- Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
- Publisher: Atlantic Books; Reprint edition (31 Dec 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380722291
- ISBN-13: 978-0380722297
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 3.1 x 17.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 375,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sherlock Holmes is about to tour the United States, and Arthur Conan Doyle expects crowds, dinners, and hotel rooms--but instead finds six strangers who have dreamed of a black tower, a sinister power, and a river of blood.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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After reading The 6 Messiah's I came looking for more from Mark Frost, and was stunned to see less than 5 star ratings. The author combines a fantastic blend of thriller, mystery and horror with a taste of humor. If your looking for flat horror & gore this is probably not your style. The 6 Messiah's pulls you into a story line that grows and twist with each turn of the page. I loved every minute of it and am looking for more!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have never read something like this before, a writer in a story who is also part of the adventure. Arthur Conan Doyle the famous writer togather with the rest of the Messiah moving into American soil and face with mysteries about holy books and the people who wants it for different reason.
Jack Sparks (from the previous book - List of Seven) came back and team up with the rest with memories he couldn't forget; especially his brother Alex Sparks who came to be an important link later in the book. For Jack he is one of the 6.
Kanazuchi the 'Chinaman' who is one of the six plays an attacking role later partner with Frank who is suppose to follow is trail. I would have to say both of them form a formidable partnership in this book.
Presto and Mary form the next 2 Messiah and both have the same dreams as the rest of the 6. Jacob the older who is a rabbi form the fifth messiah - who started to follow this trail much earlier when the holy books are stolen.
The Finale - is a gathering of all 6 in a place call The New City when the mystery last messiah is reviewed.
The plot move slowly during the first half. Till the final last quarter of the book is probably the best part that deserve 5 star for it - the flow and the link up give the final judgement to the plot a great story with some unexpected areas you got to read to find out. I would have read the List of Seven before this one. So i will do the other much sooner...great read till the end. 5 Star for the Messiah.
Jack Sparks (from the previous book - List of Seven) came back and team up with the rest with memories he couldn't forget; especially his brother Alex Sparks who came to be an important link later in the book. For Jack he is one of the 6.
Kanazuchi the 'Chinaman' who is one of the six plays an attacking role later partner with Frank who is suppose to follow is trail. I would have to say both of them form a formidable partnership in this book.
Presto and Mary form the next 2 Messiah and both have the same dreams as the rest of the 6. Jacob the older who is a rabbi form the fifth messiah - who started to follow this trail much earlier when the holy books are stolen.
The Finale - is a gathering of all 6 in a place call The New City when the mystery last messiah is reviewed.
The plot move slowly during the first half. Till the final last quarter of the book is probably the best part that deserve 5 star for it - the flow and the link up give the final judgement to the plot a great story with some unexpected areas you got to read to find out. I would have read the List of Seven before this one. So i will do the other much sooner...great read till the end. 5 Star for the Messiah.
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Ten years after the events of 'The List Of Seven' Conan Doyle is enjoying the success of his Sherlock Holmes stories. His trip to America finds him up to his neck with faces from his past, and another mystery involving the theft of religious books.
I read the 'The List Of Seven' some years ago and remember enjoying it, if not recalling exactly how things turned out. There's a lot of good here, interesting characters. There are perhaps too many, vying for attention.
The relationship between the actress and the rabbi was effective and they perhaps would have made for more interesting leads than the rather ineffectual Conan Doyle.
Unfortunately the author doesn't give anyone anything to do - apart from all heading towards the Arizona desert. There are no surprises, some action, but for all the travelling, there's not a sense of things coming to a climax, just a sense of an opportunity missed. There's also an irritating switch between characters point of view in the same passages, something the editor should have picked up on.
A disappointment, because it could have been great but perhaps the author didn't know what to do with what he had.
I read the 'The List Of Seven' some years ago and remember enjoying it, if not recalling exactly how things turned out. There's a lot of good here, interesting characters. There are perhaps too many, vying for attention.
The relationship between the actress and the rabbi was effective and they perhaps would have made for more interesting leads than the rather ineffectual Conan Doyle.
Unfortunately the author doesn't give anyone anything to do - apart from all heading towards the Arizona desert. There are no surprises, some action, but for all the travelling, there's not a sense of things coming to a climax, just a sense of an opportunity missed. There's also an irritating switch between characters point of view in the same passages, something the editor should have picked up on.
A disappointment, because it could have been great but perhaps the author didn't know what to do with what he had.
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James West and Artemus Gordon meet Sherlock Holmes
This book seemed so different from the List of 7 it seemed like a seperate story as opposed to a sequel. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 1999
Doesn't live up to its prequel
Not a bad book, but unfortunately most of the other characters are more interesting and play a more important role than the two main characters (A.C. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 1999
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT
I thought the author couldn't do worse than his job with The List of 7--how wrong I was! The 6 Messiahs is an endless stream of predictable moments and horrible plot development. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 1998
Where's the inspiration
After reading the prequil, "The List of 7," I was thouroughly disappointed with this novel. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 1998
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