Haunt of Jackals by Eric Wilson

When Jesus was resurrected, ancient scripture says many rose from the grave. Today, 36 from this group of undead remain. Known as the Nistarim, they are here to watch over the world.

When Judas hung himself, his blood mysteriously gave rise to another group of undead: the unholy Collectors. Now very much alive, they feed on souls and human blood.

On the Amazon.com page for Haunt of Jackals, this description caught my attention. Bigtime. And it wasn't because of the error where it says Judas 'hung' himself--- it should read 'Judas hanged himself'. (Which reminds me of my theology teacher's example of the misuse of proof-texting: 'Judas went out and hanged himself' with 'Go thou and do likewise'.)

This is a great example of using an odd little bit of history/theology--- the fact that 'many rose from the grave' at the time of the resurrection--- as a hook for storytelling. This could have been done in any work of vampire/undead fiction. This particular one is published by Thomas Nelson, a Christian publisher, but the idea could have been used in secular fiction as well, there would just need to be more swear words.

Is the book great? Don't know. I was too late to get a free review copy (was one offered?) and I'm way too poor to buy one on my own steam. If you want to know more about the book from someone who is actually well informed (and someone who blogs promptly on blog tour day), go to the review at The Least Read Blog on the Web. Other sources of info are: Eric Wilson’s Web site - http://www.wilsonwriter.com/ and
The Undead Trilogy Web site - http://www.jerusalemsundead.com/
There are also a goodly number of reviews at the Amazon.com web page for the book.

The Usual CSFF blog tour gang:
Brandon Barr
Wayne Thomas Batson
Jennifer Bogart
Justin Boyer
Keanan Brand
Amy Browning
Karri Compton
Amy Cruson
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Karina Fabian
Beth Goddard
Todd Michael Greene
Timothy Hicks
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mirtika
nissa_amas_katoj
John W. Otte
James Somers
Speculative Faith
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
Jill Williamson
KM Wilsher


Cat Update: Niki the cat--- or is it Viki? anyway it's the grey cat with a black spot on the back of her head---- who has been missing for about five months, came home today. Niki and her littermate Viki are the aunt and mother of my late and much lamented disabled cat, Claudius. I don't know for sure which was the aunt and which the mother, for years the only way to tell Niki and Viki apart was that when they were together one was friendlier, and one had a more distinct stripe on her tail. It was only this year that I noticed that one had a black patch on the back of her head, which was good because then Viki (or Niki--- the one without the patch) ran away and it was good I had a way to tell which was which that didn't require both of the cats to be present.

BLUE ARMY-Lina Lamont Cell: I've been a member of the Blue Army for some time now. The Blue Army forms local Prayer Cells, but of course as a person with an Autism Spectrum Disorder I wouldn't be very able to participate in one even if there were one locally available. So I've converted this blog into a Blue Army prayer cell just for me and for anyone who accidently stumbles on to this blog. I've made a commitment to put up short bits on my blog posts on: the message of Fatima (which is the message of Jesus Christ) and the culture of life, as well as opposition to socialism/communism and the culture of death. Blog posts with Blue Army updates will have a 'Blue Army' label (tag) like this one does.

This last Sunday there was a One World Praying event televised on EWTN, from the shrine of the World Apostalate of Fatima/Blue Army. Among the many things about the broadcast which intrigued me was the story of how the new Catholic church in Kazan, Russia got built. I will share the story in my next Blue Army update.

Is the Virgin Mary Impeccable (incapable of sin)? Dave Armstrong gives the Catholic answer to this question, which may surprise many Protestants/Evangelicals.