Arin's Judgment

Adventures In Odyssey: Passages #2

by Paul McCusker

After World War II, Wade is transported to a war-torn alternate world called Marus, where he is a key figure in a power struggle and unwittingly helps to bring the Unseen One's judgment on a corrupt people

Genres: Fantasy, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 1999

About the author

Paul McCusker is a writer of many different kinds of things. You may know him from Adventures In Odyssey and Focus On The Family Radio Theatre. Or the Father Gilbert Mysteries. Or the Augustine Institute audio dramas Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi and The Trials of Saint Patrick. Or plays like The First Church of Pete's Garage and Catacombs. Or C.S. Lewis projects like The Chronicles of Narnia audio dramas or The Annotated Screwtape Letters. Or the film Beyond The Mask. Or lots of other dramas, novels, scripts and lyrics. He simply can't make up his mind what he likes to write.

Reviews

[Noel Hume · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was surprisingly dark for a kid's novel- but that didn't taint the story for me. In fact, I greatly enjoyed it! McCusker does a great job at writing in a darker style for this specific story.

[Kira Murphey · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I have just realized that, though I read these several years ago, I didn't mark them as read on here. So, in case your jaw just hit the floor, I did not read the entire series in one day. :p)

[CraftyChara · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Shawn Durham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. It had a Narnia feel to it

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as good as the original!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book/series. The ending to this one was a little grim and disturbing, but my 8 year old took it in stride,. So, no harm, no foul.

[Mishon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one might be okay for a bit under 10yrs old
Noah

[RedZRosebud · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! It was based off of Noah in the Bible, so it was very intense.

[Jalynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️ the story was a bit morbid but still very interesting

[Jalynn Staley · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25⭐️ pretty morbid for a kids book but still had a great message

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the second in the Passages series, and now that I'm more acquainted with the style and setting of the books, I enjoyed this new take on a familiar story.

Arin's Judgment is the story of Noah set in the fictional world of Marus. Wade Mullens finds himself unexpectedly in this unfamiliar world. Arin (the Noah character) sees him as the last sign of the end of the world. Other forces, though, see him as the key to their future and evil intentions. Wade has unintentionally smuggled plans for the atomic bomb into this foreign world and the evil leaders use him to make weapons of destruction. Wade must choose whose side to be on: Arin and his doom-and-gloom judgment which he says comes from The Unseen One, or the evil powers bent on destruction who have no regard for human life.

It's a good read, one I can see my kids enjoying later in life when Bible stories they've heard umpteen times might become stale.

[Shali · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this series when I was a kid and I loved them, and recently started reading them to my younger brother, but I had no memory of this particular book. I came to realize, the more I read, that I had read this story, but I didn't finish it. And, alas, I have failed again to read it through.
Perhaps it just has a slow beginning, and becomes more interesting and engaging later on, but if so we did not make it that far.

We'd gotten far enough to establish that it's a parallel to Noah's ark, and that the main character is far too trusting and naive; we only made it to chapter eight.
All in all, we quit reading out of boredom, and I'm sorry to have given up on the story, but we just weren't interested enough to continue.

I do intend to continue with the series, though. I really did enjoy it, and the 4th is my favorite, being a parallel to the story of Joseph- one of my favorite Bible stories.

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this adapted retelling of Noah, McCusker takes a kid from 1945 who somehow smuggles all kinds of weapons knowledge to Marus. He finds himself in an underground shelter of Arin, follower and preacher of the Unseen One. Lured away by powerful and charismatic leaders, he begins to doubt Arin and align himself with them. Will he be able to chose the right side before disaster occurs?

All along, I thought I knew what was going to happen next in this story, but I still found myself mentally engaged finding all the parallels and wondering exactly what the writer planned as the main message. I continue to enjoy this series.

[Rachel Sorce · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the 2nd book in the Passages series. It follows the story of Wade Mullens who lives during World War II who is then transported to the world of Marus. He uses his knowledge of the atomic bomb in the war between in Marus. It is a distant parallel of the biblical story of Noah and the Ark. This book was a really quick read, with not too much depth. Unlike the constant travel in the first book, Wade stays in one area of Marus throughout the story making the book not very intriguing. I gave this book 3 stars because of that factor. I'm hoping that the 3rd book is more enjoyable.

[Meadow Frisbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is about a kid that is wisked to the day of Noah, only with modern technology.
I read these books when I was little and this one stood out to me the most.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

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[JoJo Sutis · Rating 4 out of 5]

View my video review here
http://youtu.be/YOiwN_Vp_H4

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just wasn't in the mood for this book at the time. We have the first one on audio book and enjoy it very much. I hope to read the rest of the series someday.

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

G
This was an enjoyable fast-paced retelling of Noah and the Ark. Of course it had some added intrigue, but it was accurate enough that you could tell it was a retelling.

[Daniel Gaul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Noah's Ark, retold in ancient Marus through the eyes of a boy from 1945!