Unholy Night, (Paperback)

from ChristineEllei

Stories of the birth in Bethlehem always centre on Jesus, Mary and Joseph, however there were three other fairly significant beings there that night. Always mentioned, and then glossed over, no one really know much about the three wise men who brought gifts on the eve of baby Jesus' birth. Seth G...

from hadden

This is an interesting take on an established story. It seems to have the sort of action-Bible story appeal that 13 and 14-year-old boys like when they are questioning religion and want to irritate their Sunday School Teacher with alternate histories. The orphaned girl character who loves the thi...

from Grimshado

An Excellent Book. Well handled.Stickler's for anachronisms will find plenty to nitpick about in the author's choice of words, but consider them a "Translation and Framing in Modern Context" and you'll be fine.There are some interesting narrative shifts that I'm not sure I like.The author ties al...

from indygo88

I knew going into this that it wasn't going to be any type of traditional nativity story, given who the author is. And I was certainly justified in my assumption. Unholy Night centers on Balthazar, one of the Bible's three Wise Men. But in this version, Balthazar is not a king or even a good guy....

from NancyNo5

I am a fan of Seth Grahame-Smith, particularly of his book, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer. SGS has an amazing ability to capitalize on an imagination that seems to have no boundaries. Any boundaries are broken with descriptive and convincing prose. With the success of his mash ups of zombies/vam...