The God Song By Jack Slocombe
[Review]
Pages: 508
Publication Date: 30 May 2023
My star review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Synopsis
A fractal flower of universes blooming in the endless night, the oldest flickering in its death throes. The Raphaim, denizens of this dying universe. Refugees wandering ever diminishing corridors of warmth and light as they survive the great contraction. All hear tell of the savior, Enki. A philosopher, messiah and some say madman. Enki, he who seeks to halt and reverse this most final unconquerable of deaths. The end of a universe.
Aboard a vast listening array Enki finally hears the birth pangs of a new universe roaring into existence. The sound of creation itself, the Deiwos Etumn, the God Song. A divine vibration of nothingness, creation itself. Until, abruptly it falls silent. The secrets of its nature denied to Enki, he commits his finest minds to pursue it to its source, its origins beyond the veil of his own universe.
A universe away, a young world and its inhabitants are unaware of the forces that have sought them out. An immortal ruler and his celestial descended allies, the Elohim. A tyrannical sorcerer and the legions of Djinn bidden and bound to the will of his ring. Disenchanted conscripts and grizzled publicans. Priestesses of esoteric religions. Ghul clothed in the borrowed flesh of their victims. The greatest mind of the age scorned by his lover. Secret cults, lost loves and civilizations passed from memory and beyond legend.
All have their part to play in this grand drama, across time, across the stars, across reality itself.
Review
The God Song takes you on an incredible journey to a whole different universe, with it's own complex characteristics and diverse races. There is so much contained within the scripture of this book and I must admit, at times I did find it overwhelming, however, the story and the characters dragged me back to the main story within.
Imagine accidently coming across an ancient artefact, one which was never meant to be found, one in which holds the secrets of the universe, what would you do with this power? Well, that is what you strive to find out within The God Song. A young man aims to seek out the source and power of this artefact, however, there are entities that will sacrifice everything to ensure nobody but themselves get their hands on the secrets of the universe.
The book has everything from romance, sci-fi, drama and plenty of theatrics, but for me all of that combined polished off a truly perfect ending, my only question now is, when is the sequel being published?
The main reason that this is a four star and not a five star is that it can be quite complex to follow and at times, I truly had to re-read parts to ensure that I wasn't confusing myself. I think it's a vast amount of information to take in and whilst this isn't a negative thing, it can be quite daunting. The story, the characters and the writing is beautiful, very poetic and haunting at times, Jack has created more than just a new world, but multiple universes and that takes a lot of skill which Jack clearly possesses.
Many thanks to Jack for letting me take part in the book review, it has been an interesting journey and I hope to see a sequel soon!
About The Author
Jack has been fascinated by ancient civilisation since childhood. Follwoing an archaeology degree he began writing the first of three books in the God Song saga. He resides in the UK with his partner and horde of children.
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