Title: Judge
Author: R. J. Larson
Pages: 361
Year: 2012
Publisher: Bethany House
R.
J. Larson continues her Books of the
Infinite series with the second installment titled Judge. This story takes up where Prophet, the
first book in the series, left off. The
same vivid descriptions are used by the author to easily give the reader a
picture in his mind of the places discussed.
There is a few month lapse of time between what happens in the first
book and what happens in the second. The
focus in this book is Kien Lantec, judge-in-training within the military
structure of his country.
While
shaving on the morning after his return home on military leave, Kien receives
words of instruction from the Infinite.
He is to go on a mission to another country to proclaim the Infinite’s
warning to the people of ToronSea to return to their first love, the
Infinite. They have begun worship of a
goddess and have turned their backs on Him.
Kien must journey to them and let them know of the consequences they
will face should they continue down this path.
Is he successful in giving out the Infinite’s message? Will the people of ToronSea repent? Can Kien remain the charming, humorous, young
man?
Kien
also questions why he is being sent on this mission instead of the Infinite’s
prophet, Ela. Ela is going to marry Kien
someday; he just has to convince her of that.
He had planned to spend most of his leave with her, trying to win her
heart. Ela, however, can’t go to
ToronSea as she has received a mission of her own, one that requires her to
return to her home town of Parne. It
seems Parne has also turned their backs on the Infinite and judgment is about
to be meted out. Will Ela be able to
warn her fellow countrymen in time? Can
they avoid judgment? Will Kien and Ela
have a future together? Both have very
dangerous missions with the potential to be deadly to them as the Infinite’s
messengers. Will Ela’s family escape
with their lives? Are there any people
still loyal to the Infinite?
Throughout
this story, Kien and Ela continue their romance even though they are separated
most of the time. The story shows more
of their characters in-depth and their developing faith in their Creator. Ela’s willingness to be an obedient servant
to the Infinite at such a young age is inspiring. Kien has trained to fight, but can he now
learn to obey his true Commander in all things?
Both characters show some of the traits of Old Testament figures, which
adds another interesting element. There
is more action and adventures in store, so make time for this one.
My rating is 3.5 stars.
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complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
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