≫ PDF Free 3 Gates of the Dead edition by Jonathan Ryan Religion Spirituality eBooks

3 Gates of the Dead edition by Jonathan Ryan Religion Spirituality eBooks

Download As PDF : 3 Gates of the Dead edition by Jonathan Ryan Religion Spirituality eBooks

Sometimes, the most evil things come from the most holy . . .

Conflicted with his faith in God and the hypocrisy of the church, Aidan Schaeffer, a young assistant pastor, is in a constant state of spiritual turmoil. When Aidan learns that his ex-fiancée is the first victim in a string of ritualistic killings, he finds himself in the middle of an even deeper fight. Tormented by demonic threats and haunted by spirits, Aidan throws himself into investigating Amanda’s death; all the while supernatural forces have begun to attack the people around him. The more questions he asks, the more he is drawn into the world of a mysterious Anglican priest, a paranormal investigation group and a rogue female detective investigating the murders. As the gruesome rituals escalate, ancient hidden secrets and an evil long buried threaten to rip Aidan’s world apart. 

3 Gates of the Dead edition by Jonathan Ryan Religion Spirituality eBooks

It has been far too long since I've read just for fun. I came across author, Jonathan Ryan online and decided to try out his recently released and much lauded thriller novel, 3 Gates of the Dead. Sooo glad I did! I was entertained, and creeped out, and thrilled... but I also felt like I had received something.
Ryan is not only a good story teller, he's very insightful and adept at "showing", in a gently didactic way, some deeply human dilemmas and opposing philosophies that truly resonated with me. I read it quickly, due to his smooth and interesting narrative, and enjoyed it very much. I love a book that is fun to read but also makes me think.
The characters are well drawn and the suspenseful story crescendos into a big, scary finish that you won't want to miss. This is the first in a series and I totally look forward to seeing what happens next in this spooky world that Ryan has created.

Product details File Size 2825 KB Print Length 324 pages Publisher Open Road Media (July 1, 2014) Publication Date July 1, 2014 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B00KXJHP10

Tags : 3 Gates of the Dead - Kindle edition by Jonathan Ryan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 3 Gates of the Dead.,ebook,Jonathan Ryan,3 Gates of the Dead,Open Road Media
People also read other books :

• eBay for Teens How to Start Customize and Market an eBay Business eBook Stephanie Graham
• Lockdown Timothy O Goyette 9780615842523 Books
• Good Medicine A Return to Common Sense Carol L Roberts MD 9780977931620 Books
• Renegade Holding Their Own Volume 13 Joe Nobody ET Ivester 9781939473516 Books
• For Want of a Fiend edition by Barbara Ann Wright Literature Fiction eBooks

3 Gates of the Dead edition by Jonathan Ryan Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews

Jonathan Ryan's 3 Gates of the Dead came recommended to me by an old high school friend whose opinion I value highly, and I was not disappointed. I am not usually one for mysteries or thrillers, though I have dabbled in them before (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo of The Millennium Series for one); my usual staple is of the fantasy and fairytale ilk, but I'm more than happy to step out of my boundaries for a good, rousing tale, and Ryan blows this out of the water. I finished it in two days.

This novel introduces Aidan Schaeffer, an assistant pastor for the Knox church in Columbus, OH. The story opens with Aidan dealing with the aftermath of his ex-fiancee Amanda's desertion and his subsequent crisis of faith, which was exacerbated by that event along with his parents' death in a house fire. It becomes very clear that these tragedies were not the cause of his doubts, but merely a catalyst to bring them to the forefront. I was immediately drawn to Aidan because of this as I have had similar issues, and the questions he was bringing up to his friend Brian were the same ones I've brought up to my husband (who is oddly enough also named Brian). Aidan is in a far more delicate position than the average Doubting Thomas since his business is to believe and to be a source of unshakeable faith for the congregation. Despite knowing what will happen he brings his issues to Mike, the head pastor and his boss, fulling expecting to be fired on the spot, but Mike who has also been his mentor for many years, takes this news in stride and tells Aidan that he'll help him on his journey to regain his faith. Aidan pursued a biology degree in college so he's very level headed and turned to theology because he saw it as a rational step. The doubts had always been there fueled by indulging in Dawkins and Hitchens, but he'd always been able to keep them at bay until the double whammy of his fiancee and parents.

As most mysteries go, things are never going to remain so "simple" as a crisis of faith and Aidan soon discovers that Amanda has been murdered in a highly ritualistic and frankly eerie way. He is initially a suspect, but his innocence is soon proven, but this heartbreaking wrench just throws him deeper into territory he is not prepared for. Both he and the detective who suspected him, Jennifer Brown, are baffled by Amanda's murder as there were strange markings found on her body. Adding to this is the strange supernatural events that have been occurring the footprints found in the snow with no forensic evidence to indicate who made them, the findings by a "ghost hunting" group that Aidan is led to, and the cryptic note left by Amanda charging to him to find "Father Neal" and what horrors will happen if he does not. Aidan Schaeffer is literally a man chased by the dead and haunted by the ghosts of his guilt.

