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The Landing Place - A Novel
by Serafim Gascoigne
Review by Steve Wood: "Out of the blue I got an email from an Eastern orthodox priest who said he’d written a book about an “incident” that took place on Mount Ararat early in the 20th century. Right away I could guess that it was about Noah’s Ark. The priest’s book is a novel based on the World War I-era sighting of Noah’s Ark. I could hardly put it down. It’s a real page-turner – for young and old. The book is more subtle than a historical novel. With amazing skill, the priest-author helps the reader unite head with heart. I think this book can really help people’s spiritual outlook - particularly young people."
When the fog came, there was no warning. Nikolai was directly over the Devil's Rocks. It sprang up like a demon from a smoke stack. It was so quick and unexpected that before he knew what was happening, it had shot upwards in white, ghostly spirals, fingering the underside of the fuselage. The Landing Place is a fast-paced historical adventure novel based on an account by a former pilot in the Russian Imperial Airforce. Nikolai Rostovsky, a young Russian pilot, is sent on his first solo mission over Mount Ararat. His orders are to reconnoiter recent Turkish troop movements. But the reconnaissance becomes a series of hazardous adventures that are not only life-threatening, but will change his life forever. Nikolai is forced to crash land in sub-zero temperatures, to spend the night in a strange wooden building half buried in the ice, and to confront lightning storms, avalanches and wild animals. He is hunted by an ambitious Turkish captain and stalked by an unseen humanoid creature. But it is his encounter with the silent Natasha and her mysterious grandfather that will change things forever.
About the Author
Serafim Gascoigne is a presbyter of the Eastern Orthodox Church, serving a parish in Seattle, Washington. He has traveled in eastern Turkey and Siberia and is a published tech-author with Macmillan, Sybex and IDG and a magazine writer.
Retail price: $15.99
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