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Mark of the Lion (Three book set) by Francine Rivers | Mark of the Lion : A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure As the Dawn (Vol 1-3) | Francine Rivers

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	• Mark of the Lion : A Voice in the Wind, An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure As the Dawn (Vol 1-3) Francine Rivers Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1998 - 520 pages average customer review:based on 303 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Amazing Read!!!

Francine Rivers has to be one of my favorite authors of all time. The first time I read "The Mark Of The Lion" series, I could not put it down. I was swept away to another time, and another place every time I picked up the books. I highly recommend these books, as well as any Francine Rivers novel.

Mark of the Lion

What makes a story great? Is it passion? Love? Struggle? Whatever it is that makes a story appealing to you, you'll be able to find that element in the Mark of the Lion series. In the three books, An Echo in the Darkness, A Voice in the Wind, and As Sure as the Dawn, Francine Rivers weaves together a masterful web of romance, faith, adventure and historical fiction.

The ancient Roman Empire is an evil place for a young woman like Julia Valerian to grow up in, and despite her amazingly sweet and caring slave Hadassah's best attempts, nothing will stop her from falling into sin after sin. Marcus Valerian lives in pleasure until an unexpected turn of events causes him to seek inside of himself and to God to bring him up into the light. A gladiator named Arêtes must lose his home, honor, pride, and heart before he finds what God has called him to do, and after he finds it, will struggle within himself to do it at any cost.

Almost seamlessly and perfectly written, the trilogy takes you from Rome, to Ephesus, across the Aegean to Israel, and all the way back to Germany in a time where you could lose your life for believing in truth or from the whim of higher ranking official. Francine Rivers draws wonderful parallels to our own society today in her masterpiece: our view of human life, of God, self insecurities and addictions that could lead to our downfall just like it did to the Romans so long ago.

In my opinion, the books are an excellent read for any person of faith, young or old, and are very awe striking and inspiring to those struggling with there beliefs. All in all, every single book is its own masterpiece and I think everyone should read them.

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Mark of the Lion (Three book set) by Francine Rivers

Ordered this set as a gift to my wife. Normally when ordering books, it usually takes about two, sometimes three weeks.
Amazon really came through and I had the set in three days, Wow! Amazon is the way to go.
Charlie Chase
Colorado Springs, CO

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God is The Source of Our Strength!

I'm no fancy book reviewer, but if you want to be truly spiritually inspired, then this is the book for you! Ms Rivers did an amazing job displaying the strength of God which works within us through these exceptional characters. Hadassah's unfailing belief and faith in Christ sustains her even through the most trying of times: face to face with death, and during a time where love for a none believer aches within her heart. Marcus is a a pillar of strength, but will he relalize just how weak he is without the strength of God? Atretes is also a character that depends on his own strength through his pagan god, but it's amazing how a Christian's love (displaying the love of God) can change even the hardest of hearts into a heart of Christ.
I laughed, cried, cheered, and praised God throughout this trilogy. Everytime I think of falling out of walk in love, I think "What would Haddassah have done?" and I change my walk back on the path of righteousness. I hae learned to be a more loving, patient Christian through Hadassah. Through Marcus and Atretes, I learned everyone is searching for "more" and the strongest can be the weakest. As Christians, it's our job to wear love and allow non-believers to SEE Christ and the love of God through our lifestyle. Our life should be our strongest testimony....Like Hadassah....Like Christ...like Abraham...Moses...ect.
I was and still am truly inspired.

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This best-selling trilogy chronicles a tale of persecution and perseverance of 1st-century Christians in hedonistic Rome.