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I was hooked from the beginning by this tale of Andrew Morgan, a wealthy oil executive who is either a major league sucker or a visionary. I'm a patient reader and sometimes will spend too much time "nibbling" on the bait presented by the author before I make the decision to bite or bolt. But I was caught up in this book from page uno and was not disappointed.
Morgan's relationship with Lisa, a Christian reporter, was both captivating and believable. The characters, good and bad, that surround them make for an exciting tale and fast paced read.
The Mayan Apocalypse was also a great introduction to all the hype and mystery surrounding 2012. I love when an author makes learning fun by overlaying a great story over well researched history.
If you're looking for a fairytale ending where everything is tied up in a neat little bow you'll be surprised. But Hitchcock and Gansky provide a great ending that makes you wonder--what will really happen just over two years from now.

What a fascinating and page turning novel. There was twists and turns that kept me engaged and the main characters Andrew and Lisa interacted well together. There was a chapter in the book where Lisa discusses the Mayan calender and their significance with her coworkers. The authors really did their homework and the book was very believable. What happens and will they survive? You have to read the book to find out. I have never read any of the other books by the authors but I bet they are just as good.

I just finished reading The Mayan Apocalypse by Mark Hitchcock and Alton Gansky. Andrew Morgan, mad at God when he loses his family in a plane crash, meets Lisa Campbell, a journalist who is researching Robert Quetzal and his take on the ancient Mayan predicitons.

Though Andrew, rich and powerful, clashes with Lisa, who is a Christian reporter, he feels drawn to her at the same time. They do NOT agree on what will happen on December 21, 2012.

Does the world end in 2012 - this is the book to read. Hitchcock and Gansky have done their homework resulting in a fast page-turner. How will it end? Can the rich and powerful escape? Read the book to find out. I loved the book and found it extremely interesting.

Geologist Andrew Morgan seeks to understand life. He is an affluent man who has traveled the globe trying to find meaning beyond is that all there is having lost his loved ones; he holds God culpable for their deaths. So far, his quest has failed. Andrew is fascinated with the ancient Mayan prediction that the world ends in December 2012. He digs deeper into the prophecy and is stunned by the mathematical and astronomical affirmation of what he assumed was a superstitious omen by primitive people. However, in spite of his reluctant conversion that a pandemic tragedy from the skies is coming, he knows his quest for the meaning of life remains unanswered unless death is the only response.

Andrew meets Christian journalist Lisa Campbell as she also researches the Mayan calendar. As 2011 increasingly proves a deadly year with both natural and man-made disasters, she shares the Bible's last days with him. However, he rejects the Bible's Rapture and the Mayan Apocalypse as being the same empty mythos. Yet he and others consider hiding in a bunker as the Hammer of God threatens the earth with cosmic impact on eerily December 21 2012.

This is a terrific thriller with several major twists that enhance the belief that a potential pandemic disaster threatens the earth. The story line is action-packed and fast-paced with a strong cast including the two protagonists, a disbeliever, and several fascinating others. With the doomsday countdown plot hooking readers, fans will relish this exhilarating apocalypse now tale as the underlying premise is that for someone any day may prove to be his or her end of day.

Harriet Klausner

As a disclaimer, I am a fan of Alton Gansky and managed to snag an Advance Reader's Copy of the book, but that did not in any way prejudice my reading of it. I've heard mention of the Mayan prediction of the world ending in 2012, but didn't actually know anything about it. This book presented the "science" behind it in a very educational, yet entertaining way. I liked the characters and that they were both committed to sticking to their beliefs, even though one of them clearly had to be wrong. At first, the timeline of the book had me a bit confused, and because it jumps forward several times, there was obviously much of the story left to the imagination, but I appreciated that he/they didn't really dumb-down the ending for us. I know what I believe and why, but I think, after reading this, that 12-21-12 will be an interesting day, a bit akin to Y2K. Anyway, if you've read Gansky before, I don't believe you'll be disappointed, and if you haven't this is a great book to start.

The ancient Mayan calendar ends with 12-21-12. Will the world come crashing to an end on that date? This suspenseful novel explores what might occur when people believe such a fate awaits. Is there any means of escape? Can humans survive the apocalypse?

