- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (16 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 067102454X
- ISBN-13: 978-0671024543
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,591,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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They battled evil at the gates of Heaven and rediscovered the power of faith. Now, Christopher, Jami, and Holli Lewis must guard the home front as Archangel Kaym and his minions wage war on Earth.
His victims have been claimed one by one, but that is just the beginning of the fallen angel's master plan: an all-out massacre at the high-school prom. In order to acomplish his terrible deed, Kaym focuses on two of the Lewis kids' schoolmates, Derek and Brian. Weakened by the constant bullying of their peers, the boys are easy prey for Kaym and soon become his instruments of death.
As the Lewis children and their guardians -- Mariel, Paulus and Aliel -- struggle against Kaym's forces, the moment for destruction draws near, and Christopher, Jami and Holli realize that the only weapons powerful enough to save the lives and souls of their classmates may be prayer and faith.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
one of the best new writers out there
7 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
Book two in The Eternal Warriors series, "The World in Shadow," shows Theodore Beale in top form as a writer. In my opinion, this book is even better than the first book, "War in Heaven," which I greatly enjoyed.
First of all--the story. Beale brings this second book down to earth. Instead of a rampaging war that crosses the boundaries of planets and time (though that war is still the backdrop), the setting of The Word in Shadow is an average suburban high school.
Jami, Christopher and Holli are confronted by a largely unfelt and unseen threat. They are given the chance to save many lives and eternal destinies. The question is: do they have enough resolve and faith to do so?
The answer will likely surprise you (it did me).
Now--to the writer. I have been most impressed by Mr. Beale as an author. His development from his first novel to his second is phenomenal. What strikes me most is his dead-on ability to catch the dialogue and culture of his characters. There are few writers who come close to his ability at this.
More than that, he is writing not only page-turning stuff, but page-turning stuff with a brain. His depiction of his human villains (or victims--depends how you look at it) does not suffer from the usual one-sidedness one finds in "Christian" literature.
For all these reasons and for the fact that once I got a hundred pages into it, I could not put the book down, I give The World in Shadow my highest recommendation.
One last thing--I also appreciated Mr. Beale's nod to Douglas Adams in the naming of one of the novel's characters.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Good Christian book for non-Christians
8 Aug 2005
Format:Paperback
I'm an agnostic, but I read this book and its sequel with an open mind, even knowing they were Christian novels.
The characters are believable and ring true. The story is engaging and the book is a page-turner.
This is a great book for fantasy fans. The Biblical material is applied in a fresh manner, even though I am sure many aspects will anger some Christians that have narrow-minded views that don't coincide with the author's.
I truly appreciate the fact that these books are written from a Christian perspective without being preachy and lily-white.
The books make you think about the Bible and its implications without being overwhelmed.
I think similar attitudes such as the author's would be well used in modern films as well.
The characters are believable and ring true. The story is engaging and the book is a page-turner.
This is a great book for fantasy fans. The Biblical material is applied in a fresh manner, even though I am sure many aspects will anger some Christians that have narrow-minded views that don't coincide with the author's.
I truly appreciate the fact that these books are written from a Christian perspective without being preachy and lily-white.
The books make you think about the Bible and its implications without being overwhelmed.
I think similar attitudes such as the author's would be well used in modern films as well.
Unique sci-fi/fantasy with a solid story and memorable perspective
1 July 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not only an amazing sequel to the first story, but dives right into the logical consequences in 'real life' of the universe the author described in the opening book.
I got the first book for my daughter, thinking it was a cool-sounding fantasy world mirroring a biblical perspective with the same kind of feel as Frank Peretti's "This Present Darkness" This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness- and found myself amazed at Beale's ability to draw me into the story myself.
This second book, I must say, was even more enjoyable and immediately identifiable than the first. I literally could not put the book down once I got into the story line a few dozen pages into the book.
I cannot more highly recommend any fresh author than this one, his ability to enjoin the reader with relevant experience and parallel spiritual awareness with wit and humor is likely to make him both a much-loved and much-maligned target of attention from all sides.
Without spoiling anything I will inform any intelligent adults who enjoy deeper insights into humanity and the air of weaving revelations about reality into fictional settings that only the best of science fiction and fantasy typically provide, YOU WILL APPRECIATE THIS BOOK.
I got the first book for my daughter, thinking it was a cool-sounding fantasy world mirroring a biblical perspective with the same kind of feel as Frank Peretti's "This Present Darkness" This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness- and found myself amazed at Beale's ability to draw me into the story myself.
This second book, I must say, was even more enjoyable and immediately identifiable than the first. I literally could not put the book down once I got into the story line a few dozen pages into the book.
I cannot more highly recommend any fresh author than this one, his ability to enjoin the reader with relevant experience and parallel spiritual awareness with wit and humor is likely to make him both a much-loved and much-maligned target of attention from all sides.
Without spoiling anything I will inform any intelligent adults who enjoy deeper insights into humanity and the air of weaving revelations about reality into fictional settings that only the best of science fiction and fantasy typically provide, YOU WILL APPRECIATE THIS BOOK.
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