Customer Reviews

Messiah, the First Judgement (Chronicles of Brothers) (The Chronicles of Brothers)

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Having read and loved "The fall of Lucifer" I couldn't wait for the next chapter of the story. I pre-ordered Messiah on Amazon and waited for it to arrive. On the day it came I literally ripped open the box and immediately settled down to read it. Now having finished it I have to say: "eh, it's ok." But a bit of a letdown. My two big issues with the book are:

1) Wendy loves to spend pages and pages describing her characters and locations. Clearly she had her jumbo sized thesaurus sitting next to her when she was writing it. And I understand that Heaven, hell, and Angels deserve big coverage. But she goes on and on wasting ink on long descriptions of minute details. I found myself jumping ahead several paragraphs at a time to get back to the story. The book clocks in at over around 420 pages, but I'll bet at least 50 pages of repetative, wordy, descriptions could have been cut out without affecting the story at all.

2) The writing isn't that great. Even with the thesaurus in hand, some of the descriptions of the Angels and demons are laughable and juvenile. At one point she even has a demon jump on a broomstick to fly out of hell! I laughed out loud at that one. The names of the demons are hard to keep straight because they are pretty unusual and many of them are similar. The human characters aren't really interesting. I literally put a post-it note on the list of characters at the front of the book just so I could keep flipping to it to remember who was who.

The story idea was pretty good and it does continue the saga of Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer. Like I said at the beginning, I was really excited to get this book so maybe the problem was my high expectations. Obviously this book is setting the stage for additional books in the series and so I will checkout the next one to see if it is any better. If you have interest in the series of books, then buy the paperback or try and get it from the library. But, be sure to keep your expectations in check.

As a side note, if you liked The Fall of Lucifer (TFL) like I did, another good book is Demon by Tosca Lee. I enjoyed that one better than TFL.
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I found this book as enjoyable as the first one. Looking forward to reading more in the series. The story line holds your attention. The continuity of the characters, their personality who they are and so forth, is consistant and draws you in. The story splits into three lines as the third dimension of humanity and earth are added to First Heaven and Perdition. But it is easy enough to follow along. This series will read well in the vein of the Left Behind series or Lord of the Rings series. I definitely recommend this book.

These books are really good. They show the true heart of Father God. They will teach you how very much He loves you and desires a relationship with you. So much insight by the author! If you read one series this year.....it should be this one.

If you loved the first book in this series, The Fall of Lucifer, you will LOVE this second book. Wendy Alec takes this genre to a new level...

This is a great series by Wendy Alec. I read the first book a long time ago and recently saw the she continued the series. I thought each book has been intersting. It is nice to read a Christian fantasy book that draws you closer to the King!

I read a friend's copy of the first book in this trilogy and loved it; immediately ordered the first two books from Amazon, then waited for the third to come out and ordered it (at which time I read the first two books over again before reading the third). A bit along Peretti's writings dealing with the unseen spiritual world and Lucifer's part in destroying mankind. You have to realize that it is fiction based on some Biblical facts and read them in that context, but it gave me a whole new insight into a lot of things. I especially liked the first two books dealing with stories from the Bible and a lot of fiction from the author as to how things "could" have happened. The third book switches to today and the future, also using Biblical background, and gave me a lot to think about regarding government and it's workings. My brother-in-law didn't like the books at all, but I found them to have great insight and they made me think!!!

This is a must-read follow- up to The Fall of Lucifer. Messiah presents the hope for humanity following a dark ending to the first book. A hidden gem - these books need to be better publicized!

This is a book that you will remember. Wendy Alec has shown her excellence in this book through her own visions and interpretations of the battles between Jesus and the Devil. It is delicately written but with so much power from the descriptions of the landscapes and individuals that it makes you engaged in the war. It is an important tome to recognize the truths and laws of God and his Divine will. A must buy for any devotee of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. It is a book for all time.

I think this book is AMAZING! Not only does it paint a vivid picture of what might have occurred in Heaven between the archangels preceding and during Lucifer's fall, but it just provides some insight and thought into things that you never thought about. It tells a Biblical story in a very entertaining but plausible way. Once I picked it up, I had difficulty putting it down! Just Awesome!

The book was awesome it was like brand new I can't keep a book that perfect while reading it. The story itself was so exciting the book remained opened the entire time I read it. So intense and now I am reading it again.
My book came before the end date. The condition was awesome a slightly crumpled corner that I believe was damaged in shipping. They had the plastic wrap so tightly wound and it was pretty thick, cause the crumpled corner. Other than that it was like brand new.