An ancient manuscript that leads to the Gates of Hell. A woman’s revenge for the death of her father. ** From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author J.F.Penn **When the last of the Remnant is murdered at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, ARKANE agent Dr Morgan Sierra is drawn into the hunt for a supernatural Key. She’s joined by agent Jake Timber, who must face his own fears as they … Timber, who must face his own fears as they decipher clues left behind by Kabbalist scholars.
From ancient sites in Spain, to Israel and the Czech Republic, Morgan and Jake must follow the trail to the Key, while evading Adam Kadmon, a man consumed with a lust for dark power.
As the planets align, Morgan and Jake race against time to find the Key and destroy it before the Devourers and the Polluted of God emerge from the Gates of Hell to ravage the earth.
This is Book 6 of the ARKANE supernatural thriller series, but it can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel.
˃˃˃ The bestselling ARKANE series of books in order:
Stone of Fire #1 – previously published as Pentecost
Crypt of Bone #2 – previously published as Prophecy
Ark of Blood #3 – previously published as Exodus
One Day In Budapest #4
Day of the Vikings #5
Gates of Hell #6
One Day in New York #7
˃˃˃ Other books by J.F.Penn
Desecration, London Psychic #1
Delirium, London Psychic #2
A Thousand Fiendish Angels – Short stories inspired by Dante’s Inferno.
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An ancient manuscript, diving into the Dead Sea, loads of sightseeing and history – and stuff blowing up! So much fun to read.
Morgan learns the truth about her father’s death and a Kabbalist group called the Remnant who protects the world from demons. She and Jake have to stop a fanatic from finding the Key and opening the Gates of Hell.
I liked that Morgan is faced with things from her past, learning the truth about it and overcoming her own fears. I also liked the use of Kabballah mysticism – especially the climax.
Another great adventure where Morgan saves the world from the occult.
In this story, ARKANE agent, Morgan Sierra, receives a package, a delayed shipment from her deceased father, which contained an encrypted message regarding a Key to the Gates of Hell. She immediately commences an investigation, joined by her old partner, Jake Timber, recently released from lengthy rehabilitation after major surgery due to injuries during a past assignment, and likely at less than 100% effectiveness, but hungry to return to work. Their journey to locate the Key and the Gates took them through Spain, Israel, and into the Czech Republic.
They were being closely followed by the evil Adam Kadmon, who had made a pact with the devil to unlock the Gates, and would stop at nothing to obtain the Key. He had calculated the timing for an alignment of Mars, Earth and the Sun, followed by four dark red “blood moon” lunar eclipses. Adam knew that this alignment happened once every 778 years, and it would be an occasion on which the Gates would be receptive to opening if the Key was available. He had been systematically murdering members of the Remnants, the group of Jews who were safeguarding the Key’s existence, handed down thru centuries.
Morgan’s father had been a member of that group; his death was just confirmed as a murder. Shortly before committing suicide rather than give up the information, the last surviving Remnant member had sent the her the package from her father. When Morgan learned the truth about her father’s death, revenge against Adam Kadmon became her motivation.
In Israel, they met Mikael Levy, a devout Jew who had served in the military under Morgan’s husband Elian, and who had also met her father a few months before he died, and was ultimately drawn into the Remnant group.
The journey had many dangerous twists, turns and deadly encounters as the celestial alignment approached. There was a lot of action that kept me reading, losing sleep along the way. Does the Key exist? If so, who would find it and survive the fight over it? Ms. Penn is a master story teller. It is obvious that she does painstaking research on the history of the subject matter and story locations. She adds vivid description to help the reader see the museum exhibits and the local scenery. She combines religion, history, art and science elements with lots of imagination to present an intriguing story that I did not want to put down. I have read and enjoyed several of Ms. Penn’s books, including her Mapwalker series and now in this ARKANE series. I highly recommend them all, and that you read them in series order, as she adds more depth to her continuing characters. I have already purchased copies of the rest of the books in this series and am eager to read them all.
Short read but packed full of horror as bad people try opening the gates and let bad things out.
Packed full of action in well researched locations.
Another great book by the wee giggler with the satanic mind.
Thoroughly recommend it.
Now that I’ve read this excellent story, I have to also read the rest of the series. I love the main character. She’s a very strong and independent woman just like I’d love to be. Highly recommended, action-packed paranormal adventure!
Gates of Hell (ARKANE Book 6), my tenth read from author J.F. Penn. Captivating, well-developed characters coupled with an intriguing storyline makes for a page-turning read! Penn, as always, does a good job with her character development; you can like and/or hate these characters. I’ll be reading more by this author as I get more of her books. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).