The Methuselah Project {Litfuse Review}

 

 

About the book: The Methuselah Project (Kregel, September 2015)

Nazi scientists started many experiments. One never ended.

Roger Greene is a war hero. Raised in an orphanage, the only birthright he knows is the feeling that he was born to fly. Flying against the Axis Powers in World War II is everything he always dreamed—until the day he’s shot down and lands in the hands of the enemy.

When Allied bombs destroy both his prison and the mad genius experimenting on POWs, Roger survives. Within hours, his wounds miraculously heal, thanks to those experiments. The Methuselah Project is a success—but this ace is still not free. Seventy years later, Roger hasn’t aged a day, but he has nearly gone insane. This isn’t Captain America—just a lousy existence only made passable by a newfound faith. The Bible provides the only reliable anchor for Roger’s sanity and his soul. When he finally escapes, there’s no angelic promise or personal prophecy of deliverance, just confusion. It’s 2015—and the world has become an unrecognizable place.
Katherine Mueller—crack shot, genius, and real Southern Belle—offers to help him find his way home. Can he convince her of the truth of his crazy story? Can he continue to trust her when he finds out she works for the very organization he’s trying to flee?

Thrown right into pulse-pounding action from the first page, readers will find themselves transported back in time to a believable, full-colored past, and then catapulted into the present once more. The historical back-and-forth adds a constantly moving element of suspense to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Rick Barry is the author of Gunner’s Run, another World War II novel, Kiriath’s Quest, and over 200 articles and fiction stories. In addition to being a World War II buff, he is the director of church planting ministries at BIEM, a Christian ministry operating in Eastern Europe. He holds a degree in foreign languages, speaks Russian, and has visited Europe more than fifty times. Rick lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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My thoughts:  

 

I love WWII history and really enjoyed this novel.  It’s not one that I’d just pick up off the shelf but I’m so glad I reviewed it!  I fell in love with our hero and loved that he managed to keep his self worth and his freedom intact even when he’s imprisoned.  

 

There is quite a lot of science fiction type things in this book which is the part that doesn’t normally draw me in.  But in this book I loved the medical aspect.  Finding a way to keep someone from aging and live forever?  That’s pretty impressive.  Of course, they didn’t go into great detail but it was still interesting to my mind!

 

Also new to me was the detail they were able to put into the Nazi party remaining active in a few key people and basically indoctrinating anyone who happened to be their children along the way.  I really enjoyed this book and read it quite quickly.  I won’t go into more detail about the girl from the party who must track our hero down and what transpires as I don’t want to spoil this read for you.  Just suffice it to say, you need to read this one!