Genre: Christian Science-Fiction
Recommendation: Excellent
Originality – 5/5
Writing Style – 4/5
Plot – 5/5
Characters – 5/5
Aesthetics – 5/5
Fantastic!
This book comes with a rich backstory, believable characters, zany humor, and a lot of good spiritual stuff to chew on.
Imagine a future where every religion is outlawed and every work of literature, including the Bible, has been virtually eradicated. Could such a thing ever happen? Could such a thing ever stop the true believers from spreading the message of God’s love?
Joe Chiappetta has delivered a truly thought-provoking and adventurous tale of courage, faith, church conflict, hypocrisy, forgiveness, and redemption. Joe’s writing is natural and it is clear that he is writing from the experience of a deep faith.
The only “problem” is that the story does feature quite a bit Baptist theology when it comes to the meaning of baptism and the role of women. This isn’t a problem per se, but be warned that if you are a Christian of non-Baptist flavoring, you may find yourself at odds with the author at some points.
Still, there is plenty here for every Christian to agree with and I would heartily recommend this novel to any Christian reader, whether you normally enjoy science-fiction or not. It is well-worth the read.
I give Star Chosen a well-deserved recommendation of Excellent and will be eagerly looking forward to the follow-up volume.
Star Chosen is available in print and as an E-book from Amazon.com.
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Aliens. Vigilante Ninjas. Mad scientists. Hard-nosed detectives. Super-heroes.
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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.
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