The Fallen by Eric Van Lustbader

 

The Fallen are the angels who were expelled from Heaven with Lucifer.  When Lucifer and the Fallen come to power, humankind will be destroyed.  Mankind has dreaded and done whatever is possible to avoid this for over two thousand years.  Has the time come for Lucifer to succeed?

Bravo Shaw is the head of the Gnostic Observatine sect whose purpose is to defeat Lucifer and his legions.  He is warned by his closest friend who is an immortal monk, Fra Leoni, that the battle has been joined with the discovery of a manuscript buried deep in a remote cave.  Bravo has enemies everywhere who want to defeat his quest to find and destroy the manuscript.  His sister and a mysterious woman work with him to follow the clues.  Will they be in time?

This is the second novel in the Testament trilogy.  The action is fast and furious.  There are plenty of betrayals, mysteries, blood, sex and heartstopping battles.  Readers who loved The Da Vinci Code will find this novel interesting and in the same genre.  It is not a book for the fainthearted.  This book is recommended for readers of mysterious religious tales.