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Summary: Very Impressed
Review: I must admit, I started this book with a bit of skepticism. Another atempt to warn us about how terrible our world will be sometime into the future. If we don't repent, "Heaven help us". However, what I discovered is not what I had expected. Yes, it does take place in the future, and things appear to be different than today. But as you read, the author brings you to realize that these events are not in the future. They are in our present day. The thoughts and thinking of the characters, along with the value system they employ, can be easily understood and recognized. I highly recommend this novel for all mature adults. The author has an excellent writing style, which you will find to be both entertaining as well as thought provoking. Hopefully this is not the only work we will see from this author. I personally would enjoy a sequel.
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Summary: A Sci-Fi worth reading
Review: I'm not one for reading science fiction but found this one truly worth the time. It's a good read from the first page to the last. It provoke more thought than I had expected. It provides a good mix between science fiction and Christian values. Through the entire book I found myself thinking "God....this could happen" or atleast something close. When I finished the last page, I got a chilling feeling and said to myself "and it starts all over again". I highly recommend this one....even for non science fiction folks like me. Good job Mr. Templeman.
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Summary: This book is a Champion
Review: If this is really where we're heading just a short three hundred odd years from now, we better begin to do everything possible to bridge the gap between poor and wealthy, building the self esteem of our children and building a beautiful inward relationship with Christ. This book is eerily prophetic. I'm really impressed with how this author was able to take on such gritty matter as how bad it could be in the last days and balance it so well with the basic Christian principles that sometimes, in literature, seem like pablum. A sequal please!
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Summary: Time well spent
Review: If you're someone taking time to pause and reflect about what's really important in life since September 11, you must buy this book. Who are real heroes? Bush, Rumsfeld, Giuliani, Powell, firemen, policemen? Why? And, who will be your heroes if future tragedy strikes? While not prophetic, this book in a creative, entertaining way makes a suggestion. You won't find it clearly labeled and plainly staring you in the face, you'll have to work to find it, but that's the fun part. Ultimately, you might not agree with the author, but certainly your conclusions will be strengthened by considering his thoughts. Time with this book is time well spent.
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Summary: Thought Provoking yet fun
Review: Need a book that is thought provoking, yet fun. I searched long and hard and finally stumbled across Lost Champion of the world. Donald Templeman has written about a topic that is very relevant yet has not been dealt with in a fair and incisive manner. I am talking about the relationship between man and God. Templeman addresses the results of our decisions and actions today in a very clever way. The book is set in 2174 and is written in an exciting manner. Templeman's book although it addresses a crucial moral dilemma does so in a very entertaining manner. The book is fun and a must read for anyone who really wants to ponder the results of our actions. Templeman's style of writing is a reflection of the way society acts today so if you are taken aback welcome to the 21st century. Yes no PC here, it is well written and his style goes along way to completing the message he wants to deliver. I await his next work, as I found this book fascinating but more importantly it managed to awaken the soul.
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Summary: A Sci-fi Morality Lesson for the Ages
Review: Reviewer: Mike D. From Youngstown, OH. 5/16/03 While this book has a message of Christian Morality, Don Templeman found a way to deliver it with out turning off the
reader with an in your face "Bill Bennett" vituristic plea.
Using the 22nd century futuristic Sci-fi setting was not only unique but brilliant and entertaining. He creates a godless world that has all but eliminated Christ and Christianity and replaces it with a false man made paradise culture full of class hatred, hedonism, and immorality. I found myself unable to put the book down when I started reading it. The development of the main characters, as the book progressed, had me searching and guessing for that one hero or the one single event to save the Earth from distruction. I have to confess that I dug the graphic violence, strong language, and
sexual dialogue that Don used to set up the back drop of the world as he saw it. (Hopefully, it is a world we will never see!) Midway through the book, the true savior emerges in the tragic death of a key character. Her death is the turning point in the book because of the effect her innocent life had on the inner spirit of others who were quietly searching for Christ in their lives. This book is well written and and action packed from cover to cover. I found the final conflict at the end very exciting and riveting. Congratulations to Mr. Templeman on a fascinating book! Hopefully, this review was helpful to you.
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Summary: A sleeper (that needed an editor)
Review: The author's web site reaches a bad link so I checked the publisher's -- and found that this is apparently a self-published book. The author, to his probable misfortune, has found a unique niche in combining its non-PC theme and its no-holds-barred language and imagery that would render it unattractive to both standard commercial and Christian-specialty publishing houses. It is a lot better that a lot of commercially published works I have read and is indeed hard to put down. It is a cross between the Left Behind books and the science-fiction of C.S. Lewis, having realistically extended the world we know today a century and a half into the future. It left me feeling like I will feel if a national network ever announces that a killer asteroid will assuredly destroy all life on Earth in a matter of days. Too bad, however, that it is in need of an editor. As one who cherishes precision in writing (BSJ, Ohio University, 1975), I would gladly offer gratis services to see "dual" instead of "duel" when the author means two (other similar occurrences pepper the book) and that missing words and editing devices don't leave the reader wondering how he just missed the curve and ran into the ditch.
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Summary: Mr. Mackey's review of the Last Champion of Earth
Review: The last champion of Earth is by far the best book I've ever read other than the Bible. Donald Templeman has a unique style that is truly mesmerising. I met Mr. Templeman at a booksigninng and I am amazed by his faith and his love for humanity. It reflects in his writing and makes one reflect upon the words of the book. Reading The Last Champion of Earth was in many ways a religious experiance and helped me to think of faith in ways that i never had before. Mackey
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Summary: Get this one!
Review: This book is hard to categorize. It is neither strictly sci-fi and nor contemporary Christian fiction, but still an interesting mix. Both genres are well represented, with the Earth facing impending destruction, and man still searching for what he is missing. Is the real enemy coming from afar, is it really within each of us? Mr. Templeman gives an interesting telling here. You are not sure which will happen first, the alien enemy or man's debaucherous physical and spiritual self destruction. The strength of this book lies in the development of its characters. These are real people. We all know people just like them. They are all rich and true. Some you love, some you like, some you just can't stand. Even through the centuries man is still man; neither purely good, nor purely evil, just trying to find the middle ground. Unfortunately, just as with people we all know, most of these characters also fail to realize that their actions can bring about dire consequences in their lives, and the lives of those around them. The author's well crafted dialogue is this book's strength. He hits the mark time and again with insightful character interaction and conversation. I found myself wanting to ask some of the characters questions, just to hear what they had to say. There aren't many books that make me do that. Christian readers will enjoy the underlying lessons taught here. Truth is truth whether it was 2000 years ago, today, or in the future. As the story unfolds, this becomes more evident as mankind caves in upon itself.
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Summary: The Last Champion of Earth
Review: This volume is an enchanting and riveting account of the classic struggle between the flesh and the spirit, e.g. good and evil. The Last Champion is rife with symbolism that connects with today's world and the struggles we all face with our faith. The author takes the symbolism to new and intriguing heights, its a must for any science fiction fan with any connection to the Spirit. In short, a creative person's account of the mystery of the Trinity. Nice show, DT! HBH
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