The Paradise War

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As an avid fantasy reader, I was reluctant to try this trilogy because Lawhead is not one of the best known fantasy writers. My husband bought me the book because Lawhead is a Christian and he thought I should try it.

I was very pleasantly surprised! The writing is excellent. The story is interesting, meaningful, and epic in scope while still progressing rapidly enough to finish in three books.

It contains all of the elements I look for in a fantasy: vivid description, many interesting and well-developed characters, problems to solve, quests, romance, war, tension, intrigue, and a happy ending.

I couldn't be happier.
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Well. I must admit I did return this to the library without finishing it. I kept reading and reading, almost to halfway through it just hoping for something to pick up and excite me. But it didn't... even when I got to the Otherworld. [a:Steven Lawhead] just did so much better with [b:Hood 2073686 Tales From the Hood (The Sisters Grimm, #6) Michael Buckley http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255704105s/2073686.jpg 2078934]. With [b:Hood 2073686 Tales From the Hood (The Sisters Grimm, #6) Michael Buckley http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255704105s/2073686.jpg 2078934] I was enraptured and in love with all the characters and events and could not read fast enough to get what was coming next. But perhaps it is because Hood was from last year (2006) where The Paradise War is from 1991, maybe Lawhead has just gotten better. Who knows. Either way, I do not really recommend this book. There are too many other, better things out there to read.