An Action and Horror filled book!!!
I really like this book! I am a great Peretti fan, so I was expecting it to be exciting, action-filled, and have some horror and creepiness in it. I was not disappointed!
I must put in a little note though. There is one part in the book that may not be suitable for some young teens, as a man and woman commit adultery. But Peretti dealt with it very well and, as the event was necessary to his plot, he kept it as clean as it could be. But it may be too much for some younger teens.
All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed every page and it held my attention the whole way through! After I was done, I couldn't help picking it up again and re-reading some parts!
Katie McCurdy
(Author of 'Journey of Faith')
exciting
This book was exciting, but I felt that it lacked character development. I liked the concept, and it kept me interested, but it was a little predictable.
Peretti is the King of Christian Thrillers
Frank Peretti is definitly an author worth looking into. However, I don't think his works are horror fiction; like Steven King. I find his works similar to Micheal Crichton (the author of Jurassic Park). This is an epic thriller of a story. Some schenes might leave you in suspence, but thankfully, they won't give you nightmares. Best of all, Frank Peretti is not a heavy swearer and he doesn't gross you out by discribing bloody schenes in too much detail.
This is a story about a lonely town populated by Homesteaders (Homesteader's paradice "Ha Ha Ha"). However, this town in Hyde Valley is not a paradice. People have disappeared without a trace. The town's people live in constant fear. The town's master, Harold Bly, has struck fear into their hearts in a way nobody could figure out.
The story starts with Steve Benson (a biology professor). He's a devout evolutionist. He arrives in this town because his brother went on vacation to this quiet valley... and was killed. Rumor has it, a dragon romes the mountain side and eats people at random. As Steve Benson investagates, he slowly believes something like that could be happening.
Like other Frank Peretti stories, there is very little difference between the book's begining and the book's middle. The start of the book drags on for a while, but the details are important to the story. If you have to be instantly interested in the story after the first page, I wouldn't recommend this to you. You have to sit through the story's middle before the excitment starts. The ending was the best part, in my oppinion. That's when the story concludes, and the real action begins.
This is also a nice spiritual story for Christians and non-believers alike. For a Christian, the book might have lessons you already heard before. I think the book was aimed towards a non-Christian audience, because they might experience more from it.
To sum it up, its a great story. It's a little slow in the plot development department, but thrilling, non the less. It's a novel for older teenagers and adults. A definate worthwhile story. You won't be disapointed
AMAZING STORY!
This book was just amazing. I'm not someone who really enjoys fictional books, but this one I just couldn't put down. It keeps you on the edge throughout the entire book. Frank Peretti is an amazing author!
Surprising direction from Peretti
Peretti has a knack about being unpredictable in this book. Just as you think you know what is happening, you learn that you don't really understand. It's a lot like life. The life in this book is not the life you want to live but escape. That's what makes it intriguing and an opportunity to examine yourself while enjoying a thrilling story.
Ray Ruppert, Author of "The Sovereign Reigns, or Does He?" "The Sovereign's Last Battle" and "Revelation: A Layperson's Reflections"
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