Offspring [Mass Market Paperback]

Liam Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2008

Abductions and grisly attacks have blanketed America in what seems to be a calculated and epic crime wave. Only Sam Connor--a young man who's always had a unique relationship with his guardian angel--and his fellow Offspring have the ability to close the veil through which mankind's vicious enemies are coming...and save the fate of the world. Because the fallen angels and their allies have just made a diabolical new pact--one that will last for eternity. But will Sam and his band of brothers understand their otherworldly inheritance in time? The war between good and evil begins now.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Readers who believe in angels and enjoy splatter films will best appreciate Jackson's muddled debut thriller, which centers on the never-ending struggle between the fallen angels and the forces of good. Lucifer and his army of allies target four American men from different parts of the country—Sam Conner, Paul Young, Michael Collier and Mark Pierce. As an epidemic of missing children sweeps the U.S., the quartet receive individual messages leading them to Abbotsville, Tenn., where they join forces. Aided by angels of light, the men discover that they are the "Offspring," descendants of both humans and angels, and thus feared by the demons who seek to kill them. Bloody mayhem ensues. (Oct.)
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Review

"Readers are rewarded with fast-paced action that's great to the end."--Romantic Times BOOKreviews

"Jackson's classic good-versus-evil story takes us through an exciting biblical battle between angels and demons. An intense, violent, and suspenseful adventure set against a landscape of stark possibilities and doom...A thrilling read to the end!"--Raymond K. Wong, author of The Pacific Between

"A meticulously crafted chess game of supernatural suspense, a page turner of the highest order."--Jay Bonansinga, author of Shattered

"An engrossing plot...nightmarish, gory, and riveting."--VOYA

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; Reprint edition (August 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312945507
• ISBN-13: 978-0312945503
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,179,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compelling Supernatural Thriller, October 8, 2006

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This review is from: Offspring (Hardcover)

The people and places of Liam Jackson's _Offspring_ are recognizably from the here and now - and they aren't sappy, two dimensional do-gooders who exist only to prevail against overdrawn, over-the-top, bad guys that one encounters in some books where the bad guys are supernatural beings. In this book, the bad guys are the Fallen Angels and their Leader has decided to turn up the intensity of his rebellion against God. On Earth, violent crime and an epidemic of child abductions are just two of the symptoms of the battle being fought in the human realm. Is it Armageddon? Perhaps book two or three of the trilogy will provide the answer.

There's nothing about the setting, or most of the characters, that isn't completely familiar - and this could be what makes _Offspring_ so chilling, the story doesn't sound all that fictional after scanning the headlines in today's paper or watching CNN.

The good guys being drawn into the fight against these foes seem at first ill equipped and weak, a young boy, an ex-con, a police officer losing his grip on reality, an accountant. The story follows these characters as they are inexorably drawn to Abbotsville, Tennessee for a supernatural face-off. Watching them realize who they are in the eternal scheme of things and what they now face is a compelling adventure for the reader. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars exciting thriller, October 9, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Offspring (Hardcover)

The Runner, as Lucifer prefers to be called, knows that he won't be the one to cause Heaven's Gate to fall; instead the Usurper, one of the Seraphim, has turned against the Creator with over one third of the angels joining his cause. Lucifer turned his eye towards earth and has corrupted the Eye of God, the vortex in the multiverse where all planes connect. This enables travel from one locale to another. Lucifer makes a temporary alliance with the demons from the plane of Sitra Akhra to further corrupt humanity.

The Greater Demons want the Offspring, the descendents of angel and human mating, destroyed so Lucifer sends his Fallen to perform the task. He also wants them to un-make the Earthbound Host. Of particular interest to the Demon and by default Lucifer is teenager Sam Conner, an Offspring, who like his peers is heading to Abbottsville, Tennessee. Along the way he has divine assistance and joins with other Offspring, who answer the Call of the Eye of God, which must be closed before more and greater demons enter earth to destroy it.

The fearful protagonist is prepared to fight his enemies and if need be die at the gateway to earth to accomplish his mission. Acting as he does, he displays courage though he is very afraid and does not want to die. The adrenaline pumping story line is reminiscent of Frank Perretti's books in which spiritual warfare on earth is common. Liam Jackson opens his six saga thriller with an awesome tale as the OFFSPRING try to give humanity a choice between the light and the dark.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Offspring---Liam Jackson, October 12, 2006

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Cactuswendy "AW" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Offspring (Hardcover)

Riveting, page turning, hold your breath, rooting for the good guys. These are just a few of the words that I would use to describe Offspring written by Liam Jackson.

It is refreshing to read a book dealing with Godly situations using normal people with normal life styles. It is also double nice to see them used to accomplish His work. An invigorating fictional work dealing with the fight between good and evil done in a now day setting that from the first pages keeps you chewing for more.

Liam Jackson has brought together characters from very different backgrounds and different levels of drive, to meet evil head on, solely on a spiritual leading with a little help from guardian angels.

This being the first of a trilogy only causes you to want to read the next book.