Not as strong and intriguing as Book #1 but still powerful.
The characters have now moved from the pre-existance to their mortal lives.
Evil is lurking and calamity is brewing. The stage is being set for the final showdown.
Luke and Ammon are twin brothers, raised by LDS parents. Their father is the top war administrator for the President. Sam is their foster brother. Raised in an ugly and abusive environment and taken in by the Brightons. He becomes a skilled warrior for the U.S. Army.
Elizbeth is born in Persia. Her mother dies from her birth and she is raised by a single father, struggling in the poor country to eek out a living and love his daughter.
The insight into Satan is creepy and very realistic.
My favorite quote...
"But deomcracies, with all their beauties, are also the most fragile of governments known to man. They are delicate and weak and dependent on good. And when the people turn to darkness, their democracies are doomed, for government cannot exceed the moral worth of the people it rules. And while the economic and moral prosperity that follows freedom can provide fertile ground for the truth, history has proven that prosperity will inevitably sprout the weeds of selfishness, pride, and decay.
When the people become physically comfortable, the truth is ignored. And when they become wealthy, the truth is despised."
Rating 4 I LOVED the first one. This one hardly compares but still good.
Rating Rating PG 13 violence having to do with war. Satan and his followers attempt to entice the living, kinda creepy.
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