A Christian Fantasy Novel (Angels & Demons & Lost Souls)
Author: Jason Brannon
Kindle Edition; 186 pages
Published June 3rd 2013
A near death experience transports Jamie Burroughs into The Maze, a realm every bit as peculiar as Lewis Caroll's Wonderland, yet engineered with the moral intent of C.S. Lewis' Narnia. Built by angels and demons and filled with traps and riddles, The Maze gives whoever enters a face-to-face encounter with their sins.
For Jamie, The Maze becomes a terrifying journey through a world of darkness where his soul and the lives of those he loves hangs in the balance. With his family in danger and his soul in peril, Jamie is forced to reevaluate the kind of man he truly is as he struggles to escape The Maze before it’s too late.
This book had been touted as a counterpart for CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia as well as Pan's Labyrinth. I digress. The Maze ( A Christian Fantasy Novel) is way better than the above mentioned books.
Jamie Burroughs was living a life full of secrets, white lies and deceptions. He was happily married with Amy and had a son named Peter and lived contentedly. Or so her wife thought. It was not long before Jamie admitted to himself that he had been keeping a lot of things from his wife like his smoking & drinking vices, accessing illicit websites or going to the casino. Soon another temptation came into his life, in the form of an ex-girlfriend named Karen.
Something happened that led Jamie to a close encounter with death. Soon he found himself facing a Minotaur in a labyrinth, The Maze, a Christian themed domain constructed by angels and demons, loaded with questions and traps that only Jamie would be able to answer and escape from.
This book literally sent chills to my spine, while I read Jamie's struggles and missteps and determination on how to get out of the labyrinth. The author, Jason Brannon is a very effective writer, his words and the allegory behind the story makes me take a hard approach at my own life. He makes me wonder and question the things I have done. That is how he had delved into my heart and soul. There was not a single chapter that I did not cry and pondered on the deepest, darkest places of my own existence. The other characters, Asterion, The Piper, Barrabas, Darrel Gene - these are just a few of the people that I may encounter in my/our daily lives, wearing different masks, testing our faith, loyalty and trust.
I have learned a lot from this book. I am actually a Christian but not a devout one. The notes I wrote while reading the Maze were intended to be the steps and guide I have to apply in my everyday life. Believe me when I say that this book will change your perception in life. I did.
About the author:
Jason Brannon is the author of numerous horror and dark fantasy novels and short stories. His current titles include The Maze, The Misunderstood and Other Misfit Horrors, The Cage, and The Order of the Bull.
He currently lives in Amory, MS and maintains a website at www.jasonbrannon.us
1 comment:
Hmm, interesting!
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