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The Shadow at Evening
In the spirit of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lamb among the Stars series weaves the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and the supernatural into something unique and haunting. On the faraway planet of Farholme, humans live in peace under the gentle rule of the Assembly. War and evil are ancient history. But suddenly, almost imperceptibly, things begin to change. Slowly a handful of men and women begin to realize that evil has returned and it must be fought.
416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Chris Walley
15 books41 followersI was born in Wales in 1954 but grew up in northern England. I studied geology at university, gaining a BSc from Sheffield University and a PhD from University of Wales, Swansea. I taught at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon from 1980-84, where I met my wife and where our two boys were born.
From 1984-94, I was based in Swansea, where I was a consultant for the oil industry. I did fieldwork in a number of African and Asian countries and wrote numerous synthesis volumes on the geology of different countries. In the late eighties, I began writing in my spare time. I had two novels, Heart of Stone and Rock of Refuge, published under the pseudonym of John Haworth.
In 1994, I was asked to return to Lebanon to rebuild the Department of Geology at AUB and we were there as a family 1994-98. During that time I managed the department, taught and also did research. I travelled extensively within Lebanon and got to know all the major geological localities very well, partly through interest, and partly through setting innumerable student mapping projects. My wife and I were also involved in setting up a large environmental project in the Bekaa with A Rocha Lebanon.
In 1998, we returned to the UK. Needing to go back to Swansea where there were few geology jobs, and fancying something of a change, I began to make a new career in writing and editing, in particular for the Christian market. I retained my geological interests, in particular in Lebanon/the Middle East, however, and led field trips for Wheaton College, Illinois in the Middle East and the UK.
In September 2004 I started teaching again, at Gower College Swansea (Gorseinon), on the edge of Swansea: geology and environmental science.
My wife and I live in an old cottage on the edge of Swansea and are very much involved in Pantygwydr Baptist church. Our sons, John and Mark, no longer live at home but remain a real blessing to us.
From 1984-94, I was based in Swansea, where I was a consultant for the oil industry. I did fieldwork in a number of African and Asian countries and wrote numerous synthesis volumes on the geology of different countries. In the late eighties, I began writing in my spare time. I had two novels, Heart of Stone and Rock of Refuge, published under the pseudonym of John Haworth.
In 1994, I was asked to return to Lebanon to rebuild the Department of Geology at AUB and we were there as a family 1994-98. During that time I managed the department, taught and also did research. I travelled extensively within Lebanon and got to know all the major geological localities very well, partly through interest, and partly through setting innumerable student mapping projects. My wife and I were also involved in setting up a large environmental project in the Bekaa with A Rocha Lebanon.
In 1998, we returned to the UK. Needing to go back to Swansea where there were few geology jobs, and fancying something of a change, I began to make a new career in writing and editing, in particular for the Christian market. I retained my geological interests, in particular in Lebanon/the Middle East, however, and led field trips for Wheaton College, Illinois in the Middle East and the UK.
In September 2004 I started teaching again, at Gower College Swansea (Gorseinon), on the edge of Swansea: geology and environmental science.
My wife and I live in an old cottage on the edge of Swansea and are very much involved in Pantygwydr Baptist church. Our sons, John and Mark, no longer live at home but remain a real blessing to us.
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May 7, 2018
Good Christian fiction is rare, and good Christian sci-fi even rarer, so this is a very welcome find. It has a strong plot, is clearly Christian without being preachy, and is one of the few Christian fictional books I have read which has actively challenged me to be more holy. It's not a spoiler to say that the setting does depend very heavily upon a particular eschatological interpretation. However, as someone who holds a different opinion I didn't find that this interfered with my enjoyment of the book.
September 4, 2021
This ended up being a good book. It was actually better than I expected or anticipated it to be, which is always a nice surprise. It starts out slow as the author is building a brand new world from the get-go. Some things the reader is expected to accept , which is fine, and I like how the author builds upon these expectations to create a world (society) that is potentially believable. I thought the character development was pretty decent over the course of the book; some characters obviously will have more/greater development than others.
It is interesting; the "language" (verbiage) being used felt . . . not "stilted" but . . . "not normal" for maybe the first half of the book. I realize some of this stems from trying to anticipate how people in this future society might talk (especially based on the value systems of the time period). However, there is a point in the book where it truly feels like the language "changes" and becomes . . . "more normal" (or closer to how we tend to talk "today"). It felt more "vibrant" or . . . something when this change occurred. I still applaud what the author attempted to do; I know I have read other authors describing how difficult it can be to try and come up with a "future language" or way of speaking that is still readable and understandable without adversely affecting the story narrative itself.
Also, the first one-third to maybe one-half of the book was really kind of boring; the story moved along at a decent pace and still managed to hold my interested. There is an "event" that occurs in the beginning of the story that does not come back into play until later (and had me wondering how significant it really was if and when it would reappear while I was reading). Then, the story truly changes it became more taut, more suspenseful, more "what's going to happen next?" for me. It is an interesting change. I do not know if it completely had to do with the words the author was choosing while writing, but he did an incredible job of giving the sense of impending doom, of imminent danger, and the reader was somewhat uncertain if the heroes would survive or not.
He also does a nice job of building up the suspense, of creating a sense of a future catastrophe that is slowing rolling towards you and you cannot get out of the way. There were moments where I was "how are they going to get out of this?" and the author would then create an exciting scene in which the reader was exhilarated by the resolution of that moment. He did a great job of generating a sense of foreboding, of something being wrong as the heroes went about their way in trying to solve a mystery with various connections that may or may not have been relevant.
I do not know if I would quite compare this book to the works of C.S. Lewis or JRR Tolkien; it has been a while since I read C.S. Lewis, though, so maybe I am wrong. In any case, I think the author does a tremendous job at trying to describe a civilization that is 100% Christian and how things might transpire in such a society.
There were moments in the book that made me laugh. There were other moments that created a sense of horror in me (and the author did a great job of describing enough to let the mind take over as opposed to telling the reader what he or she is supposed to see, as it were). And with that sense if increasing dread came suspense and then relief or deeper dread (depending on how it worked out at any given moment). I liked the interactions between the various characters.
I would initially have rated the book a 3-star book, but the latter portion really changed things around for me. It was like the author flipped a switch or something and really ramped the tension and the pacing up. It was crazy and incredible and I really do not know how to describe it; I don't want to "talk the book up too much" in case future readers are disappointed, but while it really does feel almost like two different stories are being told the ending is so good (well, right up until the very end, where it ends on a "cliffhanger" and demands the reader read the second book as a result). I would now probably rate the book 3.5 - 3.7 stars, generously rounded up to 4 stars. Here is hoping the next book in the series is just as good if not better than this one.
It is interesting; the "language" (verbiage) being used felt . . . not "stilted" but . . . "not normal" for maybe the first half of the book. I realize some of this stems from trying to anticipate how people in this future society might talk (especially based on the value systems of the time period). However, there is a point in the book where it truly feels like the language "changes" and becomes . . . "more normal" (or closer to how we tend to talk "today"). It felt more "vibrant" or . . . something when this change occurred. I still applaud what the author attempted to do; I know I have read other authors describing how difficult it can be to try and come up with a "future language" or way of speaking that is still readable and understandable without adversely affecting the story narrative itself.
Also, the first one-third to maybe one-half of the book was really kind of boring; the story moved along at a decent pace and still managed to hold my interested. There is an "event" that occurs in the beginning of the story that does not come back into play until later (and had me wondering how significant it really was if and when it would reappear while I was reading). Then, the story truly changes it became more taut, more suspenseful, more "what's going to happen next?" for me. It is an interesting change. I do not know if it completely had to do with the words the author was choosing while writing, but he did an incredible job of giving the sense of impending doom, of imminent danger, and the reader was somewhat uncertain if the heroes would survive or not.
He also does a nice job of building up the suspense, of creating a sense of a future catastrophe that is slowing rolling towards you and you cannot get out of the way. There were moments where I was "how are they going to get out of this?" and the author would then create an exciting scene in which the reader was exhilarated by the resolution of that moment. He did a great job of generating a sense of foreboding, of something being wrong as the heroes went about their way in trying to solve a mystery with various connections that may or may not have been relevant.
I do not know if I would quite compare this book to the works of C.S. Lewis or JRR Tolkien; it has been a while since I read C.S. Lewis, though, so maybe I am wrong. In any case, I think the author does a tremendous job at trying to describe a civilization that is 100% Christian and how things might transpire in such a society.
