't appeal to this
reviewer, that John Love will garner quite a few fans
with his innovative storyline.
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SUMMARY
A near-future thriller where those who protect humanity
are
not always completely human. The future is a dangerous place. Keeping the world stable
and peaceful when competing corporate interests and
nation-states battle for power, wealth, and prestige has
only gotten harder over the years. But that’s the United
Nations’ job. So the UN has changed along with the rest of
the world. When the UN’s “soft” diplomacy fails, it has
harder options. Quiet, scalpel-like options: The
Dead—biologically enhanced secret operatives created by
the
UN to solve the problems no one else can. Anwar Abbas is one of The Dead. When the Controller-
General
of the UN asks him to perform a simple bodyguard mission,
he’s insulted and resentful: mere bodyguard work is a
waste
of his unique abilities. But he takes the job, because to
refuse it would be unthinkable. Anwar is asked to protect Olivia del Sarto, the host of an
important upcoming UN conference. Olivia is head of the
world’s fastest-growing church, but in her rise to power
she
has made enemies: shadowy enemies with apparently
limitless
resources. Anwar is one of the deadliest people on earth, but her
enemies have something which kills people like him. And
they’ve sent it for her. It’s out there, unstoppable and
untraceable, getting closer as the conference approaches. As he and Olivia ignite a torrid affair, Anwar must
uncover
the conspiracy that threatens to destroy her, the UN, and
even The Dead.
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