The Branch [Paperback]

Mike Resnick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000

The Messiah of the Old Testament was no Prince of Peace. He was expected to come with sword and fire and raze the old kingdoms to the ground.

There were four signs by which he would be known.

Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled only one of the signs. That was more than a dozen other would-be Messiahs could boast.

Until 2047 A.D., when a grifter named Jeremiah the B fulfills them all and puts the world in more jeopardy than it’s been in since the comet hit 65 million years ago!

Back in print after 15 years, complete and unabridged, here is Mike Resnick’s controversial classic, The Branch.

“A stunner of a book.” — Barry N. Malzberg

Product Details

• Paperback: 173 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587151634
• ISBN-13: 978-1587151637
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,713,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Resnick is the author of numerous science fiction novels and short stories, including Dragon America, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power, Mutiny, Return to Santiago, and Santiago. He is the editor of This Is My Funniest and has won five Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating book, October 8, 2006

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Graham Zaretsky "Haldur" (Spring Valley, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Branch (Paperback)

This is NOT about the second coming of Christ, as the previous reviewer posted, but about the first coming of the Jewish Messiah told from a Jewish perspective, in a Science Fictional setting. In the novel, Resnick (who is Jewish) essentially explains why Jews do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and tells a sordid tale about a messiah who is an utter scoundrel, yet fits biblical prophecy much better than the messiah of the New Testament. It is very entertaining, and well worth reading.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars read a long time ago; still one of my favorites !!, July 10, 1999

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Dr. Paul K. Deranian "paulkd" (Exeter, New Hampshire USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Branch (Mass Market Paperback)

Read this soon after it came out. I continue to be surprised not to find it re-released. The topic (resurrection of Christ as a carnival side-show attraction) is original, funny, and thought-provoking....he just wants to be left alone, but the new-age version of the devil won't. Would love to see a sequel !!