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Christopher Lewis is a boy with potential -- potential for great good...and for great evil. And no one knows that better than Kaym, an angel-lord with incredible power, hell-bent on storming the gates of Heaven. With an army of demons, devils, and dark princes at his side, Kaym needs just one more thing to begin his crusade: the immortal powers hidden within Christopher.

But watching over Christopher is his guardian angel, Mariel. Armed with her flaming sword -- "a marvelous instrument of righteous retribution" -- and a cohort of angels, she will do everything in her power to protect Christopher and banish Kaym and his legions from the throne of the Most High.

Filled with otherworldly creatures and all-out spiritual warfare, "The War in Heaven" establishes Theodore Beale as a rare talent who successfully blends the Christian and fantasy genres in a dazzling tale of faith and redemption.

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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, July 25 2003

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Curtis (MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War in Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)

this book is awesome. i recommend it to all christian friends. the way he took the spiritual war and placed it into that kind of a perspective, i felt like i knew the people on a personal level. this is one of the only books i ever got that caught up in. to feel the righteous presence of the divine, the terrible pride of the fallen. caught in both dimensions. Mr.Beale has an excellent way of writing. it gives you a point on the view from heaven:)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a must read, Jan 5 2003

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"slaybaugh" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War in Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)

What a sad thing to once again see people using this forum for the airing of their own views and doctrines, such as the "self proclaimed atheist" did earlier. Book review, people, not soapbox. Unless this is Atheism 101, it really doesn't fit here. The book itself speaks well of Christianity in general, as well as the the battle that does exist for our souls in the supernatural realm. I would recommend it highly to anyone looking for The Way, the Truth and The Life. Is it set in a fantasy type setting? Yes. Why? Well generally people dont storm the Gates of Heaven every day. Thats why they call it symbolism. The subject is very real - the way in which it is presented is symbolic for the most part. Read it and see for yourself! I, for one, was given an entirely new view of my walk with Jesus Christ and the importance He places on me as one of His children, as well as the ability ALL OF US have to be one of His children as well.
As I said, read the book and see for yourself!

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5.0 out of 5 stars very promising first book, Aug 14 2002

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NotATameLion (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The War in Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)

I came as a skeptic of sorts to Theodore Beale's "The War in Heaven." So much of modern "Christian" fiction is neither well done nor Christian. The fact that Beale is represented by the agents who serve a couple of the authors who write some of the books that have given me this negative impression did not speak well to me about the possibility of this book being any different (neither did the cheesy cover artwork-which will soon be thankfully remedied in the forthcoming trade paperback version). How wrong I was...

There are indeed things I do not like about "The War in Heaven." Yet rarely has my heart cried out in joy over a book as it has with this one.

First, the bones I have to pick...

The biggest one is the representation of Kaym. Kaym is the fallen angel that mentors Christopher in the ways of darkness (or light--depending on who is to be believed). Kaym spews all kinds of Nietzschean drivel about power and freedom being beyond good and evil. This is not the part that I dislike. Having subscribed to such folly in my youth, I can see this being a decent angle for a fallen angel to take in the postmodern age. What bugs me about Kaym is his garb. Describing him as wearing Ray-bans is gonna date him, and possibly the book, really fast.

My second bone to pick is the way in which Jami and Holli talk. Beale has hit the nail of how American teens communicate on the head. His dialogue is spot-on. Yet restraint is a good thing. Perhaps a little less of the "ohmigod's" and the "like's" would have been a good thing too.

Bearing these two minor flaws in mind, I still have to give this book my highest recommendation.

Beale proves himself to be a master of imagery. I was surprised to find some truly great moments of what can only be described as mythopoeic storytelling in this book. Ahura Azdha is full of wonders. Beale's remolding of the words from the Bible's second book of Kings about Sennacherib's threats against Hezekiah and Jerusalem in the fictional siege of Chasah is sheer brilliance.

There is a whole lot of meat to this book. Biblical allusion, references to Milton's Paradise Lost, Apocryphal tales-"The War in Heaven" is a real treat. This is redemptive fiction at its most imaginative best.

I urge you to get this book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Talk about preaching to the converted!
"Although the events in The War in Heaven are fictional, the invisible world of spirits in describes is not. Read more

Published on Aug 20 2002 by Martin Wagner

4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining and thought-provoking fantasy novel. . .
. . .which should have wide appeal.