Did you think the
Devourer could summon monsters of evil without Aion raising dread champions of
His own?” She smiled. “Has it not been told, ‘When darkness floods, fires will
rise’?”
Genre: Fantasy
Target Audience: Boys 14+
Subjects: God’s Will, Loss, Courage,
Power
Summary: Ravaged is the only way one can
describe the realm. The song of unmaking may be over but the effects are
continuing to get worse and worse. Rovers roam the land – they are the living
dead that attack and destroy all in their path. Parents take up arms in defense
against their own children. False doctrine is seeping into the abbeys of the
holy men, destroying them from within. Goths and S’Quoth are ready to attack. In
hopes of solving the problems, assisans have risen up from amongst the holy
men, attacking their own leaders. Gabe, Garret, Ewan, Hyden and their
companions are engaging in rescue and basic survival missions. Arthur and Corus
are enforcing their influence, but many are not ready to accept this foreign
king. Meanwhile, in another realm, Reggie, Odessa and her three youngest
children are traveling through America, past America, looking for the world’s
one hope: The Lost Prophet, Aion’s Oracle, the one created to exist till this
very time and for this very purpose.
Notes: This is the 4th in the Legends of Karac Tor series about four
brothers who travel to another world and have a role to play in saving the
world. This author ties in connections to the King Arthur legends and the
concept of naming – the power found in knowing your identity in Christ. In this
book, only two of the brothers are focused on. The rest of the focus is on
their dad and a lady and three of her children. The younger brothers have to
find the courage to stand strong when everything seems to be going wrong. The
dad has to overcome his despair at the loss of his wife and take the lead in
the search to find The Lost Prophet. The strong spiritual thread running
through this book is whether or not all is hopeless. When the darkness seems to
be winning, should good just give up and surrender or is there more hope than
they see? A character challenges this idea, saying that Aion, the allegorical
character for God, will not let evil win completely, but will raise up
champions of His own to fight. The character says they are few, but they do
exist and are standing strong. The story shows hope, shows how even when it
seems as though evil is taking over our own world, when it seems as though
everything is falling apart, these is still hope. God is still in control. I
highly recommend this book for teens and adults both!
Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Romans 5:5 - And hope does not disappoint us, because God has
poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
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