The Experiment

Journeys to Fayrah #2

by Bill Myers

Cross-dimensionalized to the land of Fayrah, where they are confronted with realities that science cannot explain, Joshua and Denise discover the meaning of God and his love.

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

141 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1991

About the author

Bill Myers was born into a Christian home, and although as a child he became bored with Christianity, he decided at the University of Washington quote, to "make God my boss." Ironically, at the University his worst subject was writing. He claims to have prayed, and said that he would be able to do anything for God, except write. Even so, he has become a prominent Christian writer, and has a large amount of successful books and films to his credit.

Reviews

[Jenny Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Denise wants to convince Nathan’s brother Josh that the Bloodstone is a portal to other dimensions. Josh’s scientific mind is skeptical even when seeing the Bloodstone glow, when seeing Aristophenix and Listro Q, even when transported to another dimension.
Bud of Biiq has something special planned for Josh and Denise. The dimension of Biiq had been tasked with designing a special machine for Denise and a sort of super computer for Josh.
Again, Bill Myers has crafted an inspired allegory. The imagery and symbolism is enlightening. A great sci-fi allegory for middle school and up.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

In my review of The Portal, the first entry in the Journeys to Fayrah series, I said, "Combining elements of Christian apologist C.S. Lewis' Narnia series and Space trilogy, Norman Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth, Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland, and Madeleine L'Engle's perennial favorite A Wrinkle in Time, The Portal is a delightful, if short, first installment in the allegorical Journeys to Fayrah quadrilogy." Pretty much the same thing could be said about The Experiment, the sequel to The Portal. There is one major difference, though; this second installment illustrates a profound truth in a way that you've probably never seen before. That alone makes this worth reading for Christian fiction fans; however, the entire book is good, not just that part.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Participate with the Creator, consider the necessity of the incarnation, take a closer look at the Pharisees, and decide how many arms you might need to comb your hair & brush your teeth at the same time.

[Novelist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Possibly the best book in the series. The most epic, definitely. So it is really good. The "Experiment" was the epic (and most interesting) part. I will not give away the story but it was very good.

[Paul, · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gus and Gertie were characters that I recalled immediately upon rereading this book. Not bad considering that it's been 30 years. Still a few things that make me think as an adult!

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good parable.