From Publishers Weekly
Alcorn offers a companion to his novel, Edge of Eternity, in this Pilgrim's Progressstyle allegory about a man who comes to see his own wasted life through a series of misadventures, battles, and sins. These lead him to a chasm he cannot cross without the help of trustedshould he trust them?guides, most importantly a Christ figure, the Woodsman, and a tempter, Joshua. The end is not utopia, but a life with unexpected joys and faithful companions. For those who appreciate allegory, Alcorn's fills the bill even as it also includes the realities of contemporary life: "I gazed into the emptiness of my daughter's eyes. I started pushing and shoving. I wanted to kill the men who lusted after hervile men whose daughters I lusted after." Nothing here tops classic Christian allegories, but noteworthy is a "new creation" view of afterlife: "You will live on a new earththe old earth made new.... I came not to destroy but to redeem my fallen creation." (Feb.)
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A Journey He Couldnt Miss and a Step He Couldnt Take
He found himself a traveler in the strangest of lands. Where invisible secrets come starkly into sight. Where the fairest of companions leads the way into unsuspected danger and darkness. Where hidden battles burst into the open. Where so much is graspedand so much more seems unattainable.
Driven by a yearning he doesnt understand, compelled toward a destination he cant quite see, the traveler navigates the inhospitable landscape with determination and a flicker of something like hopedespite the obstacles that seem to unerringly block his path.
Best-selling novelist Randy Alcorn weaves a supernatural interplay of wills and motives, lusts and longings, love and sacrifice. Its a potent mix that leaves every reader wondering: _Do I really understand this world I live in? Do I really understand myself? Is there more to all this than Ive ever dared hope?
_INCLUDES 12 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS