This
review may contain spoilers
Author: Simon Laffy
Title:
Seed Of Satan
Genre:
historical fiction, thriller, suspense, military, fiction,
historical,
Where
l got this book: somebody contacted my sister asking her to review
this book but they asked her if she knew anybody else who reviewed
books and she said send me two copies and l will pass one on to my
sister.
I
got this book for free in exchange for an honest review somebody on
behalf of the author contacted my sister through her book reviewing
blog.
First
of all l would like to say a big thank you to Simon Laffy for sending
me this book and giving me a chance to read it.
I
would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with
books because it is good to add more authors and genres to your
reading portfolio even if you do not read books like this.
I
normally do not read books of this genre but l stepped outside my
comfort zone with authors and genres l am so glad l did because l
have read so many great books and come across some great authors.
Reviews
by other people:
Against
the background of war torn and embittered Europe, seed of Satan runs
a taut journey through 20th century history, detailing the
role and rise of science as an agent of freedom and death. Laffy's
prose runs at a high speed as we witness the characters come to grips
with what this new power means, reaching a crucible of social and
spiritual disquiet on the western
front.
- Kailas Elmer, Trebuchet magazine.
Simon
is a really natural storyteller, in that he makes you care about the
characters and what happens to them. Like all excellent writers, he
keeps you engrossed and when you have finished the book, the
temptation is to start reading it all over again. A sure sign of
quality. - Malcolm Dome, Journalist and Author.
Simon
successfully blurs the lines between fact and fiction while keeping
within the framework of historical accuracy at the same time making
sure the reader is totally engaged. Well done, Simon. - Phil Collen,
Rock Musician and Author.
Book
Dedication: For Rita.
This
book has 285 pages and 12 chapters in it.
Credits:
The parable of the old man and the young, plus excerts from dulce et
decorum est, strange meeting, arms and the boy and anthem for doomed
youth. Written by Wilfred Owen as appearing in “Wilfred Own: the
war poems” published by Chatto and windus, 1994 edited by Jon
Stallworthy. With the kind assistance of Yvonne Morris of the Wilfred
Own association.
Edited
by Joy Hutchinson and Peter Barnacle.
Cover
design by Ann Beedham.
Publicity
by Neil Anderson media LTD.
Special
thanks to: Betty, Danny, Cabby and Stevie Laffy, Ed Hutchinson, Phil
and Helen Collen, Chris Epting, Reina James, Claudia Cavazos, Malcolm
Dome, Kailas Elmer, William Warby and all my family and friends.
Synopsis:
Some things should not be messed around with. Somewhere, fools are
playing with fire sometimes, a slight mistake can tip the balance.
Someone is about to kill us all. Deep in the heart of the Kaiser's
reich, scientist's work desperately to produce a form of germ warfare
that could provide the elusive breakthrough on the western front,
thereby bringing ultimate victory to the central powers. One young
englishman is willing to risk his all to try and prevent them from
succeeding.
Review:
I found this book really easy to get in to and hard to put down once
l started reading it. I was sad to read that lady Amelia ambrose
passed away giving birth to her twin boys William and Michael .It did
not take me long to read this book. I can put in to words how great
this book is l would tell people to read it for themselves to know
how great it really is. I was sad to read that William's plane went
down but glad he survived and the army asked Michael to go back to Germany as William to find out about the seed. It was horrible to
read that Michael had to kill an innocent woman to keep his secret. I
wish this book would not end. I was really very sad to finish reading
this book. I was sad to read that loads of innocent people was dying
due to a deadly virus called the seed. It killed any animal or human
that breathed it in. I was very sad to read that Michael died at the
hands of his brother who he once shared a womb with. If Michael had
lived he could of saved all the people who breathed in the seed
because he had the antidote serum. I was really sad that all the
people who was working on the seed was killed in cold blood but not
before Michael was given the antidote serum. Michael did not want to
kill any more people. I wish Michael had survived l do not understand
how a father can turn against one of his children. William and
Michael's father sounds like he only wanted his beloved William and
not Michael. I am glad Michael had his mother's family to love and
support him. I do not understand how two brothers who once shared a
womb could end up fighting against each other one for Germany and one
for England. Fathers are suppose to love all his children the same I
wish William and Michael's mother had survived their birth as things
may have been different. I was glad that William did not kill his
wife. It was really nice that she helped Michael. I wish Michael had
got to marry Rachel. I just wish William treated his wife better so
she did not have to turn to Michael to feel love. I was hooked on
this book after reading the first page. When I was reading this book
I would put some essential oils and put the lights on my humidifier
and chill on my bed and listen to magic or something on TV or
netflix. I also put my christmas lights on that are on my christmas
tree. I sometimes light a candle when I was reading this book.
About
the author: Simon Laffy was born at home in Hoxton, London. He
started playing music at fourteen years old, inspired by his musician
brother, Steve. He joined his first band at fifteen and was playing
in London clubs (Dingwalls, the Embassy, Maunkberrys) before being
old enough to be in them. Simon signed his first record deal (with
glam rock band Girl) at twenty one years old and toured Europe, the
far east and the UK. Subsequently he has played at most venues in
Britain. Including Wembley arena, Hammersmith odeon, the marquee club
and at the reading and phoenix festivals. His music career includes
working as a producer, composer, arranger, performer, engineer,
programmer, live mixer and DJ. He has played on fifteen albums and
eighteen singles, as well as performing on countless studio sessions,
TV and radio appearances, interviews, photo sessions and
approximately two thousand gigs. Recently, Simon has formed a rock
band, Man Raze, with his former girl bandmate Phil Collen from Def
Leppard and Paul Cook from the sex pistols, began a dance album
project called pearl avenue with Joel Parkes, the Canadian singer/songwriter, and started a remix production team called the
manic mechanics. He has also formed two record companies, surrealist
records and derrida records. Simon Laffy is the brother of Gerry
Laffy.
About
the Book: I really love the book cover on this book and the picture.
I love that some of the writing is textures. The colours of the
writing makes the writing stand out more.
Star
Rating: Five Out Of Five Stars.
I
wish l could rate this book more than five stars because it is worth
more than the five stars I rated it.
