Story Description:
Baker Publishing Group | February 1, 2005 | E-Book | KOBO
Gods
and Kings is the story of King Hezekiah, heir to the throne of King David. When his evil father plots to sacrifice him,
Hezekiah's mother, Abijah, searches frantically for a way to save him. But only
two men can help her, and neither of them seems trustworthy. In a time and place engulfed by violence,
treachery, and infidelity to Yahweh, Abijah and her son must discover the one
true Source of strength if they are to save themselves and their country. Book
1 of Chronicles of the Kings.
My
Review:
Gods and Kings is the best Biblical
Historical Fiction novel I’ve read that follows the Bible closely. It’s obvious that Ms. Austin has done her
research well and has an intimate knowledge of the Bible and it comes to life
on the pages before your very eyes. I
was hooked from the first page on.
Bringing
the Old Testament back to life was totally compelling and so well written that
you were transposed into the book as a by-stander watching all the goings
on. In reality, on the one hand, what a
frightening time to have lived in, but on the other hand what an experience the
people of this era had.
Lynn
Austin is an extremely skilled author with the ability to take any story and
make it totally understandable for even the most misguided reader. After reading this first book in the
Chronicles of the Kings Series, it will be much easier for you to turn to your
Bible and read the story again with much greater understanding and
appreciation. The accuracy with which
Ms. Austin writes is truly astounding and makes sometimes difficult reading
easy to understand.
There
are five books in the series and I plan on getting them all. The second book is
titled: “Song of Redemption” and I don’t want to miss a single one! Kudos to you Ms. Austin.
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