The Prophecies

Quenarden Trilogy #1

by Paula Vince

The future of an entire community depends upon three newcomers who know nothing about them. This fresh and intriguing story is the beginning of a quest to restore peace to a world in turmoil.

Beth, Troy and Nathan follow a lost child through a gap in a cliff and find themselves in a queer, archaic land where they are hailed as heroes. However, the rulers plot to kill them, for reasons the three cannot understand. At last Troy and Nathan uncover some shocking truths about their own family but it is almost too late to save themselves and the friends they have grown to love. They and Beth must draw upon reserves of courage and resourcefulness they never knew.

Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Award-winning author Paula Vince loves to evoke tears and laughter through writing fiction. She stirs her stories with mystery, romance, drama and suspense to create something delectably special. A wife and homeschooling mother of three children, she resides in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, a beautiful spot for inspiration with its breath-taking scenery and four distinct seasons.

Paula's quest is to provide quality faith-inspired fiction set in Australia. Her quest started way back when, as a Uni student, she discovered the writing of American Christian fiction authors. She wants to provide similar enjoyable reads that highlight her own country.

Her novel "Picking up the Pieces" won the religious fiction section of the 2011 International Book Awards.

Her novel "Best Forgotten" was winner of the 2011 CALEB Award in the fiction category and also overall winner for the year.

Her novel "Imogen's Chance" (April 2014) won third place in the Book Club Network's Readers' Choice Book of the Month Award for September, 2014.

Reviews

[Z.K. Dorward · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot more when I first read it nine years ago. It's a story that I've carried with me all that time, and rereading it took away some of the magic from it. I really dislike omniscient writing and jumping from one person's perspective to another took away some of the spark.
I still love the ending, though.

[Elizabeth Newton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paula Vince has made an interesting start to the Quenarden trilogy with well-rounded characters that the readers have opportunity to really get to know and identify with, and a good solid, exciting plot. The story is reminiscent of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in that the three heroes find a secret passage into another world called Quenarden, where they discover they play a major role in Quenarden’s prophesies in freeing the people from a fear-based dictatorship form of government, with a terrifying monster at the heart of it. The pace of the story is slow at times and often I feel like the narrative tells me far too much that dialogue and character-actions could do much more effectively. But there are some very creative and original ideas throughout and it was an enjoyable read. I look forward to reading the second and third parts.

[Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardarobe meets MacBeth if written by Louisa Alcott. A compelling enough story for children.