Andrew Morgan, a wealthy oil executive, buys into the movement headed by self-proclaimed Mayan priest Robert Quetzal. Lisa Campbell, a Christian reporter, continues to cross paths with Andrew while pursuing the story. Since he lost his wife and teen son in a plane crash the previous winter his present life doesn't hold much joy, but he doesn't want it to end.

Can Lisa convince the grieving widower to embrace the faith his son had? What if the dire predictions are true? And why are people being murdered--is there some undercover plot?

Mark Hitchcock has written numerous books on the subject of Bible prophesy and is the author of 2012, the Bible, and the End of the World. His knowledge joins forces with Alton Gansky's award-winning fiction skills to create an intriguing novel. The book also includes questions for discussion.

With the year 2012 approaching the hype surrounding the Mayan prophecies surrounding the end of the world in December of that year is escalating. Despite being wealthy and intelligent, oil executive Andrew Morgan is drawn deeply into these prophecies of destruction following the loss of his family. Lisa Campbell on the other hand is a Christian reporter who remains skeptical of the theories at best.

Lisa's work to uncover the motivation of those funding the 2012 movement leads her into ongoing contact with Morgan, and despite their conflicting beliefs they are drawn into a caring relationship with one another.

Author Mark Hitchcock is the author of the non-fiction title 2012, the Bible, and the End of the World, and his extensive research into the subject forms the backbone of The Mayan Apocalypse. That functional backbone is however delivered in large chunks of background exposition rather than being smoothly spread out throughout the course of the novel. The 2012 details and `evidence' are then rather difficult to remember, being delivered mainly in a single chunk in the novel's early portions.

A sixteen-month gap also results in a loss of cohesion of the storyline around 2/3 of the way through. While this can be handled effectively it seems like major questions that were driving the story up until that point were just left behind and as a reader I had to wait for some time to find out what had happened regarding certain situations. . Some final events in the story also seemed somewhat `tagged on' rather than having inherent meaning in and of themselves.

Still, I found the romance between Lisa and Andrew to be sweet and appropriate. The first portions of the story were also exciting and filled with a certain amount of suspense. Finally, The Mayan Apocalypse left me interested in reading Hithcock's non-fiction work regarding the subject because it's apparent that he's done his research on this potentially confusing topic, the novel just doesn't quite manage to pull off the degree of flow I'd normally expect in a work of fiction.

I wasn't sure how I would like this book based on the subject matter, but I was very curious so I had to give it a try. Turns out, I like it. There is a great storyline that runs the book with murder, mystery and intrigue as we follow Andrew Morgan, a man who has everything but has lost what is most important to him and gets pulled into the whole world ending in 2012 by a man claiming to be the last Mayan priest. Lisa Campbell is a reporter for an on-line Christian newspaper that is investigating this same priest. Is it a hoax or is it real? That is the main question through the book and it definitely makes you think. I won't spoil anything, but I do have to wonder how sales of this book will be come January of 2013?

Christian journalist Lisa Campbell meets oil baron Andrew Morgan. The two chafe and bond over the impending end-of-the-world-on-December 21, 2012 panic. But spanning nearly two years in under three hundred pages makes for some challenges in storytelling. A thread with secrets and another journalist ends up ringing a little "Huh" and detracted from the story. Also big chunks of time are covered rapidly and some of the relationship between Andrew and Lisa suffers.

The fascinating details of the Mayan end-of-the-world theory were intriguing but I knew nothing except the bare minimum of details and there wasn't excessive coverage in the novel. If you are curious about 12-21-2012 or love fiction that compares Christianity and alternative views give this a shot.

This is the first book I've read by Hitchcock and/or Gansky. In light of recent events in Los Angeles as well as the increasing number of natural catastrophes, this fiction book is very realistic.

This book has all the makings of a good movie -- romance, sustained suspence, mystery, murder, a slowly unraveling plot, curiosity about the end of times, and the human search for faith and significance.

Frankly, it was hard to put down. I actually read it in one sitting. The twists and turns in the plot were very creative and the research was well done. I would recommend this to readers who are fascinated with science and curious about the end of times.