The Power of the Night (The Lamb among the Stars) [Paperback]

Chris Walley (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Lamb among the Stars | Publication Date: September 1, 2004

In the spirit of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lamb among the Stars series weaves the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and the supernatural into something unique and haunting. On the faraway planet of Farholme, humans live in peace under the gentle rule of the Assembly. War and evil are ancient history. But suddenly, almost imperceptibly, things begin to change. Slowly a handful of men and women begin to realize that evil has returned and it must be fought.

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About the Author

Born in Wales, Chris Walley grew up in northern England. He studied earth sciences at university and has a doctorate in geology. He taught at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon from 1980 to 1984 and then returned to Wales and spent ten years as a consultant with the oil industry. He began writing in the late eighties and had two novels, Heart of Stone and Rock of Refuge, published under the pseudonym of John Haworth. In 1994, along with his family, Chris returned to Lebanon to teach again at AUB. In 1998, he came back to Wales and began writing again. He is currently fitting his writing in between teaching geology, environmental science, and geography at a local college. Chris and his wife live in an old cottage on the edge of Swansea.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 15 and up
  
• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Thirsty (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414300689
• ISBN-13: 978-1414300689
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,444,289 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy for Tolkein and C.S. Lewis fans!, December 28, 2004

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Hans Mast (Hutchinson, KS) - See all my reviews
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If you liked Tolkein or C.S. Lewis you'll love these as well! Get the prequel as well: The Shadow at Evening

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a disappointment, March 15, 2006

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A. Hass (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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First I would like to say to anyone who really liked this book, don't get offended. I just have to say that 'The Power of the Night' was a bit disappointing after reading 'A Shadow at Evening'.

I don't know enat it lacked, but it definately lacked something. When I read the first one, I was living it, in fact I couldn't but it down. But I struggled to finish the second one. I hope that Walley writes a third book that has the same power of the first one.

I gave it three stars because I just couldn't get into it. But it is still worth reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as the first book, February 22, 2007

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Barbara Warren - See all my reviews
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Farholme is now isolated from the rest of the Made Worlds. The Gate to the Assembly and Ancient Earth has been destroyed. It will now take forty years for a message from the Assembly to reach them, fifty years for a ship to arrive. Merral Stefan D'Avanos is Comander of Farholme's military, something they never needed before. Merral's greatest task may very well be convincing his fellow citizens that they need a military or a police force. It's difficult for them to understand that the threat is real. But their world has been invaded by evil. People are changing, values and morals are being discarded. Pride, fear, jealousy, things unheard of in Farholme are now apparent.

The more I read about Farholme the more I recognize our own world. Evil is real and Chris Walley has done a great job of showing it's effect on ordinary people living ordinary lives. The Power of the Night is book two in the continuing saga of the citizens of Farholme. Fast paced, with lots of action, strange creatures, and herioic characters, it's a great second book in The Lamb Among the Stars series.