This book gave me goosebumps. I had to stop reading at around the half way point the night before and do something else before going to sleep. Aidan is such a well written and relate-able character. All of the doubts and contradictions he brought up about the nature of God were things that I myself have pondered still without satisfactory answer. I liked how Ryan was not trying to force religion down our throats, which is an amazing feat in a story about a preacher who has been thrust into a world of supernatural phenomenon. Usually crisis of faith stories end with the character having an amazing revelation and finding God again. It's trite; it's boring; it's expected. This story did none of those. Aidan's journey back to his faith is still in question by the end, but he has made progress. While there were a few things I did figure out on my own, they didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story, and far more revelations were utterly shocking. There were a few things Aidan references that I believe I might have had a better grasp on if I were more familiar with contemporary Christian culture, but these were few and far between. Ryan did an excellent job explaining most things that weren't common knowledge, but in a way that wasn't presumptuous and that didn't take me out of the story. Once I started reading I was in. He wove in the love aspect of the novel very well. It was an expected angle, too, but came off in a perfectly natural way. For a pastor Aidan is is very witty and snarky, which I chalk up to his fiery Irish blood. I also loved the nerd culture references. In a way that contributed to the creepiness of the tale, because these were so seamless that when the kooky stuff started happening it really got to you because you start thinking, "Oh my God...this is happening in the real world with real people who know about Star Wars and Harry Potter. Ahhh *chils*"

Aidan's struggle does a lot to present pastors in a different light and this is not a bad thing. It makes one feel less awful for doubting if people who are in the upper echelons do so it makes it okay for the rest of us. Most of all, it shows that they're human with human failings and human questions. It makes me think that faith is not necessarily unshakeable even for those who seem constantly unshaken. It's more mutable and wavering like the tide, but above all of it really was the message of hope. The people that really mattered never gave up on Aidan, and I think that says a lot about what true Christianity should be about.

I give this book four and a half stars and I can't wait for the next installment The Dark Bride.
I chose this book because of it's premise and outline. It's a story about an associate pastor who has lost his faith due to what he sees going on in his church with the people's behavior as a person and to one another, as well as his girlfriend, Amanda, breaking up with him a few months ago and his parent's getting killed in a car accident the year before. With him losing his faith, all of these horrible incidents seem to start happening with him and in his life with the supernatural. He meets some very interesting characters before, during and after the events occur. I would like to say mor, but that would just give away too many spoilers. I will say this book should be read by adults due to content and out doors end on a cliffhanger.....I can't wait for the sequel!! IMO, it was "that" good.
This is the story of an ancient evil being resurrected by two fallen priests who want to use its power for their own advancement. The good fight is spear-headed by an associate pastor (who has lost his faith in God) along with a motley band of ghost hunters led by a priest experienced in these matters. The characters are pretty much cliches and have been seen many times in other novels. The good versus evil, light versus dark, living versus dead, are common themes dealt with since the beginning of mans' early attempts to understand the world we live in. Spells must be learned, relics must be used, rituals have to be followed, and human sacrifices made in order to complete the objectives of those seeking dark powers.

3 GATES OF THE DEAD moves very slowly through the first half of the book, held back by theological discussion pitting science against religion, whether to believe in God or not, and whether the story of Doubting Thomas made him the first scientist--as in "show me so that I can see and believe it". Or is religion simply a matter of being able to believe in the "unseen", personally knowing that some things "are" and "exist" without being able to see and touch them? Unfortunately these discussions take up so much of the book that I had to wonder what the real purpose of this book was. Was it written to be a somewhat entertaining story of demons waiting for resurrection? Or is it simply a long argument disguised as a novel to convince you that God is real even though we don't have any physical evidence of him/her?

Unfortunately the combination of the cliches and religious treatise never allowed me to get comfortable with the story. Finally getting to the end, I was disappointed to learn that this would be the first novel in a series. Sorry Jonathan, I like your writing style but will wait for different subject matter.
It has been far too long since I've read just for fun. I came across author, Jonathan Ryan online and decided to try out his recently released and much lauded thriller novel, 3 Gates of the Dead. Sooo glad I did! I was entertained, and creeped out, and thrilled... but I also felt like I had received something.
Ryan is not only a good story teller, he's very insightful and adept at "showing", in a gently didactic way, some deeply human dilemmas and opposing philosophies that truly resonated with me. I read it quickly, due to his smooth and interesting narrative, and enjoyed it very much. I love a book that is fun to read but also makes me think.
The characters are well drawn and the suspenseful story crescendos into a big, scary finish that you won't want to miss. This is the first in a series and I totally look forward to seeing what happens next in this spooky world that Ryan has created.