Daughter of God

by Lewis Perdue

Book Overview

The Vatican has lost its most closely held secret--irrefutable proof of a woman Messiah named Sophia. Born in the Holy Land in 310 AD, Sophia was known for performing healing miracles. Her divinity... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312890745
• ISBN13: 9780312890742
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Even better the Second time

I read this book when it first came out and found it a very deep and enjoyable read.I decided to pick it up again after reading about all the controversy. I found that the author did an incredibly deep job of exploring the role of the Goddess in modern religion -- far better than any other book. Perdue used his characters to explore the various facets of the subject and even the tough issues of how people of faith can keep believing even when they find their faith may have some false parts.While this was a well-told, fast-moving thriller, it offered a lot more meat than the average novel and helped me think about areas of my own faith and how religion shapes and is shaped by society.I can't think of any other book I have read this year that was SO worth the time I spent.

Kept me up all night

This book would not let go of me. I started it last night and I just had to finish it. I've got a serious case of sleep deprivation today because of that, but it's a worthy fatigue.As a historian and freelance book editor here in the Chicago area, my threshold is remarkably high, but Daughter of God went over the bar with room to spare.There are really two books here, a well-fleshed-out, non-fiction book about women and religion and a thriller where the action just didn't stop.The historian in me loved the history, especially the well-reasoned rationale Perdue makes for why the Goddess was replaced by Big Daddy in the sky. He ties it in with the rise of agriculture, the demise of the hunter-gatherer culture and the availability of excess food.I've never seen his hypothesis before, but find it well-founded on fact. I'd encourage him to develop it as a paper to be submitted to a scholarly journal.The escapist in me loved the action and the very different and creative methods employed.Finally, the editor in me loved the characters, how they came alive, lived, struggled with both internal and external elements and changed as life pressed upon them.

Suspicious

I am deeply suspicious of the reviews that give this book 1 or 2 stars...I don't believe the reviewers actually read the book. They seem to be people with an axe to grind because it has been suggested that The DaVinci Code borrowed from this book and another by Lewis Perdue, The DaVinci Legacy. This book is actually far better than The DaVinci Code: better researched, more plausible and, most of all, far better written.The central relationship and the principal female character in The DaVinci Code is a total rehash of Angels and Demons (In other words, it appears that Dan Brown may have plagiarized from himself.) From the first pages of Daughter of God I was engaged. Literate, erudite...and exciting. A very good book indeed.

A Real Page Turner

Lewis Perdue's new novel, "Daughter of God", is a deftly written fast moving thriller. The tightly constructed plot and subplots carefully interwoven with dark historical secrets and them of power, greed and deception offer a vividly descriptive and stunningly good read.The novel concerns an ancient document, which holds a secret capable of changing history and rocking the course of Western religion. The secret involves a proof of a female messiah, who lived during the reign of Constantine and who was murdered to preserve the religious image of God as male and protect the power of the Holy Roman Empire. It's the story of fine arts broker, Zoe Ridgeway, and her husband, Seth, a professor of philosophy and comparative religion, who find themselves caught in a web of terror and deception Their hair raising expeiences are filled with unexpected twists and turns right up to the shocking ending.Perdue has well researched his theses and raise some disturbing questions which the reader will want to ponder. All in all, this book is great fun to read and a much bigger book than its 320 pages.

A VERY DIFFERERNT BUT SENSATIONAL THRILLER

Christianity strictly believes that Christ is the Son of God. The Vatican has ruthlessly suppressed that they are convinced another Messiah Sophia lived in Ancient Times. In 310 AD, the men of King Constantine murdered her for fear that her life would destroy the power of the Roman Empire and the Holy Church. In the present era, a dying Nazi asks art dealer Zoe Ridgeway to return the stolen collection he took during the war to its rightful owners. He also wants her spouse Seth to translate the story of Sophia into English. However, before they can begin, assailants steal the artwork, kill its "owner," and kidnap Zoe. The record of Sophia vanishes. The Russian Mafia holds her prisoner in the hopes of negotiating a deal that will bring needed currency to their country. Certain Vatican officials want Sophia's Passion (the gold box that contains an account of her life). Seth wants Zoe safely returned to him, but realizes that he and his spouse know too much about Sophia for the Vatican to allow them to live.DAUGHTER OF GOD is an action-packed thriller that ties together an art theft, a conspiracy that has existed for over a millennium, and a religious philosopher. Although the action never slows down, the characters drive the plot to its triumphant conclusion. Readers will care about Zoe and Seth while appreciating and understanding the motives of the antagonists (Russian and Vatican). This makes for a realistic feel to the rich story line. Fans know that Lewis Perdue soars with the best writers of the new millennium and will demand a prequel that stars the female Messiah.Harriet Klausner