The Paradise War (the Song Of Albion Trilogy, Book 1)(library Edition)

From the dreaming spires of Oxford, graduate student Lewis Gillies and his impulsive roommate, Simon, drive north to seek a mythical creature in a misty glen in Scotland. Once there, Simon vanishes through a hole in the cairn, and Lewis follows him to a mystical place where two worlds meet, in the time-between-times. There, where Celtic champions, magic, and treachery weave the beautiful and brutal land called Albion, Lewis finds Simon. And there, schooled as a warrior, he is thrust to the front of a titanic struggle between light and darkness--a hideous, onrushing darkness that would devour not merely a kingdom but two worlds. The ancient Celts admitted no separation between this world and the Otherworld: the two were delicately interwoven, each dependent on the other. The Paradise War crosses the thin places between this world and that, as Lewis Gillies comes face-to-face with an ancient mystery--and a cosmic catastrophe in the making. ** From Publishers Weekly Lewis Gillies is pursuing graduate work in Celtic studies at Oxford when his rich roommate, Simon Rawnson, slips through a hole in a cairn to the land of the Tuatha de Danann. With the help of an eccentric professor, Lewis pursues Simon and finds himself playing a major role in some important Celtic myths. In retelling these myths, Lawhead ( Arthur ) allows his characters to become unspecific archetypes who therefore fail to hold the reader's interest. As he is herded from event to event, Lewis, supposedly a Celtic scholar, fails to recognize the import of these occurences. Throughout, Lawhead tells his readers what to feel rather than letting his story move them. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Two Oxford graduate students stumble upon a stone cairn in Scotland and enter a magical "Otherworld" at once removed from and intimately connected to their own reality, becoming embroiled in an ancient battle against an evil that threatens both worlds. Lawhead, whose Pendragon Cycle ( Taliesin , LJ 8/87; Merlin , Crossway Bks., 1988; Arthur , Crossway Bks., 1989) established him as a frontrunner among contemporary Christian fantastists, demonstrates a genuine love for and understanding of Anglo-Celtic mythology in this first volume of a projected series. A worthwhile purchase for most fantasy collections. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Calc Series Group : Song Of Albion Calc ESN Part 1 : 01 Uncomma Title 2 : The Paradise War Calc New Series : Song Of Albion.... Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB ESN Combined : 01 ES Name : Song Of Albion ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : Stephen R. Lawhead The Paradise War Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:0786123230, isbn:9780786123230 Test Text Series Index: 1 Single Author : Stephen R. Lawhead Raw Title : The Paradise War Sorted Author by LN, FN: Lawhead, Stephen R. Enter Series Index : 01 of 03 ES Group : SIPZ_E Title Length : 16 Torrent Summary : New Torrent Title Parm A : The Paradise War Calc ESN Part 3 : 03 Any Num n Name : Albion Calc ESI Combined : 01 of 03 Record ID : 290 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E.Song Of Albion.Scifan.01 of 03..ICBF Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Uncomma Author : Stephen R. Lawhead Calc ESI Part 2 : of ES Genre : Scifan Calc ESI Part 3 : 03 Compare Author : eq Calc ESI Part 1 : 01 Calc ESN Part 2 : of Test Search : The Paradise War / Stephen R. Lawhead Num of Aut : 1 In an ancient cairn in the wilds of Scotland, Oxford student Simon Rawnson vanishes, seemingly into thin air. Where has he gone? Unsettling signs--a mysterious Green Man, a Celtic circle chalked on the sidewalk--point his roomate, Lewis Gillies, to an impossible answer ... and an incredible destiny on the other side of a doorway between worlds. There, where Celtic champions, magic, and treachery are woven together in the beautiful and brutal land called Albion, Lewis finds Simon. And there, schooled as a warrior, he is thrust to the front of a titanic struggle between light and darkness--a hideous, onrushing darkness that would devour not merely a kingdom but two worlds From the dreaming spires of Oxford, Lewis Gillies drives north to seek a mythical creature in a misty glen in Scotland. Expecting little more than a weekend diversion, Lewis finds himself in a mystical place where two worlds meet, in the time-between-times -- and in the heart of a battle between good and evil. The ancient Celts admitted no separation between this world and the Otherworld: the two were delicately interwoven, each dependent on the other. The Paradise War crosses the thin places between this world and that, as Lewis Gillies comes face-to-face with an ancient mystery -- and a cosmic catastrophe in the making.