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Title details for The Paradise War by Stephen R. Lawhead - Available

The Paradise War

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by Stephen R. Lawhead
Stuart Langton
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"Stuart Langton...is particularly adept at handling dialogue, skillfully moving between characters at a lively pace." -AudioFile

"Lawhead treats his Celtic lore with respect; the upshot is well handled and pleasingly restrained, a solid and readable opener for the series." -Kirkus Reviews

In an ancient cairn in the wilds of Scotland, Oxford student Simon Rawnson vanishes, seemingly into thin air. Where has he gone? Unsettling signs-a mysterious Green Man, a Celtic circle chalked on the sidewalk-point his roommate, Lewis Gillies, to an impossible answer-and to an incredible destiny on the other side of a doorway between worlds.

There, where Celtic champions, magic, and treachery are woven together in the beautiful and brutal land called Albion, Lewis finds Simon. And there, schooled as a warrior, he is thrust to the front of a titanic struggle between light and darkness-a hideous, onrushing darkness that would devour not merely a kingdom but two worlds.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Song of Albion

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 9, 2004

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781483064901
      • File size: 382940 KB
      • Duration: 13:17:47

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Two very different graduate students at Oxford become embroiled in events they never could have predicted when, first, one disappears and then the other seeks to find him, entering a doorway between worlds. Through that door, they enter a long-ago time of the Celts and their warriors. Their reunion isn't as cordial as they would expect, but it sets the stage for intrigue and treachery. Stuart Langton maintains a steady pace throughout. He is particularly adept at handling dialogue, skillfully moving between characters at a lively pace. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 3, 1991
      Lewis Gillies is pursuing graduate work in Celtic studies at Oxford when his rich roommate, Simon Rawnson, slips through a hole in a cairn to the land of the Tuatha de Danann. With the help of an eccentric professor, Lewis pursues Simon and finds himself playing a major role in some important Celtic myths. In retelling these myths, Lawhead ( Arthur ) allows his characters to become unspecific archetypes who therefore fail to hold the reader's interest. As he is herded from event to event, Lewis, supposedly a Celtic scholar, fails to recognize the import of these occurences. Throughout, Lawhead tells his readers what to feel rather than letting his story move them.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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