The Queen's Martian Rifles by M. E. Brines Book Review

Genre: Christian Sci-Fi

Recommendation: Excellent

Originality – 5/5

Writing Style – 5/5

Plot – 5/5

Characters – 5/5

Aesthetics – 3/5

19^th century Europeans on Mars. Nephilim. Noah’s Ark. Creation vs. Evolution. Occultists. Hi-jacked moons. Atlantis. Mystery.

Need I go on?

This is the second novel by M. E. Brines that I’ve read and I’ve loved both of them because I never know what to expect. It’s great!

Brines writes loose historical fiction and as such, The Queen’s Martian Rifles features occultist Aleister Crowley, inventor Nicola Tesla, and archaeologist Rebecca Bryce – daughter of Sir James Bryce.

Junior officer David McLaughlin arrives on Mars with the desire to snap England’s troops back into shape. But what he finds while doing so is much more than he bargained for. Can McLaughlin and Bryce save Earth from its secret Martian enemies?

The Queen’s Martian Rifles reads like a classic sci-fi adventure novel in the vein of Jules Verne, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, or H. G. Welles, and is just as imaginative (maybe even more so!)

Brines’ use of the Bible and Christianity are to be respected. Whereas his reimagination of events  is not always completely factual, believers should have no problem with its fictional nature.

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