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Title: City of Dreams (!HERO) by Stephen R. Lawhead, Ross A. Lawhead ISBN: 1-57683-499-9 Publisher: Navpress Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Subtleties Aside!
Comment: I'm a longtime Lawhead fan. He is a master of scene and setting. His writing is full of the real-life struggle many of us face in our faith. With these attributes in mind, I looked forward to this new series.
The idea is straightforward. The gospel story is dropped into a near-future setting, with New York City as the primary background. Alex Hunter, an agent for an international group called ICON, is hot on the tail of religious extremists. When one of the extremist leaders is murdered, Hunter is drawn deeper into this violent web.
Sounds promising, but it devolves quickly into a transparent tale. The danger of retelling the gospel story is that we already know what's going to happen. New ideas and subtleties are necessary to keep us involved and to give us fresh perspective. Unfortunately, for me, this was predictable and stale. I wanted to like it, but I found myself skimming pages, waiting for something unexpected, for a new twist. When I ran into the NY governor, named, you guessed it, Pilate...I groaned aloud.
For a quicker read, I'd suggest the graphic comic book version.
Rating: 3
Summary: Needs some touch up work
Comment: Not a bad story line, not really a bad book. But in a couple of places I found some bad editing (the word "what" was used where the word "that" should have been). I also left the book thinking that there was more time to set development than character development. I still dont know all that much about Hunter or what makes him tick (beside wanting to be promoted back to a higher rank that appears to have been stripped from him early in the book), I think I know more about the Antagonist (Simon) than I do the main character of the book. But over all, its worth the quick read.
Rating: 4
Summary: What is Publisher's Weekly talking about?
Comment: Okay, there is NO profanity in the book. Did Publisher's Weekly actually READ the book? It is an engaging tale that brings the historical Jesus Christ into a tangible context. The story is gritty and raw--just like the biblical account.
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Title: Hero Graphic Novel by Stephen R. Lawhead, Ross Lawhead ISBN: 1576835006 Publisher: Navpress Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Patrick by Stephen R. Lawhead ISBN: 0060012811 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title:!Hero The Rock Opera (Jewel Case Version) ASIN: B0000B12BQ Publisher: Forefront / Emd Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.99 |
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Title: Soon by Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842384065 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: The Dragon King Saga: In the Hall of the Dragon King, The Warlords of Nin, and The Sword and the Flame by Stephen R. Lawhead ISBN: 0745940323 Publisher: Lion Pub Pub. Date: 31 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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