Rating: 
Summary: Bored
Review: I got to about page two hundred and gave up the book. The book opened with a really, really dumb action scene; and almost worse, there wasn't another action scene in the next two hundred pages; believe it or not, I still hadn't really gotten to know the characters. Just read a lot of movement from here to there. Boring stuff that really should have been summarized in maybe a page or two or a prologue. I chucked the book aside.
Rating:
Summary: Bored
Review: I got to about page two hundred and gave up the book. The book opened with a really, really dumb action scene; and almost worse, there wasn't another action scene in the next two hundred pages; believe it or not, I still hadn't really gotten to know the characters. Just read a lot of movement from here to there. Boring stuff that really should have been summarized in maybe a page or two or a prologue. I chucked the book aside.
Rating: 
Summary: Interesting, very interesting.
Review: I have never heard of nor read this book; therefore, I have no idea what to say about it. I hope this is helpful.
Rating:
Summary: One of my favorite books
Review: I love Lawhead's Empyrion Saga. I have read it twice over because it's so incredible. I prefer this set to any of his other books. You feel the characters, you understand their pains, their frustrations. The settings are dynamic and captivating. Sometimes the plot was predictable, but not often. The ending is spectacular. I have not been so satisfied by a book in my life. Instead of leaving you asking questions at the end, he answers all in a summary of the rest of the characters lives. Apart from Terry Goodkind's "Sword of Truth" books, Empyrion is the best reading you will probably have. A must.
Rating: 
Summary: not a classic, but worth the time
Review: I'll confess to being a Stephen Lawhead fan, but this book and its sequel would have intrigued me had I never heard of the author, just as they easily held my attention though I am hardly a science-fiction fan. Lawhead weaves a tale of a jounalist trying to report on the growth of a new civilization, who finds that all is not as it should be. Orion's experiences as he attempts to unravel the mysteries and intrigues of Fierra mercilessly grasp the reader's attention, and Lawhead's typical weaving of the storyline insure that all the details of the story work together -- one casual observation in the first book's opening chapter comes into play partway through the second. The bittersweet ending and the characters' interactions both ring true to real-life credibility. Overall, this is not my favorite book, but I certainly enjoyed reading it and would read it again. And that is one of the highest compliments one can pay a book, no?
Rating:
Summary: pretty good
Review: in some ways lawhead has a style reminicent of CS Lewis. i would recommend for those who liked CSL's space trilogy to read this book. However SL can not compare to such greats as JRRTolkien or CSLewis but he comes closer than any other writer I've heard of. Check out the Song of Albion--definitely influenced by CSL and pretty darn good too. the pendragon cycle is also worthy of being looked at but not the Dragon King trilogy
Rating:
Summary: God placed eternity in their hearts, on a planet far away...
Review: It took me awhile to see where Lawhead was going with this one, but it was well worth it. Unlike his other SciFi work, Dream Thief, this has more of a fantasy element to it- something like Lewis' Space Trilogy. It is certainly more scientific than Lewis, but the science seems to exist more to put the characters in a new environment- wheras Dream Thief was the classic "What might life be like then?" There is so little Christian SciFi in existance it is exciting to grab it when it appears. But be warned- this work is definitely not complete- it is not the first in a series, but more the first in a two-parter. The story is in no way resolved by the end of the first book. Also, before Lawhead really explains the situation in the main city of the novel, one is very confused by all the names and references to different groupings- it would have been better to have detailed that earlier. This was a great read primarily as a companion to Don Richardson's Eternity in Their Hearts. Don makes the argument that all people groups throughout time have been prepared for the Gospel by images of God within their own culture. Search for Fierra applies this type of idea to another culture in the future, or possible future. How would God, YHWH, reveal Himself to a people on another planet with no knowledge of Him? As he explores this idea he gives a gripping allegorical description of hell and paradise. And there seems to be an indication of the idea that the Trinity is a revelation of God that we see, but it may not be the entirety of Him- He may be more than simply Three. An intiguing idea to be sure.
Rating:
Summary: He's done it again
Review: My first encounter with Lawhead was the brilliant "Song of Albion" trilogy, which is fantasy. I fell in love with his style of writing with its poetic descriptive and yet driving technique. His fantasy is well-woven and fleshed out. Page-turners. And his science fiction is no different. Once again, the books begin slightly boring and have a few moments within them that are a little bit too lengthy for me--but the reasoning in those passages I feel could not really have been omitted from the books. They are brilliant and take science fiction to a whole new level. Instead of simply being a quest, these books are a commentary. They show the developement of religion, civilization and it's downfall in a world far from us, and somehow strike a familier chord. Definately up there on the favorites list!
Rating:
Summary: He's done it again
Review: My first encounter with Lawhead was the brilliant "Song of Albion" trilogy, which is fantasy. I fell in love with his style of writing with its poetic descriptive and yet driving technique. His fantasy is well-woven and fleshed out. Page-turners. And his science fiction is no different. Once again, the books begin slightly boring and have a few moments within them that are a little bit too lengthy for me--but the reasoning in those passages I feel could not really have been omitted from the books. They are brilliant and take science fiction to a whole new level. Instead of simply being a quest, these books are a commentary. They show the developement of religion, civilization and it's downfall in a world far from us, and somehow strike a familier chord. Definately up there on the favorites list!
Rating:
Summary: Phenomenal
Review: One of Lawhead's earlier works..but definitely one of his best. I was surprised to find this in my local bookstore...I thought I'd read everything Lawhead had written. What a pleasant surprise. This is a story that will suck you in and leave you begging for more. The instant that I finished this volume, I had to read the second, so I immediately jumped on-line and ordered it from Amazon. You'll be glad you read this book.
| 
