Darien's Rise (Passages 1: From Adventures in Odyssey) [Paperback]

Paul McCusker (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

What if history repeated itself—with you in it? Passages takes ancient stories and retells them from a kid's perspective. Loosely based on the popular “Adventures in Odyssey” series, Passages books begin in Odyssey and take you to a fantasy land, where belief in God becomes the adventure of a lifetime! Theme: God's call; based on the story of David and King Saul. The story of a brother and sister from small-town Odyssey who find themselves suddenly transported to Marus, a world of brilliant color and perilous wars.

Editorial Reviews

Review

When Anna and Kyle stumble into the beautiful and mysterious world of Marus, they find themselves drawn into a conflict with world-changing consequences. Caught in the middle of a nation-breaking feud, Anna and Kyle will be stretched to the brink. Will their newfound powers and wisdom be enough? And will they ever find their way home? Turning the pages of Darien’s Rise is the only way to find out. (Wayne Thomas Batson, best-selling author of The Door Within trilogy ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (August 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589971671
• ISBN-13: 978-1589971677
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul has been writing since he was 10, starting on a typewriter he got for Christmas. Since then, he's published plays, sketch collections, songs and novels. Not to mention his 20 years of work on the popular children's audio program "Adventures in Odyssey," and its companion series "Radio Theatre." He won a Peabody Award for his drama "Bonhoeffer," and an Audie Award for his "Life of Jesus" epic. He has dramatized CS Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" and more recently "The Screwtape Letters." His novels include "The Mill House," "Epiphany" and his latest, "TSI: The Gabon Virus" with Dr. Walt Larimore. Paul lives in Colorado Springs.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, May 7, 2007

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M. Welker "Mom of Three" (Saint Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darien's Rise (Passages 1: From Adventures in Odyssey) (Paperback)

I love the author's creativity in making a 2000+ year old bible story come to life. It shows a young person how relevant the stories of the bible are to everyday life. Both my [...] and my [...] loved this entire series and I didn't find anything dark or sinister in them at all. How refreshing!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great additional stories for Odyssey lovers!!, April 27, 2010

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Tabitha P. Merritt (Sparta, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Darien's Rise: An Epic Adventures in Odyssey Audio Drama (Adventures in Odyssey Passages) (Audio CD)

My family has loved the "Adventures in Odyssey" stories for at least 10 years. We stumbled onto the story "Darien's Rise" as a result of our interest in Odyssey, and we really enjoyed it. It has the hallmarks of the Odyssey series in the great sound quality, music, dramatic sense & attention-grabbing suspense. It did not diminish our enjoyment at all to find it is a retelling of the story of David and Jonathan, and in fact made us go back to the Bible to consult it about certain details. Thanks so much for this extra resource for our car-time!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Wonderful!, September 22, 2009

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Warm Fuzzy Kitten - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Darien's Rise: An Epic Adventures in Odyssey Audio Drama (Adventures in Odyssey Passages) (Audio CD)

I felt like a little kid all over again when I received this CD item! The story is very well done- you get to hear the new Whit for the first time! Awesome, awesome, awesome. Kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time, a wonderful item to add to my Odyssey collection!