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I had long ago lost all interest in fiction novels and bought these books with great hesitation. And then I couldn’t put them down. What we know from the Bible and history, mixed with a masterful story line, made these books amazing. My favorite part was the sections at the end of each book lining out was a truth, what was fiction and the sources of their theories. It made the stories that much deeper, as well as my understanding of history. I never thought to learn so much from novels. Thank you.

*This is a review copy from the publisher, Master Books. No review, positive or otherwise, was required—all opinions are my own.*

Noah: Man of God was a great, satisfying ending to the Remnant Trilogy. This wasn't your usual telling of the familiar Bible story. The author did not choose to stay within the confines of the bare bones of the story, but gives you some imaginative ideas to think about within the allowable parameters of the biblical text. I felt like Noah was more of a real person rather than just a story. It felt as though I was seeing Noah trust God when he really had little to go on.
I knew that only Noah and his family would get on the ark, but often wondered about his friends and family throughout. Even though I knew the ending, I felt some suspense. The author did a great job working out their journeys.

At the end of the book there is a question & answer section. This was helpful in gaining more insight on the fact & the fiction side of the story.

There is also a section called Encounter This. In this section you can connect the story to the Ark Encounter project in Williamstown, Kentucky.

I would recommend this book for teens and adults.

The Remnant Trilogy was a great read! From beginning to end the series was entertaining, enjoyable, and simple to follow. Throughout the stories we are given glimpses of Biblical truths and brought back to the beauty of God’s Word. These moments were seamlessly woven into the story itself and beautifully accomplished. My favorite portion of each novel, however, was the additional materials at the end. I love how the authors chose to use the medium of a story to increase us in wisdom and teach Scripture, answering tough questions we face on a day-to-day basis.

I'm glad I was given the chance to review this book! It is book 2 in a series about Noah. We read about Noah and Emzara and their friends before the flood. I highly recommend this book! Can't wait to start the next one!

Noah: Man of Resolve (The Remnant Trilogy - Book 2) by Tim Chaffey and K Marie Adams. New Leaf Publishing Group (2017)

Noah is one of the greatest heroes in the Bible. If Noah: Man of Destiny is an origins story, Noah: Man of Resolve is his coming of age story, a chance for our hero to test his mettle and, well, his resolve in the face of escalating conflict.

Witney Seibold once wrote that all sequels are The Empire Strikes Back. Maybe there's some truth to that. What Seibold wrote for the Nerdist a few years ago about that sequel certainly applies to this one:

"It opens in medias res, showing our heroes from the first film entrenched in a new adventure. It depicts the heroes facing even larger and more trying trials than the last time, usually fighting at the edge of their abilities. Their roles are essentially the same, despite having learned lessons and “changed” in the last film. The tone (and I’m most certainly a critic obsessed with tone) is typically a lot more serious and focused, taking the light fantasy elements of the original and forcing them through the beats of a more hefty drama.

"And, most significantly, the story of The Empire Strikes Back revolves around the details of the heroes’ personal lives much more closely."

That is to say, Tim Chaffey and K. Marie Adams hit all of the right beats we expect from a sequel without being boring or predictable or getting bogged down in a sophomore slump.

The story focuses on Noah and Emzara and their friends as the Serpent Cult of Naamah and the evil kingdom of her father King Lamech grow in power. Death, betrayal and growing wickedness are found at every turn in a story spanning ~400 years. This is a very personal story. We watch as Noah and Emzara face their trials and find their determination to follow their Creator in the face of mounting persecution and world that increasingly reflects the words of Genesis 6:5:

" And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."

The book ends poised to give us the expected grand finale of the building of the Ark and the coming of the Flood itself.

As before, features at the end of the book help to clarify where artistic license was used, where the plot borrowed from other parts of the Bible, and where the story elements reflect exhibits at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. At the very least, there is now one diorama at the Ark Encounter that I will never look at the same way again!

I unreservedly recommend this book.

From the Bookwyrm's Lair,
Tony Breeden

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