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The Prodigy: A Novel of Suspense
"When 6-year-old Toby Matthews walks through a hospital, the patients are healed. When he holds his hand up to a tornado, it dissipates. Who is this little boy - and what is the source of his power?"
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First published April 24, 2001
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Alton Gansky
74 books121 followersAlton Gansky is the author of 30 books--24 of them novels, including the Angel Award winner Terminal Justice and Christy Award finalist A Ship Possessed. A frequent speaker at writing conferences, he holds a BA and MA degrees in biblical studies. Alton and his wife reside in Southern California.
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October 26, 2019
The Prodigy is a well-written, fast-paced book. I was hooked on the first page.
Its quickly moving plot certainly held my interest, but I think it was actually the controversial themes presented in The Prodigy that kept me reading. I appreciated how the topics of demonic influence in people’s lives and whether or not miracles still occur today were respectfully explored.
On a note of personal preference, I’d like to point out that The Prodigy has many subplots - something I’m not usually fond of. You see, I don’t like hopping from one story to another and trying to shift my brain over to where the author wants me to go. Surprisingly, however, I enjoyed the subplots in Alton Gansky’s novel. He did an excellent job of keeping the plot grounded at all times by his main character: the prodigy child. He also created characters I could care about, which meant that I liked the side characters equally as well as any of the others and wanted to discover where their stories would end up.
Although The Prodigy held my attention throughout, I must admit that I liked the first two-thirds of the novel best. It seemed to me that nearer to the end of the book, the author switched genres, so I felt like I was reading an action novel (which may not be a bad thing for another reader) instead of a thriller. Also, I generally like to read fiction books that stretch my thinking just a bit more than this one did; and the ending felt a little too “wrapped up” for me. For these reasons, I gave it four stars instead of five.
Its quickly moving plot certainly held my interest, but I think it was actually the controversial themes presented in The Prodigy that kept me reading. I appreciated how the topics of demonic influence in people’s lives and whether or not miracles still occur today were respectfully explored.
On a note of personal preference, I’d like to point out that The Prodigy has many subplots - something I’m not usually fond of. You see, I don’t like hopping from one story to another and trying to shift my brain over to where the author wants me to go. Surprisingly, however, I enjoyed the subplots in Alton Gansky’s novel. He did an excellent job of keeping the plot grounded at all times by his main character: the prodigy child. He also created characters I could care about, which meant that I liked the side characters equally as well as any of the others and wanted to discover where their stories would end up.
Although The Prodigy held my attention throughout, I must admit that I liked the first two-thirds of the novel best. It seemed to me that nearer to the end of the book, the author switched genres, so I felt like I was reading an action novel (which may not be a bad thing for another reader) instead of a thriller. Also, I generally like to read fiction books that stretch my thinking just a bit more than this one did; and the ending felt a little too “wrapped up” for me. For these reasons, I gave it four stars instead of five.
January 1, 2018
I read this a few years ago on a road trip to Canada. I still remember how It sucked me in and I could not put it down. Easy read! Excellent book.
February 2, 2018
Great Christian thriller
January 24, 2012
Excellent read.
June 4, 2012
wish there was a sequel
August 14, 2013
I liked this book. Not a prize winner to me, but I did want to see what happened, although I pretty much figured it out
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