”It’s just a little book,” I said to myself after opening the package, ”I’ll get that read in an hour
or so.”
How erroneous.
This ”little book” is so chock-full of action that I had to give it far more time than would be
usual for one this size. There are some scenes you have to read over again and again, just for
that stunning visual effect in your mind. Ever heard of ground-breaking fiction? This is it. Hot
stuff! I had to let it sink in for a few days before I could think about writing a review…
Christians on the run from state troopers who are authorised to lock them up. Brother and
sister plunged into an underground they never could have imagined. Supernatural powers given
to those who believe. Super-technical gadgets combined with holy extra-sensory perception
bring the children of the King to their fullest potential. Matrix-style slow-mo bullet-dodging
peppered with Bible quotes.
Yes, I can guarantee you won’t have come across anything like this before. Breathtaking action
mingles with ultimate devotion, and reality can resemble a video game at times. Or was that
the other way round? Hackers surf the cyber-world to outwit security systems. Love is still the
greatest power in the universe.
Bursting with vivid neon colours and the sounds of the future, Flashpoint will take you places in
your soul you’ve never been before. A treat not just for your mind and spirit, but for eyes and
ears as well. A sympathetic array of characters has no other choice but to rely on divine
connections to make it through each day.
One interesting aspect is the spiritual and technical reconstruction of the human mind and
soul, making it impervious to fatigue, cold, heat, pain, you name it... and aware of the spirit
world. If only it were really so easy… but whyever not? Why not combine spirituality with
technology to create a super-Christian? This is heavy stuff, and our heroes are challenged
beyond anything they’ve ever known before. But – and this is important – they sure do seem to
have an immense amount of fun while they’re at it.
A tale that was ten years in the making is certainly something extraordinary. This huge
investment of Frank Creed’s time is one that is paying off in the quality of his finished work.
Let’s just hope the next one doesn’t take so long!
P.S. In the days immediately after reading this book, I was pursued by brightly-coloured sci-fi
dreams, and one night even delivered a package deal: the main plot and concept for a new
space-opera novel, complete with four main characters and several key scenes. Quite different
to Flashpoint, but seemingly quite full of action. Look out for the Saga of the Seven Planets…
Review of FlashPoint, author Frank Creed
By —Grace Bridges, author of Faith Awakened
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