My Father's God (Chronicles of the King #4)
Manasseh, the young king of Judah, is a spoiled and fairly lazy child who depends on his good friend Joshua to help him with religious lessons and keep him out of trouble. When the boys are 12 and 13, respectively, a fortuneteller informs Manasseh that those he trusted, including Joshua, are actually going to cause his downfall. Manasseh believes her and, at the age of 21, begins to purge his kingdom of all those he feels are against him, thus setting in motion a bloody series of reprisals. While Austin does a fine job in re-creating an ancient time, her true strength is in her believable characters, especially the tragic Dinah. Although Austin (The Lord Is My Salvation, Beacon Hill: Nazarene, 1996) clearly opposes such beliefs as astrology, channeling, crystals, etc., she does not preach. A solid addition to the series.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.