There were moments in the book that made me laugh. There were other moments that created a sense of horror in me (and the author did a great job of describing enough to let the mind take over as opposed to telling the reader what he or she is supposed to see, as it were). And with that sense if increasing dread came suspense and then relief or deeper dread (depending on how it worked out at any given moment). I liked the interactions between the various characters.
I would initially have rated the book a 3-star book, but the latter portion really changed things around for me. It was like the author flipped a switch or something and really ramped the tension and the pacing up. It was crazy and incredible and I really do not know how to describe it; I don't want to "talk the book up too much" in case future readers are disappointed, but while it really does feel almost like two different stories are being told the ending is so good (well, right up until the very end, where it ends on a "cliffhanger" and demands the reader read the second book as a result). I would now probably rate the book 3.5 - 3.7 stars, generously rounded up to 4 stars. Here is hoping the next book in the series is just as good if not better than this one.
August 10, 2021
I will plan to come back at another time to review this book. For now I will simply say I love this book! Going to immediately begin reading the second book in the series.
May 30, 2017
Outstanding new genre of Christian SciFi
May 30, 2021
I recently got this book from a flea market when We were in Ponchatoula while we were visiting my brother and my sister-in-law in Louisiana,because my brother lives in New Orlean and he took us there to visit this flea market and that where I had spotted this book.
I thought this book was supposed to be a Science Fantasy like Dragonriders of Pern when I had mistook the word "made" for "mage". When I started to reading this book, it began to giving me a headaches and even getting headaches when I tried to gave another chance when I was reading it on the plane and buses (We took buses to go back from the airport to home). I decided to DNF'ed when I was making feels nausana.
The main reason why I DNF'ed is because mostly of character were mostly talking science and region and it was hardly focuses on the plot and the characters were acting like computers.
The book's plot makes me of the Science Fiction version of "Let There Be Dark" . I gave "Let There Be Dark" 1 star,because I really don't like that book.
I thought this book was supposed to be a Science Fantasy like Dragonriders of Pern when I had mistook the word "made" for "mage". When I started to reading this book, it began to giving me a headaches and even getting headaches when I tried to gave another chance when I was reading it on the plane and buses (We took buses to go back from the airport to home). I decided to DNF'ed when I was making feels nausana.
The main reason why I DNF'ed is because mostly of character were mostly talking science and region and it was hardly focuses on the plot and the characters were acting like computers.
The book's plot makes me of the Science Fiction version of "Let There Be Dark" . I gave "Let There Be Dark" 1 star,because I really don't like that book.
December 12, 2021
Really interesting concept and cool opening descriptions of terraforming a planet.
The world is supposed to be one in which evil doesn't really exist, or at least, everyone seems pretty happy with their place in the world. Because of this, the culture on Farholme comes across as a socialist paradise, where everyone already has what they need and only does the sort of jobs they want to do in order to contribute to the function of the community. Since there are no dissenting opinions, it also comes across as rather fascist. The eventual revelation of the enemy as pure evil was pretty disappointing. How many entire cultures do you know who are just purely "evil" and one-dimensional. I guess that is a by-product of this being a speculative religious fiction. Indeed, I went on to read the other books and unfortunately, it only goes down hill from here. Such a shame as the author has some really cool sci-fi concepts. I would love to see a pure hard sci-fi story from him; I think he could do it!
The world is supposed to be one in which evil doesn't really exist, or at least, everyone seems pretty happy with their place in the world. Because of this, the culture on Farholme comes across as a socialist paradise, where everyone already has what they need and only does the sort of jobs they want to do in order to contribute to the function of the community. Since there are no dissenting opinions, it also comes across as rather fascist. The eventual revelation of the enemy as pure evil was pretty disappointing. How many entire cultures do you know who are just purely "evil" and one-dimensional. I guess that is a by-product of this being a speculative religious fiction. Indeed, I went on to read the other books and unfortunately, it only goes down hill from here. Such a shame as the author has some really cool sci-fi concepts. I would love to see a pure hard sci-fi story from him; I think he could do it!
