Thursday, May 16, 2013

The Judgment Stone by Robert Liparulo


This book picks up almost right where The 13th Tribe leaves off.  Jagger, an immortal, is working to keep his family safe from The Tribe, a group of immortals that feel they can win God’s favor by killing sinners across the world.  The Tribe wants information that his wife, Beth gave to one of their former member, setting him free of his immortality.  In steps The Clan.  They have no interest in earning God’s favor, and want to inflict as much damage to the world as possible, and they’ve found a tool to target the most fervent believers.  Jagger and Owen may be the only ones able to stop them, but will his family ultimately suffer at the hands of the Tribe because of it?

From my review of The 13th Tribe, I said that I thought the series would be well served to add some more background details for the characters and we got some of that in this book.  There was some background to Nevaeh and her past, which was brief, but helped.  I thought this book contained more action, where the last one was a lot of buildup to it.  I appreciated the 2 separate story lines and the messages that the book brought out.  This book again deals with faith in the unseen and continual communication with God.  I thought the use of the Judgment Stone was interesting and I thought the inclusion of the spiritual world added to the story.  I think this was a great next step in the series and I eagerly anticipate the next installment.
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