After his Lincoln vampire hunter book (see below), I thought our boy Seth may be a bit insane. Clinically so. Great read, but WOW, he's out there. Then I read this and thought, 'damn, this guy is a genius!'(unlike yours truly, but I digress). Unholy Night is absolutely brilliant. The interweaving of historically accurate (I assume) characters with completely fictional events and personalities was amazing. It is an edge of your seat thriller with multiple plot twists and enough blood and guts to make you appropriately uncomfortable. It was really a 'can't put it down' kind of read.
Now, one very important topic to discuss. If you are a devout Christian (Nats is a follower of the Jewish carpenter himself) please read this book with an open mind. Don't allow yourself to get all butt hurt about the creative license SGS is taking (and he takes a lot!). Allow yourself to suspend your disbelief and you have a good chance of really enjoying a wildly entertaining book. Take it too literally, and all you are going to do is get mad, make an ass of yourself, and contribute to the negative stereotype that believers frequently have to suffer from because of religious zealots like you. So just chill and enjoy. Thus endeth the sermon on the chair in my living room.
-Nats
