A.D. 999 [Paperback]

Jadrien Bell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999

With the dawn of the new millennium, Satan wreaks havoc on England, and two people prophesied by the Book of Revelation must use all the magic power at their disposal to stop him. Original.

Product Details

• Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: Ace (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441006736
• ISBN-13: 978-0441006731
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book-a great millenium thriller, November 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A.D. 999 (Paperback)

When God created a being in his image, an insurrection occurred in Heaven with the reactionaries led by the supreme being's beloved Lucifer. However, the revolt fails and God casts Lucifer and his followers from Heaven. They are doomed to reside in Hell away from God's glow. Satan reigns in Hell and is stepping closer to dominating the earth. His final plan outlined in the Book of Revelations begins when the Anti-Christ walks the planet.

Once before, Satan came close to victory. In 999 A.D., people believe the world is coming to an end. Satan, disguised as the Roman Angelo, murders King Edward so that his selected puppet Ethelred becomes England's monarch. For the next two decade, chaos rules the land. The signs of the Apocalypse are visited upon the people and God appears to have forsaken humanity. Instead of abandoning mankind, God selects two special individuals to act as his Witnesses. On first look, a crippled monk with a useless hand and a Scottish midwife seem as poor a choice as anyone could make. However, the divine creator has bestowed special powers that combined with courage and purity might defeat the seemingly invincible Satan.

Anyone who enjoys apocalyptic fiction will gain much pleasure from reading 999 A.D., a frightening story that seems very real. The exciting story line combines historical tidbits including millenia hysteria with religious beliefs that make for a genuine feeling tale. Angelo comes across as a Middle Ages crazed serial killer (as expected of Satan in any guise) that adds to the overall terror. Jardien Bell has written a fascinating novel perfectly timed for Millennium buffs.

Harriet Klausner

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Zippy Read, December 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A.D. 999 (Paperback)

Bell offers a fun, fast light read here. Those who know medieval history will perhaps be bounced out by a lot of small errors (and a couple of not-so-small ones) but readers who like generic medieval-flavor fantasy will have a good time with this book. The heroes are likable, the bad guys really bad (what they lack in smarts they make up for in enthusiastic evil). There are no new ideas here, but what Bell lacks in perception of medieval paradigm--and how it was changing--is made up for in page-turning action, razzle-dazzle magic, and a really fun Ragnarok.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning - Wonderful - Marvellous, November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A.D. 999 (Paperback)

I haven't a fraction of the writing talent that Ms. Bell displays in this book and can't hope to do it justice, but I have to say something!

I loved it! Only the inconvenience of having a job stopped me reading it in one sitting - it took me two days!

The way in which the author has woven diverse threads of pagan mythology with christian apocalyptic prophesy works perfectly. It never felt contrived or forced.

Angelo is beyond machiavellian, and the reluctant relationship between the two heroes works very well too. Add to that some of the "stranger-than-fiction" characters and events from history and you have AD999.