Robert Masello

The Einstein Prophecy

As war rages in 1944, young army lieutenant Lucas Athan recovers a sarcophagus excavated from an Egyptian tomb. Shipped to Princeton University for study, the box contains mysteries that only Lucas, aided by brilliant archaeologist Simone Rashid, can unlock. These mysteries may, in fact, defy--or fulfill--the dire prophecies of Albert Einstein himself. Struggling to decipher the sarcophagus's strange contents, Lucas and Simone unwittingly release forces for both good and unmitigated evil. The fate of the world hangs not only on Professor Einstein's secret research but also on Lucas's ability to defeat an unholy adversary more powerful than anything he ever imagined. From the mind of bestselling author and award-winning journalist Robert Masello comes a thrilling adventure where modern science and primordial supernatural powers collide.

Lera D

Never did I think I will read a book where Einsten and an entity out of this world are both protagonists. When I picked up the book I expected it to be one of these books where a well kept historical secret is revealed or we see the events that lead to that secret unfold, e.g a book I read a few years ago that revealed the Virgin Queen died as a little girl and was replaced with her cousin (boy) who resembled her enough for the ruse to continue until after his death, but boy was I wrong! I did fail to see the book is listed as Paranormal Suspense, so that's completely on me 😅, but I think it made it even better for me, as I was caught by surprise when the paranormal events started. 

The build up is slow- 10 chapters of introducing characters and their background, but I think it's worth it and the chapters are not that long, so around 25% into the book it gets REALLY interesting. I'm not much of a history buff, so perhaps that's why the first 10 chapters did not captivate me as much. Don't get me wrong- at no point did I think to DNF this book, I was just eager to get to the real action 😁. Reflecting on it now that I have finished the book, I actually believe it was nice to get all of the characters and their backgrounds introduced in the beginning rather than throughout the book, so I could focus on the events. 

I really liked the characters. They were brought to life very well and I got the feeling they were people I know and not characters in a book. Einsten is very loveable and just how I would have imagined him. I absolutely love the idea of the implications the events in the book had on world history. 

One think that I would have loved to see more of is Einstein himself. I feel that for a book bearing his name there weren't enough scenes with him. 


The Einstein Prophecy

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