Merciless (Dominion Trilogy #3) (Hardcover)

by Robin Parrish (Author)
Key Phrases: Grant Borrows, Dominion Stone, Los Angeles (more...)

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"Parrish has proven he is an excellent writer.... [He] has finished the Dominion Trilogy beautifully with Merciless..." -- Shane Werlinger, Suite101.com

Product Description
From the earth's depths crawls a figure with skin like granite, flames for eyes, and the face of Grant Borrows.

Oblivion has arrived.

Every clock around the world has stopped. Time has frozen.

The Secretum have fulfilled the prophecy, unleashing on earth the most powerful being to walk the earth in thousands of years. His name is Oblivion and his touch is death.

He can't be slowed He can't be stopped. And he can't be killed.

But as long as any live who trust in hope and love and freedom, the fight is not over.

They have only one chance before he brings forth the Darkworld.

Oblivion is: Merciless

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764201794
• ISBN-13: 978-0764201790
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #155,049 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Ending to a Great Trilogy, July 9, 2008

By	Steve Taylor (Only visiting this planet) - See all my reviews

What a great book! And there was no disappointment to the finality of a super trilogy (pun intended).

For starters Robin's writing has greatly improved. The use of the English language and the smoothness of the story are much better and therefore more enjoyable to read. He must have been working extra hard on this book. How he kept all the many characters and plot lines straight I'll never know and he wrote them so that it was easy to follow. Well done!

As for the story, it starts at the exact same place where we left off at the end of "Fearless". And from the first page the story explodes. No more of the Secretum being just the bad guy, now they are pure evil. Soon the earth as we know it will no longer exist and the heroes we came to know and love... forget it, read it for yourself if you want to know. At first I thought this may turn into another end-times Revelation novel but that didn't happen (which is a good thing in this case). All the confusing elements in the first two books are made clear in this third book and the story not only makes sense it's much more in-depth then originally thought. When you think you know how it's all going to end the story turns, over and over, keeping you guessing until the very end.

The book is impossible to put down. The action and drama are intense and they never let up. Plan to lose a lot of sleep.

As for the Biblical aspect of the trilogy there's a lot lessons to be learned without being "preachy" (although I happen to love preaching). Since this is not an End-Times story and it's not based in reality, Jesus does not come to save the day. He does however play a part but not by name. Since the after-life is a large part of the storyline I would have liked to have seen a Biblical understanding of salvation but that did not happen. It came across as the good go to heaven and the bad don't. Of course this is exactly what Satan would want us to believe. The trilogy is a bit much for kids and it's mainly due to the violence. If it was a movie I wouldn't be able to watch it.

If you haven't read the other two books, you must. Order all three today and you won't be sorry you did.

Question: What's with the four door Camaro? I owned a 1967 and am fairly well-versed on Camaros but I don't recall ever seeing or hearing of a four door version. Is this a future car and if it is what are they thinking?

1 Star = I've been robbed!
2 Stars = Why'd I finish it?
3 Stars = Good
4 Stars = Excellent
5 Stars = Life changing

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent , July 27, 2008

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

From beneath the Taurus Mountains in Turkey, he climbs upward taking the DarkWorld with him. He is aware of his bloody future and the human sacrifices by the Secretum of Six, but is indifferent. His container awaits him on the surface; Grant Borrows will serve fittingly as his vehicle just like the naive Dominion Ring wearer's late sister was once used. Oblivion will soon surface and the end of days, not that fake propaganda found in Christian literature misinterpreting Armageddon, will begin when time stops.

Oblivion reaches the acme of the Hollow to the euphoric rejoicing of his Bringer, the Secretum of Six, who insured the Millenia aged prophesy of the end occurs. His body denotes instant death when excited Angela upon seeing her God reaches out to touch him. Oblivion begins his MERCILESS final trek to fulfill his destiny. However for the first time Secretum leader Devlin has doubts as Oblivion did not even notice his touch killed Angela and his comment of unworthy frightens the human. Still they follow their prophet, who says the DarkWorld has surfaced with him. Only the Ring of Dominion Bearers might be able to prevent the end of the world, but they feel like doubting David without a slingshot as each realizes the earth has changed for the worse as he is coming causing chaos and death in his wake.

Though there is a one page recap and this final tale can stand alone, to fully appreciate this excellent different Christian end of the world thriller, it behooves the reader to first peruse RELENTLESS and FEARLESS. The story is action-packed from the opening climb until the final confrontation between good and evil; but this is no Jesus arriving to save the day from Lucifer climax. Few if any villains are as amoral as Oblivion the MERCILESS is as humans are not even roach level to him. Robin Parrish, with this superb exciting trilogy, has brought freshness to a genre which suffered from a smug sameness to the biblical end of days' saga.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Parrish rips out a winner and scares the competition, July 12, 2008

By	J. Nahin "reader man" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ancient buildings are pulverized into dust. Fire and blood rain down from the sky. Oblivion has come to Earth with power that would make Superman cry and no one can stop him.
In this blockbuster finale to what has been one of the most interesting twists on the superhero, Parrish takes the reader back to a time when comic books weren't one rehash after another.
Parrish delivers one blow after another. This book is simply fun storytelling.Watch out Greg Rucka.