House of Gold

I could not put this book down. I loved the characters, and the plot, which lets us know what life might be like in American should the power grid ever get destroyed by a terrorist. Normally fiction is a "guilty pleasure" in which I rarely indulge, but I am glad I did. Not only is this a page turner, it will feed your spirit, and help you in your journey with Christ. I started rereading almost as soon as I was done!

This is the third novel I've read by Bud Macfarlane Jr. The two books that I recommend to read prior to House of Gold are Pierced by a Sword and Conceived Without Sin. If you are a Catholic or not, I believe the story in House of Gold is very impressive. The story deals with many difficult and personal issues. The solutions presented by Marfarlane are amazing. God is definitely the main focus in the novel. It's about people's conversions to God. It's beautifully written, and the emphasis on the Catholic Church is great and informative. In this particuliar novel, there is a huge journey and decision that the characters are presented with. There are four main characters dealt with in the novel. Buzz Woodward is a divorced alcoholic. He has been through many trials in life and he finds himself beginning a journey that is against the impossible odds. Sam and Ellie Fisk are married, and have a profound love for the Catholic Church. Everyone pictures them as the perfect couple, when in reality, evil is trying to tear them apart. Mark Johnson is a big, strong FBI agent. He detects a very dangerous technological problem, and wants to face it in the best possible way. God brings these characters together. Will they be able to overcome their trials..or will they fall into human weakness and become defeated? I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in adventure and excitement. Word of Warning: you won't be able to put the book down after page 300 or so.

When I first read this book I admit it frightened me. The book was published during the height of global Y2K anxiety and its basic story -- where various characters struggle to survive in a post-meltdown world with only their Faith to protect them -- might have actually been a premonition of things to come. In reading of Buzz's fight, for example, to return to his family in a world turned suddenly savage without the luxuries we take for granted, was especially heartbreaking. Now, with the mental anguish past, I think back on this book and remember how real the story and characters were to me. In particular I sympathized with Ellie's pain as she struggled to hold fast to her Faith despite her inability to have children, something I do often. Despite the dissipation of our Y2K fears, House of Gold should remain a relevant book for our times. More than just a survival tale, it deals with issues important to us as Catholics, such as procreation and keeping the Faith in a faithless society. Besides, who knows when the light will truly go out?

Bud McFarlane has done it again with House of Gold. I recently re-read his latest book and found it even better the second time. It offers everything. There is pain and suffering, to be sure, but there is also love, compassion, and courage galore. This book can change the way you look at the world.Bud uses the y2k computer bug as a literary device to further the action in this thriller. While we all know that Y2k proved to be a bust, this book is not. Regardless of whether or not the lights are still on, this book can move your soul.If you've not read any of McFarlane's work, this is a great place to start. It can change your world. It did mine!

What a book! I couldn't put it down. This book is a story of people in trouble. It's the only book that I have cryed when something bad happened. This is a very sad book with a happy ending. Can't what for Bud's fourth book!