Analysis Of 'Great And Terrible' By Chris Stewart

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Great and Terrible is a series of novels by the Chris Stewart best known as a politician, business executive and former air force pilot turned author. The first novel in the Great and Terrible series of novels was the 2003 published Prologue: The Brothers that was a departure from his previous works in the Military techno thriller genre.

The series of novels is set in a pre-mortal world full of drama, passions, economic disasters, deadly epidemics, and political intrigues. With the author being a Mormon, many of the thematic elements of the novels have been inspired by Mormon beliefs. The novels are a journey from the beginning of time up to the last hours after which humanity is extinguished from existence.

The first novel in the series
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The novel while not ground breaking in any way offers new perspective on the eternal struggle between evil and good as represented by Jesus and Lucifer. Given its Mormon teachings, the books is definitely great for Mormons or anyone with strong Christian beliefs. The novel highlights the real and serious war faced by Christians in their everyday walk in the faith. The book is a powerful narrative that may stimulate reflection on life and strengthen the faith of a believer. Full of fast-paced action and suspense, it makes for a good reflective …show more content…
The streets are full of angle people and violence, chaos, and starvation are the order of the day. Even as all hope is lost for many whose world has suddenly become unrecognizable, for some like Sara Brighton, hope springs eternal. After helping a shadow government take the reins of leadership, she teams up with Bono to undertake one of the most dangerous of missions to save their world. Heading to Hindu Kush, they must beat overwhelming odds to make their mission a success.

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Many fans of the Great and Terrible series of novels also loved The Dark Trails Saga. The series of novels feature Porter Rockwell an infamous gunslinger and wizard who cannot be harmed by human weapons who uses his powers to help hunt down outlaws and criminals bent on oppressing the weak. The Great and Terrible fans also love the Sten Chronicles series of novels by Chris Bunch. These are military science fiction novels following the life and times of Karl Sten a man thrust into the dangerous world covert military actions, espionage, and intergalactic

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