The Gatestrian Knights (Hardcover)

by R.J. Godlewski (Author)

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Product Description
Devastated by the loss of his wife, Jason Task has spent thirteen years creating wealth through various businesses including his infamous Tactical Extractions, Ltd., a business entity whose sole purpose is to rescue endangered individuals from the clutches of tyranny. Fully understanding the global reach of evil, he has decided that the time has come to launch a full-scale assault on those who choose to deliberately destroy innocent human lives. He has the resources. He has the motivation. Now he has the attitude....

About the Author
R.J. Godlewski currently lives in Houghton Lake, MI where he has begun work on the nineteen volume "The Gatestrian Knights" series. When not writing, he creates organizations including the Sara Ann Doss Cancer Research Center project, in memory of his beloved Sara, to search the oceans for marine organisms which may be of medicinal value and the International Nuclear Emergency Response Team, a private effort to develop techniques and technologies to combat terrorism, an extension of a lifelong crusade.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Fultus Corporation (August 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596820640
• ISBN-13: 978-1596820647
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,847,906 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars James Bond meets Howard Hughes, March 8, 2006

By	Jodi M. Joliet - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Gatestrian Knights is an action/adventure thriller based on one primary character who seeks to rid the world of evil through his corporate umbrella and, ultimately, a new organization patterned on mythical crusaders. I agree with the other reviewer who wrote about the creation of a secret society of catholic enforcers, but believe that this book is far more than that.

Yes, there is a pro-Catholic theme behind this story, but not one that should offend non-Catholics (or even other Christians). The morality involved is one of the inner turmoil suffered by the story's main character (the widower-turned-businessman-turned-mercenary) who struggles against his personal loss and a tremendous sense of urgent duty.

The main difference between this story and perhaps other techno-thrillers is that the omnipotent federal agency has been replaced by an idealistic corporate empire. Announced as the first of a 19 volume story which appears to be set to take humanity into space, this first volume does have minor shortcomings which are probably attributed to the need (desire?) to lay the ground work for the series as a whole.

Judged on its own merits and not compared with others, this is a very entertaining and somewhat educational read that is worth adding to your library.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tim LaHaye meets Tom Clancy, February 28, 2006

By	Amateur curmudgeon "kaleun76" (Lakewood, CO United States) - See all my reviews

A techno-thriller cum christian novel.
This is probably what you would get if a catholic Tim LaHaye teamed up with Tom Clancy to write a novel about a secret society of catholic enforcers.
An enjoyable read, but does not achieve the temporary suspension of disbelief that makes for a good techno thriller.
This is suppossed to be the first of a long series. I await the next installment to see where it goes.
Worth a read.