Messiah: The First Judgement
Reviewed by Rachel: 7.5 out of 10.
The Chronicles Of Brothers trilogy traces three archangel brother, Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer, and their harrowing journey from the flawless world of the palace chambers in the first heaven through Lucifer’s banishment with his fallen host to Perdition. Only one can put a stop to Lucifer’s malevolent plans, Lucifer’s arch adversary, the Nazarene.
This is the second novel in Wendy Alec’s Chronicles of Brothers series, and in my opinion, much better than the first book (click here to read the review of ‘The Fall of Lucifer’).
Compelling, at times heart-wrenching and extremely challenging, Wendy Alec takes you on a journey that is like no other; the story of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice for his beloved race of men. She weaves a complex tapestry of descriptions of fallen angels, the Nazarene, Christos, the angels, and man.
The only issues I had with this book is that it is incredibly wordy, in that it uses big words that most ‘normal’ people wouldn’t typically bring up in everyday conversation. Keep a dictionary beside you because I guarantee you will need it! Also I found it jumped a little too often between eras. I simply could not keep up and found it a little difficult to follow the storyline. Apart from that, this is an incredibly well-written story of the battle between Lucifer and the Nazarene and the Christos’s one act of love towards his favorite species.
Click here to visit Alec’s Chronicle of Brothers site.
Related Reviews
- The Fall of Lucifer by Stephen on January 20, 2009
- Deception by Rachel Kate on February 10, 2009
- The Shack by Kristy on February 15, 2010
- Obsessed by Rachel Kate on January 14, 2009
- Thunder of Heaven by Rachel Kate on February 22, 2009
- A Wolf Story by Kristy on January 16, 2009
- Abduction by Rachel Kate on January 7, 2009
Seriously, if you’re happening to read anything by Wendy Alec then make absolute sure you have a dictionary, a laptop or a smart phone within arms reach–you’ll use it at least once every page.
I don’t believe it – Steve, your first comment on the reloaded site… what took you so long?
great book though… and definitely makes you think. my favourite part after reading books like these, is to bring all the interesting theories and crazy theology and discuss it with jason hehe we have some laughs and great talks!
Has Jason ever read a novel?
ummm, not many. Although, I started reading a big out to him and he enjoyed it. He likes non-fiction when he has time
I thought Pollyanna was fictional?
yes but he’s never read the book!
hehe i do own it though…