Customer Reviews

Kingdom's Call (Kingdom, Book 4)

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This is a review of the AUDIOBOOK version of the story

Review written by 12 year old boy:

Kingdom's Call is about a Noble Knight called Gavin who honors his King and the Code, but when a pauper claims to be the King's Son, Gavin's life changes. Fellow knights, commoners, and towns folk start following the Prince and defy the Noble Knight's order to stay away from the imposter. Sir Gavin and the leader Caiaphas plan to kill the imposter and capture and imprison his followers. After murdering the Prince, the Noble Knights send Sir Gavin after the Followers, but he is intercepted by three Dark Warriors who badly wound his right arm. Gavin is saved by the Prince who persuades Gavin of his Kingship. Gavin becomes a Follower of the Prince.

This story correlates to the Bible in that the pauper who claims to be the King's Son is Jesus claiming to be the Son of God, Gavin being hurt then saved by the Prince is Paul on the road to Damascus, the King and the Code are God and the Ten Commandments.

Our family has enjoyed this series by Chuck Black in the car on family trips and I love it because it challenges me to be a better Christian and to keep my sword sharp!

I only use 5 stars on books I buy for my permanent library. This book is part of my "all ages" library.

Would I/Did I buy it? Yes
Would I read it again? Yes
Would I recommend it to friends? Yes

I really liked this book. It was the most unpredictable Christian book I have ever read. With terrific battle sequences, intense duels, and a story line from the Bible. I highly recommend this book.

Reviewed by Reid
Age 11

I should review every book, but for the sake of time, I'm only going to review a couple. This book was one of my favorites. Chuck Black really brought it home with this one. The whole time reading this book, you can see it playing like a movie in your mind. The sense of adventure and zeal, and revolting against the expectation to believe what we've always been taught is right despite God's Call elsewhere. This book will open your eyes to not only question what you've always believed, but give you the courage to take a stand. The book will put some fire in you that's probably been lost over the years of serving Christ. It's refreshing as Chuck relates Spiritual truth in the way Christ did to His disciples, through stories and parables.

Go ahead and start with book one and read the whole series. By the time you reach book 3, you'll be hooked, I assure you.

All of the Chuck Black in the Kingdom Series Audio books are superb! This one is no exception. Have immensely enjoyed listening to it.

In the kingdom Arrethtrae in the city of Chessington, the Noble Knights are tasked with protecting every citizen in its borders because they are the King's chosen people and Kifus is the leader but Gavin is the most reverently devoted to the King. One day a stranger stops Kifus from cutting off the hand of a child who stole. He then defeated Kifus in a sword fight which angered Kifus and Gavin who watched as the imposter proclaims he is the Son of the King. The people are intrigued by him and some become his followers.

The Noble Knights feel threatened and has the imposter hung from a tree but that didn't stop his followers from believing in him or spreading his Word. Gavin, now known as the Butcher of Chessington, kills as many of the imposter's followers as he can find. One day in the woods he is attacked by Lord Lucius' shadow lords and left to die. The followers who now call the imposter the Prince take Gavin to heal. His feelings about the Noble Knights begin to change and he is both fearful and excited when he learns that the prince has an interest in him.

Gavin lived by the harsh Code and he believes he is better than the ordinary citizen and the out-dwellers. His hatred towards the Prince makes the people call him the "Butcher of Chessington" yet when he sees how the followers of the Prince are given to their enemies he begins to doubt his own beliefs. He undergoes a crisis of faith that changes him forever. Chuck Black has written a fantastic fantasy that uses biblical prophecies as the basis of his tense plot.

Harriet Klausner