rclz's review
4.0
This is just a novella preceding the Blood Gospel. It's pretty good for a short. Lots of action, good characters I'm looking forward to getting to know better in the next book.
68pgs
68pgs
ewreck82's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
matosapa's review
2.0
After reading several of Rollins' earlier work, I expected to also like this one but it was not the case.
The story wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be and the characters were bland and uninteresting.
The story wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be and the characters were bland and uninteresting.
barbi312's review
2.0
Not at all what I expected & definitely not the caliber story I expect from James Rollins.
kalah's review
2.0
I was not paying a lot of attention while reading this book. Which, admittedly, contributes to the two star score it received (if I could do half stars, I probably would have given it the 2.5). I have also read the first two books in this series and could not really figure out why this short story mattered at all to the upcoming events. While vaguely interesting, it was not what I was hoping/expecting it would be.
beckylej's review
4.0
James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell have teamed up for a brand spanking new and exciting thriller due out in Jan. It's called THE BLOOD GOSPEL, first in The Order of the Sanguine series. I am so looking forward to reading this one and was stoked that there's a brand new e-short prelude to the series available right now.
In CITY OF SCREAMS, Sergeant Jordan Stone of the Joint Expeditionary Forensic Facility in Kabul, and his team are sent out in response to a mysterious SOS call from an archaeology team in the Bamiyan Valley. The call, screams and the words "They're coming again... helpushelpushelpus...!" followed by gunfire and an unintelligible murmuring, sends the team racing to the Valley. They are joined by the only member of the archaeology team who happened to be off site at the time of the call, Professor Thomas Atherton. Atherton is able to confirm that the last part of the call is an ancient dialect that hasn't been spoken for years. In fact, the language dates back to the time of the site in question. When they learn what the end of the message means, they're certain they may be too late.
Beware readers, you will be dying to get your hands on THE BLOOD GOSPEL after this little teaser of a story. Not only that, but the e short comes with an excerpt of BLOOD GOSPEL as well. It promises to be the perfect blend of Rollins and Cantrell's individual talents and an exciting new series!
In CITY OF SCREAMS, Sergeant Jordan Stone of the Joint Expeditionary Forensic Facility in Kabul, and his team are sent out in response to a mysterious SOS call from an archaeology team in the Bamiyan Valley. The call, screams and the words "They're coming again... helpushelpushelpus...!" followed by gunfire and an unintelligible murmuring, sends the team racing to the Valley. They are joined by the only member of the archaeology team who happened to be off site at the time of the call, Professor Thomas Atherton. Atherton is able to confirm that the last part of the call is an ancient dialect that hasn't been spoken for years. In fact, the language dates back to the time of the site in question. When they learn what the end of the message means, they're certain they may be too late.
Beware readers, you will be dying to get your hands on THE BLOOD GOSPEL after this little teaser of a story. Not only that, but the e short comes with an excerpt of BLOOD GOSPEL as well. It promises to be the perfect blend of Rollins and Cantrell's individual talents and an exciting new series!
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Great short story set just before The Blood Gospel, so freaking good, I just loved it!
mato's review
2.0
After reading several of Rollins' earlier work, I expected to also like this one but it was not the case.
The story wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be and the characters were bland and uninteresting.
The story wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be and the characters were bland and uninteresting.