Genre: Christian Fantasy
Recommendation: Excellent
Originality – 5/5
Writing Style – 4/5
Plot – 5/5
Characters – 5/5
Aesthetics – 5/5
What would you do if you could perform any miracle? What temptations would that bring? How would it change you? R. L. Copple explores these questions and more in Reality’s Dawn, the first volume of The Reality Chronicles.
Written as an allegory, Reality’s Dawn is told in the very simple first-person narrative of the main character, Sisko. Having walked into the local steam house, where everyone is supernaturally given exactly what they deserve, young Sisko emerges with the ability to perform any miracle he wishes, but with a very important catch: He cannot use his ability to benefit himself. This one rule sounds like it would be simple enough to obey, but the temptations that Sisko faces are abundant.
Each chapter records a new adventure in the hero’s life and is loaded with danger, action, and Biblical morals. He’ll gain friends, join a gang, fall in love, and become a popular healer near and far. The question is, will he be able to maintain his devotion to God in the midst of it all?
I give Reality’s Dawn a recommendation of Excellent and will eagerly anticipate reading the rest of The Reality Chronicles.
Reality’s Dawn is available from Splashdown Books.
"Reality's Ascent" by R. L. Copple Book Review
Genre: Christian Fantasy
Recommendation: Excellent
Originality – 5/5
Writing Style – 5/5
Plot – 5/5
Characters – 5/5
Aesthetics – 5/5
Reality’s Ascent is a definite win!
As the sequel to Reality’s Dawn, this second installment in R. L. Copple’s The Reality Chronicles is even better than the first. Twenty years after the conclusion of Reality’s Dawn,
Sisko has married Gabrielle and raised a son and daughter with her. He
is still wearing the ring given to him in the steam house, but is
performing no miracles with it. He has been unable to use it in that
manner since his abuse of it in the last book and is still dealing with
the consequences of that error. Trouble soon comes, however, when
someone tries to take the ring from Sisko and use it for themselves.
This
is a fast-paced action story from start to finish as Sisko and his
family battle wizards, supernatural beings, trolls, and more in order to
defend the gift God has given them. It is a story of love and family,
of temptation and healing.
I
particularly enjoyed seeing how some of the more minor characters from
the first book have developed over the years and the humorous and
realistic interaction between Sisko’s son and daughter. The sibling
relationship truly is like no other.
If you’re looking for a good, clean Christian read with plenty of story and a great message, this is it!
I give Reality’s Axcent an Excellent recommendation. Just make sure you read its predecessor, Reality’s Dawn, first in order to appreciate it fully. (You can read my review of Reality’s Dawn here.) I will definitely be looking forward to the next installment from R. L., Reality’s Glory.
Reality’s Dawn is available from Splashdown Books.
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