The concept of the Twelfth Imam is not one that gets a lot of space on mainstream media outlets, although it should. It is the prime motivating factor behind the actions of the Iranian government these days, the idea that a conflagration will bring the return of the Twelfth Imam of Mohammed to our world, and that he will in turn lead the Islamic faithful to conversion of the world to the true faith. Joel C. Rosenberg has taken this concept and used it as a vehicle for his latest thriller, which will scare the stuffing out of you.
Rosenberg’s novels deal with religious prophetic matters but are set very much in this w