The Singer/The Song/The Finale (The Singer Trilogy 1-3) [Paperback]

Calvin Miller (Author), Joe Develasco (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1980

Hundreds of thousands have already thrilled to this extraordinary retelling of a life unmatched in human history. Through the story of the Singer, his Song and his battles with the World Hater, Calvin Miller has created a book full of life. Now, in one volume, you can find a powerful tale of incarnation and redemption.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press (July 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877849129
• ISBN-13: 978-0877849124
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,278,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing Allegory, May 25, 2000

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Todd Wylie "toddwylie" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Singer/The Song/The Finale (The Singer Trilogy 1-3) (Paperback)

Calvin Miller has created something beautiful here. The Singer is the story of Christ, the Song is the story of the proliferation of the Gospel in the book of Acts, and the Finale is the book of Revelations.

This book is such a welcome change to what's out there in christian fiction today. The lyrical quality of this collection is awesome. Miller has infused every word with such depth. I have read these books many times and have NEVER failed to be moved by them.

This is a classic trilogy, you would doing yourself a disservice if you did not read these stories at least once.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! An epic retelling of the life of Christ., September 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Singer/The Song/The Finale (The Singer Trilogy 1-3) (Paperback)

Simply beautiful. It is rare to find such an uplifting book in these dark times. Now it is more common to find a spoof of the life of Jesus than a Christian book based upon it. A must have for a fantasy lover as well. This is a lyrical collection of prose-poems that are a fantasy-like retelling of the the gospel. The first book is about the actual life of Christ and the crucifixtion. The second book is based upon the spreading of the gospel and the trials of early Christians. The final book of the trilogy is based upon Revelations. Once again, the language is simply beautiful.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Christian allegory in the tradition of Pilgrim's Progress., August 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Singer/The Song/The Finale (The Singer Trilogy 1-3) (Paperback)

In the beginning was the song of love.

Alone in empty nothingness and space

It sang itself through vaulted halls above

Reached gently out to touch the Father's face.

Tired of fluffy pop Christian fiction? Try Calvin Miller's Singer Trilogy, an allegorical retelling of the New Testament in three movements. Book 1, The Singer, is a depiction of the life of Christ. Book 2, The Song, describes the spread of the gospel by the early church. And Book 3, The Finale, looks forward to the end of history and God's ultimate triumph over evil.

Miller achieves something few contemporary Christian fiction authors even attempt--poetic prose akin to Lewis or Tolkein, with the theological insight and literary style of Milton or Bunyan. His narrative is moving, compelling and breathes with artistic power. Peretti has got nothing on this.