This is a first novel for author Jake Packard and he started off with a bang. I don’t know how to describe this book accurately. The Manhattan Prophet is listed as a fiction-fantasy, graphic narrative. Not quite Sci-Fi but not what I would typically think of as fantasy per se either.
It happens 40 years in the future in a post-apocalyptic New York City with a Christ-like figure emerging from Rikers Island prison with a message of love and faith amidst the increasingly violent and depressingly lost society with no hope.
This is a tale of Good VS Evil and reaches the reader’s greatest hopes and fears about where this country may be headed for. With all that is happening now with the economy, war and hardships faced by most of the world, it is a very timely topic and makes you think. It has lots of plot twists and surprises and has a little bit of everything thrown into the mix.
This novel is an easy read despite the subject matter and that is courtesy of Jake’s writing style. After reading this I look forward to more novels by Jake Packard just to see where he goes from here and if he maintains this style of writing.
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