Adventures In Odyssey Passages Series: Arin's Judgement

Rating:
Summary: Impressive
Review: An old story in a new world.Many of us dream of going to parallel world's and visiting alein's. But what if we did go to a different world and visit not alein's but real people just like you and me?Then to top it off you don't even know that you're not on your planet anymore.The only way your realize it is all of the people of the people of Marus(a town)have never heard of Odyssey or The United States of America. A book of twists and turns that will leave you dazzled and dazed. WONDERFUL

Rating:
Summary: A great book
Review: I loved this book. It's set in times parallel to bible times. This book is intense at times, so I wouldn't recomend it for kids much younger than 10. If your child loves to read, or you're looking for a book ot teach him about God, this one is perfect. I hope this has helped you, and thank you for your time.

Rating:
Summary: I hate to compare them, but it's as fun as Narnia or Tolkien
Review: The second in the Passages series by Paul McCusker, this book chronicles how the young boy Wade accidentally entered into the world of Marus while in the fit of a fever. He finds himself in the shelter of a man named Arin. After being cared for by Arin and his family, Arin tells Wade that it has been revealed to him by the Unseen One (Who is known in our world as God) that there would be a great judgment because of the wickedness of the Marusians. Arin doesn't know what it will be, but the final sign before the disaster would be the appearance of a blond-haired boy. Blond hair doesn't exist in Marus. Wade goes against Arin's warning, and ventures out into the danger of Marus beyond Arin's compound walls. He finds himself captured, and taken before a man who wishes to further the sciences of Marus - no matter what the cost. Soon Wade finds himself in the middle of political controversy, and a tyrant's rule, all the while trying to escape...Arin's Judgment.

I really enjoyed Paul McCusker's Passages series...there's some sort of part of the human brain that relishes stories of other worlds, be it Narnia or Middle-Earth. This, added with the wonderful re-telling of the story of Noah make this book a cool read.

For the parents: I'm only a teenager myself, so I figure I should let any parents know whether or not their kids would want to read this. Of course, there's some graphic stuff that happens...there's some description of the plague that hits Marus, a palace is blown up, a man is killed by the flaming shards (and implied that several more are), a boy has a dream of skeletal figures attacking him...some stuff like this might make some people sensitive to that kind of thing hesitant, but I thought they were pretty cool myself...and it's only as violent as your imagination lets you think of.