December 5, 2024
One of the worst books I have ever read. I came across it on the library shelves and was immediately filled with a feeling of revulsion, but I could not for the life of me remember a single thing about the book. Even flipping through it, not a whisper of remembrance stirred. It was that awful.
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July 1, 2025as much as it pains me, DNF. just too many words!!! it if it were shorter, perhaps I would finish it. some really whacky ideas in here but I was rolling with it. plot just slowed down too much :'( left off on page 319 for future reference.
February 1, 2022
Star Wars meets CS Lewis
September 2, 2022
Far from my favorite book but I certainly appreciate someone attempting to write in the Christian SciFi genre.
April 27, 2023
The evil Force they found was somewhat titillating, with descriptions of monsters and rites that were practiced.
October 23, 2023
Really good book
January 13, 2024
As someone who is not a fan of fiction, this series is just as epic as Tolkiens books
December 28, 2020
In what starts off as a slow and somewhat boring read, the reader becomes comfortable with the peaceful picture of the millennial reign, where society is sinless and everyone gets along. However, as what seem to be small things start going wrong, Wallace builds up a sense of dread, until you experience the sheer terror in the face of sudden and powerful evil. Reading more like a thriller or even a horror novel, The Shadow at Evening lives up to its foreboding name.
While certainly not on parr with the work of Lewis or Tolkien, Wallace utilizes the first book in his series to write his own story about the not-so-distant future. He reminds us of the complexity, and, quite frankly, the fragility of the human condition this side of paradise. In classic Christian tradition, the thread of hope is woven throughout the story and offers a resolution to fight for the good that remains. The grit developed by the main characters in the first novel draws the reader in and ensures interest in the second novel.
While certainly not on parr with the work of Lewis or Tolkien, Wallace utilizes the first book in his series to write his own story about the not-so-distant future. He reminds us of the complexity, and, quite frankly, the fragility of the human condition this side of paradise. In classic Christian tradition, the thread of hope is woven throughout the story and offers a resolution to fight for the good that remains. The grit developed by the main characters in the first novel draws the reader in and ensures interest in the second novel.
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October 24, 2013
I enjoyed this book, and found it an interesting read. The Author has done a good job of creating a human world thousands of years in the future. At first, I didn't buy into the premise that man could live for hundreds and thousands of years without evil, but I eventually accepted it, and engaged in the story. The book is very well written, and the characters were very well expressed. I was certainly drawn to the four main characters. I enjoyed the sci-fi aspects of the book as well. The author did a great job of explaining things in enough depth so as make things believable
My major criticism for this book is that the story is not complete. The book just ends, and the story is still hanging, obviously setting thing up for the next book. This bugs me so much, it almost causes me to deduct one full star from the rating. Ugh...
It seems every author these days loves to write series books, but I have to say it's becoming tiring. In my opinion, if you are going to write a series of books, each volume should stand on it's own. Maybe the books of the series get tied together, and maybe the enjoyment of books can build as you read more books in the series, but I am annoyed when I get to the end of a 380 page book only to have no closure and no resolution. Really? Yes, a few authors have pulled this off successfully, but those authors are very few. J.R.R. Tolkien is one; Francine Rivers is another... Most of the time, if an author draws me into reading their "series", I'm sick of it after the second or third volume. In this case, I'm on the fence if I will read the remainder of the series or not. It was a good story, so perhaps I will.
My major criticism for this book is that the story is not complete. The book just ends, and the story is still hanging, obviously setting thing up for the next book. This bugs me so much, it almost causes me to deduct one full star from the rating. Ugh...
It seems every author these days loves to write series books, but I have to say it's becoming tiring. In my opinion, if you are going to write a series of books, each volume should stand on it's own. Maybe the books of the series get tied together, and maybe the enjoyment of books can build as you read more books in the series, but I am annoyed when I get to the end of a 380 page book only to have no closure and no resolution. Really? Yes, a few authors have pulled this off successfully, but those authors are very few. J.R.R. Tolkien is one; Francine Rivers is another... Most of the time, if an author draws me into reading their "series", I'm sick of it after the second or third volume. In this case, I'm on the fence if I will read the remainder of the series or not. It was a good story, so perhaps I will.
