Genre: Christian Science-Fiction
Recommendation: Good
Originality – 5/5
Writing Style – 4/5
Plot – 4/5
Characters – 5/5
Aesthetics – 5/5
An adolescent girl who’s a scientific genius, a crippled military man, and a failed preacher don armored, robotic suits and enter the spiritual realm to fight demons alongside their guardian angels. Sound like the beginning of a joke? Think again! It’s actually a very fun and interesting idea that the talented Mr. Lehnerz pulls off with great skill.
On the negative side, the book is a little slow getting to the actual action. Most of the story revolves around conversations that the various characters are having concerning themselves and the discoveries that they’re making. There’s also a bit of repetition as different characters are informed of certain developments. Finally, it seems that there are times when certain technical details could have been left out or explained more briefly, perhaps in the midst of an action sequence when that bit of information was being used.
On the positive side, Mr. Lehnerz does an excellent job of creating a sense of mystery from the very beginning. He definitely makes us want to read on.
On the spiritual and moral fronts, I can say that this is a very clean book and that there a lot of interesting spiritual discussions taking place throughout. You may not always agree with every opinion the characters hold (the minister in the story didn’t believe in angels nor does he believe in a literal six-day creation, etc.), but I enjoyed the point that Mr. Lehnerz made. These controversial subjects are not salvation issues. Christians don’t have to believe everything exactly right to be saved. (Thank God!)
As the appearance of the book goes, it is a very attractive volume. The cover elegantly illustrates a main theme of the book and Mr. Lehnerz himself provided the impressive interior illustrations. (The whole book isn’t illustrated, but there is a picture every so often to illustrate a key event.)
This book is probably most suitable for youth readers, but I certainly enjoyed it as well.
I’m giving Jonathan Lehnerz’s Fighting with Angels a recommendation of Good. If you want a fun read or are especially interested in the spiritual realm, check this one out.
Fighting with Angels is available from Tate Publishing.
Get more reviews at Christian Sci-Fi and Fantasy Review!
Read a FREE novel from reviewer Steve Wilson!
Aliens. Vigilante Ninjas. Mad scientists. Hard-nosed detectives. Super-heroes.
God.
An alien ship has crash-landed on Earth, setting off a new wave of drug addiction and world war in its wake, while the sole survivor of the wreckage vows revenge against the god-like authorities of his home planet. At the same time, the new president of the GenRes Company is obsessed with living up to his father’s medical success and has just discovered how to transform normal children into Genetically Altered super-humans. Who will control these children? The scientist, the alien, and a couple of ambitious criminals are all eager to keep them for their own use. But Someone else has entirely different plans for them. Follow as each development merges together and a new breed of adolescent superheroes rises to the forefront in book one of The Gifted: In the Beginning.
Read it free or order your copy at
No comments:
Post a Comment