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Jay Young lives in San Antonio, TX with his wife and four children.
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This review is from: Heroes Of Old: Heroes Series--Book 1 (Paperback)
As I began reading, the story of earth's past pulled me through the episodes of the present. The story of No (Noah) and his life was a bit tedious for me (younger readers may feel differently), but the story of Henna was so skillfully woven through the story that I read on if only to find out how her story and that of No would intertwine.
The characters of "The Faction" - past or present - were a little too "X-Men" for my taste but the author's imagination and originality won me over to a great extent. The Christian themes are well presented and overlay the stories of past and present and are enjoyable. The real talent the writer has is his creation of a "hidden" history of the conflict between good and evil through the ages. I felt this was the best display of his imagination and ability. The stories of Henna, "The Unknown Prophet" and the Cult of Canaan are delivered with skill and originality. These episodes give scope to the story as a whole and although the latest incarnation of "The Faction" hasn't been called to action yet, the reader is given the backstory for the "how" and the "why" of their fellowship. The reader will want to buy the next book in the series to continue the journey. This is good Christian fiction. I thought the work needed better editing (probably self-published) and No's life story were a bit tedious for me. On the whole, a very good tale.
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Fun, exciting, and very well written.Heroes Of Old: Heroes Series--Book 1Spirit Of Heroes: Heroes Series - Book 2Sanctuary of Heroes: Heroes Series - Book 3 (Heroes Series')
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Worldview: Christian. Good vs. evil with redemption themes.
Caution: Graphic violence described. Sexual misdeeds are mentioned (not described). This king-sized tale has been described as "X-Men Meets the Bible." Here's the gist of the story: Peleg, a few generations removed from Noah, is still alive in our era. Across the millennia he has, over and over again, assembled a group of seven heroes with super powers, gifts from the Lord. Their assignment is to oppose the Nephilim, or giants, which are briefly referred to in Genesis. Young has answered the question, "Who are the Nephilim?" Two parallel stories are told: one of the origins of the evil Nephilim, and the other of a modern Christian teenager named Noah, who discovers he has special powers (actually gifts). Peleg recruits him for the Faction, which sounds very much like the X-Men. Young Noah learns that he will have a key role to play in the struggle with the Nephilim--he is mentioned by name in an ancient prophecy. Because of the self-publishing, this story has an unfinished quality to it--mainly some consistent spelling errors. It would benefit from editing. (I would suggest avoiding Peleg's first person narration-it spoils the suspense.) It is a lively, well-told, memorable story. It will appeal to my 16-year-old boys, I am sure. In fact, I think it would work best in another medium, as a movie and/or a graphic novel. I can see it becoming quite popular. I hope Young pushes harder for a wider audience.--Phyllis Wheeler
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