Kingdom Come

This is a fast-paced Hollywood blockbuster of a novel. Intriguing from the beginning, it introduces twins Kara and Lorri Carter who, with other children from their sleepy home town, exhibit very special powers. These curious abilities, including mind control, appear to be mysteriously linked to a strange green light seen by their parents before they were born. Huberman's fourth novel is set in contemporary America and seems to relate two unconnected stories, that of the twins and the other which, in the style of several recent feature films, tells of an asteroid that is heading for Earth on a direct collision course with New York. It soon becomes clear that the asteroid is connected with the future of Kara and Lorri. At times the novel becomes very scientific, but difficult terms are explained, giving the reader the feeling that they have learned something from the book as well as enjoyed the story. The characters range from chauvinistic military men to psychopathic serial killers. Graphic violence is depicted throughout the novel with language to match, and it's not really for the faint-hearted. Although the story is at times reduced to cliches, it is always an entertaining combination of science fiction and horror, and it springs some hefty surprises. (Kirkus UK)