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Title: Inventive concept, painfully poor writing
Review: I was looking for a good novel that interpreted 21st century geopolitics from a spiritual perspective. Sai Prophecy certainly presents a promising, inventive plot that follows the spiritual growth of several generations of one family and their involvement with the three incarnations of avatar Sai Baba and key political figures. Unfortunately, the author's writing skills are not enough to pull it off, as major plot shift after plot shift occurs with little explanation or justification. I also found the author's political positions naive and irritating -- the bad guys are Arab fundamentalists who undermine the spiritual greatness of America by cutting taxes and aid to Israel! The sections dealing with Sai Baba's influence on the key players are very interesting, but the character's emotional responses to actual or near miraculous events are treated so superficially as to make one laugh. I'm still looking for a readable spiritual/political thriller.
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