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A review by josiahdegraaf
Sword in the Stars by Wayne Thomas Batson
5.0
This book has so much goodness in it.
Pros:
A complicated, really interesting world. Kind of Tolkien-esque in that there's a lot of worldbuilding that's gone into it. I love the little blurbs before each chapter that lend light on different facets of the world. So many original ideas that lend to a fascinating world.
Complex, realistic characters who don't fall to the common black-white pitfalls of Christian literature. I particularly loved the interactions between the MC, who struggles with a lot of serious sins, and the king whose basically an example of Christian legalism/extreme Christian fundamentalism (depending on how you define that last term). Both characters were so realistic, and I love how Batson was able to subtly show the errors of the king without being all preachy about it.
Overall:
This book is one of my favorite modern fantasy novels, and my favorite fantasy novel written by a Christian. It's one of those books that restores my faith that Christian fantasy novels can be really, really good when enough time and work is put into them.
4.5-5 stars.
Pros:
A complicated, really interesting world. Kind of Tolkien-esque in that there's a lot of worldbuilding that's gone into it. I love the little blurbs before each chapter that lend light on different facets of the world. So many original ideas that lend to a fascinating world.
Complex, realistic characters who don't fall to the common black-white pitfalls of Christian literature. I particularly loved the interactions between the MC, who struggles with a lot of serious sins, and the king whose basically an example of Christian legalism/extreme Christian fundamentalism (depending on how you define that last term). Both characters were so realistic, and I love how Batson was able to subtly show the errors of the king without being all preachy about it.
Overall:
This book is one of my favorite modern fantasy novels, and my favorite fantasy novel written by a Christian. It's one of those books that restores my faith that Christian fantasy novels can be really, really good when enough time and work is put into them.
4.5-5 stars.