“When I opened my eyes, I was no longer in the world I knew.”
Lewis Gillies is an American graduate student in Oxford who should be getting on with his life. Yet for some reason, he finds himself speeding north with his roommate Simon on a lark–half-heartedly searching for a long-extinct creature allegedly spotted in a misty glen in Scotland. Expecting little more than a weekend diversion, Lewis accidently crosses through a mystical gateway where two worlds meet: into the time-between-times, as the ancient Celts called it. And into the heart of a collision between good and evil that’s been raging since long before Lewis was born.
First published almost twenty years ago, The Song of Albion Trilogy has become a modern classic that continues to attract passionate new readers. Enter into The Paradise War and experience the dazzling brilliance of a world like ours–yet infinitely bolder and brighter: a place of kings and warriors, bards and battles, feats of glory and honour. It is a place you will forever wish to be. It is Albion.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 2/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
From: Isaac
Book Title: The Paradise War
Book Author: Stephen Lawhead
What do you like about this book:
Paradise War is not what initially expected. It concerns Irish and Celtic mythology and the evils of their world. I enjoyed it, but I found some of the spiritual scenes a bit unsettling. I was, however, let down by the end of the story. I only hope the next installment is better.
Sexual Content: A man's girlfriend is described as sexy and curvaceous. Lewis is attracted to a camp owner's daughter. They innocently express their love to each other without the use of sex. Men run naked across a battlefield.
Violence: Not much. Battle sequences feature appalling creatures that crawl and shriek and bleed blackish liquid. Men receive their amount of cuts and bruises during training, but nothing truly graphic.
Language: Around 3 uses of "h-ll" and one use of "b--tard". God's name is abused very infrequently.
Drug/Alcohol: Men celebrate with a mysterious beverage that seems to make its drinker extra cheery.
Your ratings of the level of sex, violence, language and drug/alcohol use on a scale of 1-5.
Sex:1
Violence:2
Language:2
Drug/Alcohol use:1