July 30, 2011
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I so want to read the next one! It took me a little time to get into this book, but I am glad I hung on. It picks up right before the middle. I would say this first part of the book is all the slow set-up so that you are immersed in the world and get the rest of the series. I found the most challenging part of this book relating to a perfect world with perfect people. Since I don't live in a perfect world, it was hard to wrap my mind around and connect to the characters. But that is part of the fun of the book--trying to put myself in the characters' shoes. The lack of freedom felt at first distasteful, but then I realized that I, in fact, would hate a world where everyone did exactly what he wanted. There are many things I think people should not do and thus, I understood what would move a society to protecting people and ourselves with specific rules. It was much harder to buy into the idea that humanity would ever free itself of sin. But I put myself into the world and imagined it and it got easier.
A warning: When I went to find the second book, I discovered the first and second books were repackaged together in a book called The Shadow and the Night. I am going to buy an earlier copy of the second book called The Power of Night, then I can read the next books in the series.
A warning: When I went to find the second book, I discovered the first and second books were repackaged together in a book called The Shadow and the Night. I am going to buy an earlier copy of the second book called The Power of Night, then I can read the next books in the series.
April 22, 2015
I thought this was pretty good--not the same level as C. S. Lewis or J. R. R. Tolkien, which is how it's touted--but the story is believable and interesting, and is structured within a definite Christian understanding (well, one take on Christian understanding, anyway) of the universe & history. Lewis's Space Trilogy has some parallels, although the language & story seem less likely to appeal to today's adolescents (despite that I think Lewis's writing is much better).
I thought that the character development was kind of shallow and predictable, although the plot was pretty good and the suspense builds as the story progresses. Since it's a series, I realize that some ends that don't seem tied up enough (e.g., his relationship with his original girlfriend) but that the author might have something else up his sleeve.
Although the way romantic relationships are portrayed is kind of a relief from the too explicit and unsavoury treatments all too common, the naivete about the whole matter seems pretty unrealistic.
Anyway, I was happy to read the 2nd book, and am trying to track down #3 & 4 to put on the library shelves. It does seem like the kind of Christian science fiction that teens would enjoy, and deserves more of a reading.
I thought that the character development was kind of shallow and predictable, although the plot was pretty good and the suspense builds as the story progresses. Since it's a series, I realize that some ends that don't seem tied up enough (e.g., his relationship with his original girlfriend) but that the author might have something else up his sleeve.
Although the way romantic relationships are portrayed is kind of a relief from the too explicit and unsavoury treatments all too common, the naivete about the whole matter seems pretty unrealistic.
Anyway, I was happy to read the 2nd book, and am trying to track down #3 & 4 to put on the library shelves. It does seem like the kind of Christian science fiction that teens would enjoy, and deserves more of a reading.
September 20, 2007
Imagine a future that today’s generation can only dream of. A trillion people live under the gentle rule of The Assembly on over a thousand inhabited worlds. Peace and stability have reigned unbroken for nearly twelve thousand years, and war and evil are merely ancient history.
But everything is about to change. On Farholme—a Made World at the very edge of the Assembly—strange things are happening. A girl sees an impossible creature, a stranger from Ancient Earth arrives in response to a troubling vision, and people begin to say, do, and think things that oppose everything The Assembly stands for. And slowly, incredulously, a handful of men and women come to recognize the unthinkable: Evil has returned once more, and it must be fought.
The Shadow at Evening is a triumph of imagination. The first volume in a fantastic epic in the spirit of C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, it weaves together the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and the supernatural, into something unique and haunting.
But everything is about to change. On Farholme—a Made World at the very edge of the Assembly—strange things are happening. A girl sees an impossible creature, a stranger from Ancient Earth arrives in response to a troubling vision, and people begin to say, do, and think things that oppose everything The Assembly stands for. And slowly, incredulously, a handful of men and women come to recognize the unthinkable: Evil has returned once more, and it must be fought.
The Shadow at Evening is a triumph of imagination. The first volume in a fantastic epic in the spirit of C.S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy, it weaves together the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and the supernatural, into something unique and haunting.
March 16, 2011
Any book that says "in the tradition of Lewis and Tolkien" on the front is setting itself up for the big leagues, and in this case, Walley is still very much in the minors. It's more future sci-fi than fantasy (as the front also proclaims), set in the year 13851. I had some trouble getting into the story, first because the premiss is rather illogical given what we know of mankind, history and the future (the world is not going to get better but we are slowly moving towards and are even in the final days), and second because the very idea of seeding other planets for human life is so against the ideals that Lewis presented in his own Space Trilogy.
But once Walley dropped a lot of the forced platitudes of a future Christian society, the story flowed better and even got interesting. While it's not epic fantasy, or even epic sci-fi, it was a diverting story with a few compelling characters. And of course, a possible love triangle, which I have already determined the best outcome, and now I'll have to read the rest of the series to see if Walley messes it up or not :P
But once Walley dropped a lot of the forced platitudes of a future Christian society, the story flowed better and even got interesting. While it's not epic fantasy, or even epic sci-fi, it was a diverting story with a few compelling characters. And of course, a possible love triangle, which I have already determined the best outcome, and now I'll have to read the rest of the series to see if Walley messes it up or not :P
March 19, 2016
A great series that makes you think: What would a world without sin really be like? What if we were unfamiliar with doing wrong, uninfluenced by evil, then suddenly confronted with temptation? How would an entire society respond?
This book takes the millennial kingdom of peace (but stretched out over many thousands of years) then brings the evil back in. How would you deal with someone you realized for the very first time was lying to you? How would you deal with keeping a promise when you no longer wanted to keep it? A very imaginative and well thought out story. Very entertaining and thought provoking.
This book takes the millennial kingdom of peace (but stretched out over many thousands of years) then brings the evil back in. How would you deal with someone you realized for the very first time was lying to you? How would you deal with keeping a promise when you no longer wanted to keep it? A very imaginative and well thought out story. Very entertaining and thought provoking.
May 23, 2013
This book (and entire series) is epic. It considers a society that has been free from evil for over ten thousand years and is now beginning to be infiltrated by it once more. It brings up some very interesting thoughts about the evils that are normal, everyday things to us.
The characters are precious and endearing between their fight to rid their world of evil once again, their personalities, and their newfound flaws.
The first book or two take some time to pick up the pace, but that in itself is vital to the overall plot.
The characters are precious and endearing between their fight to rid their world of evil once again, their personalities, and their newfound flaws.
The first book or two take some time to pick up the pace, but that in itself is vital to the overall plot.
May 31, 2008
Shadow at Evening is a really enticing book about a young man on the planet Farholme, a distant planet that could be described as in the frontiers of the galaxy. Farholmers soon begin experiencing weird phenomenons, and it is soon found out that aliens have invaded the planet secretly, and have plans to not only take the planet, but the entire unified galaxy.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is into sci-fi, especially Christians.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is into sci-fi, especially Christians.
August 12, 2018
An interesting story, with ideas that have great potential, but don't quite reach their heights... at least in this first book of a series. I'm hoping things get more and more involved as it goes on. The dialogue is pretty stiff, and doesn't sound like real humans speaking to each other half the time, but the ideas are certainly intriguing and the mystery is well-done so that I wanted to find the answers.
May 18, 2014
I was skeptical when I read the cover comment "In the tradition of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien", but now that I have finished the first book in the Lamb Among the Stars series, I agree with the summation. The author's geological background is apparent in the detail he puts into descriptions, and the scope of the universe he has created is amazing.
February 3, 2015
absolutely great. the greatest science fiction, and i think christian fiction i have read. among the best fiction i have read ever. it sparked my interest in space travel and technological progress as well as thoughts on the dangers of personal corruption. brilliant book. would love to read it again, and more walley books. great.
February 24, 2011
Didn't finish the book, actually gave up about 50 pages in. Not that it was that bad, but primarily because I have a ton of reading material right now and the weak dialogue and exposition sort of turned me off...possibly one that I'll pick up and finish later.
January 8, 2013
Why why why why why do I pick up Christian "preach at me" books? SERIOUSLY. Something is wrong with me when I don't recognize a book called " the lamb among the stars series" for what it is. I don't like being preached at. I don't recommend the book.
January 20, 2015
I must admit that it took a little bit for me to become enraptured with the story. When I first began reading (around the age of 12) it took awhile for me to really catch the fire. However, once you really get into the book, you can't just end with the first, you must finish all four!
October 21, 2015
This series is better than its description--imagine a world where the Lord's Peace has been reigning for 11,000 years. . . and then it is tested.
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