Now this is a messed up (fabulously so) book trailer!
From the official website:
In Grahame-Smith’s [author of Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies] telling, the so-called “Three Wise Men” are infamous thieves, led by the dark, murderous Balthazar. After a daring escape from Herod’s prison, they stumble upon the famous manger and its newborn king. The last thing Balthazar needs is to be slowed down by young Joseph, Mary and their infant. But when Herod’s men begin to slaughter the first born in Judea, he has no choice but to help them escape to Egypt.
It’s the beginning of an adventure that will see them fight the last magical creatures of the Old Testament; cross paths with biblical figures like Pontius Pilate and John the Baptist; and finally deliver them to Egypt. It may just be the greatest story never told.
It’s done. I’m in. It’s officially on the Kindle list of books to read.
3 comments
grumpyoldfart
May 29, 2012 at 22:27 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The bible says “wise men” not “three wise men”.
lcaution
May 30, 2012 at 01:16 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Have discovered that Kindle prices are too high, sometimes more than the paperback, but especially for one whose library is about 80% used (1/2 price) paperbacks. Will await your review. And the used paperback – if you give thumbs up, of course.
Francisco Bacopa
May 31, 2012 at 11:19 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The Slaughter of the Innocents is one of the events on the gospels that surely would have been documented by outside sources. It is not.
I think the histories would read like this: