Superman: Birthright (Graphic Novel)

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Great Reading and Artwork.......2007-10-04

Very interesting story of how and why Clark Kent becomes Superman. It takes pieces of the different incarnations of the Superman story and combines them into a book that I couldn't put down. I recommend this to anyone that likes Smallville.

Good, but not great.......2007-09-23

It could have been better. It's not as good as John Byrne reinterpratation 20 years ago, Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 1, which I consider superior to this one.

Very good book!.......2007-09-04

I'd rate it 5 stars but it is a bit pricey. But then again I didn't spend my money on comic books growing up. My daughter needed it for one of her classes in college and loved the book!

Superman...a Vegetarian?.......2007-07-25

Yes, you read that correctly: Superman, as written here, is a vegetarian. Other changes abound, most notably Superman's new ability to "see souls". This "re-launch" of Superman attempts to update the mythos for the 21st century...but the New Age touches come off as cheesy. The artwork, by Leinil Francis Yu, is gorgeous, but the story is told better elsewhere (i.e. in the films Superman I, II and Superman Returns).

DC's "Infinite Crisis" wiped both this story and John Byrne's 1980s origin story out of official continuity, meaning that Superman's origin will be changed yet again! Third time's a charm, right?

Better than I expected..........2006-11-17

I am a big fan of the Superman world but it was only during this summer that I shelled out money to buy Superman products after seeing the latest movie. Two dvds of the Reeves movies snowballed into seven comic books. This was one of the seven. Out of all of them this one really stood out. I just love the first few pages. It is a given that it talks about his parents and how they sent him to earth in a pod. How they drew and colored and placed the panels and used them as part of the title and credit page and then a time transition....wow. Its like a openning title sequence for film... so beautiful. I'm like YES!!! THIS IS WHY I LOVE COMIC BOOKS! This story talks about a part of Clark's life that is rarely if never addressed. Life after Smallvile but pre Daily Planet. I like it for its youthful hip energy and the addressing of problems in a different country. Lois Lane is a big reason I follow this franchise. Seeing the many incarnations of her is watching the evolution of the independent modern woman. Some depictions leave more to be desired than others. The way they introduced her was refreshing. Her intelligence and her courage has a slightly new flavor. I'd like to see a follow up of this story arc. I recomend everyone pick up a copy and take a good look. I don't regret buying this one. I enjoy looking at it over and over.

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FIVE BEACON REVIEW FROM LIGHTHOUSE LITERARY REVIEWS
Conversational Language explained
very disappointed
"Dark Birthright" is particularly recommended for readers with an interest in well-rendered historical fiction.
Anne

Dark Birthright
Jeanne Treat
Manufacturer: Bruce & Bruce, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 097216748X

Book Description

In 1619 in Scotland, a time of intolerance, when Catholics and Protestants disagree and healers are hanged as witches, a child born of mysterious parentage is given to fisher folk to raise as their son. Dughall grows up in a family bound by love and morality, becomes a healer, and displays psychic abilities. His life is torn apart when he's claimed by his real father, a cruel and powerful lord who tries to mold him in his image. Dughall must define himself, in the midst of a struggle between an Earl, a Duke, and the family who wants him back. All the while, he's determined to marry the lass he left behind. Dark Birthright is a story reflecting the political, religious, and cultural dynamics of 17th century Scotland. It paints a picture of life in the Highlands, as well as the fisher folk and a village of witches worshipping the Goddess

Customer Reviews:

FIVE BEACON REVIEW FROM LIGHTHOUSE LITERARY REVIEWS.......2007-08-24

At the sight of this 400 page + novel, I admit to at first being completely overwhelmed, but once I let myself into Dughall's world I wouldn't dare put it down! So complete and so intricate were the details of this novel, you would think that Jeanne Treat walked straight out of the seventeenth century to tell this story.

Born to a mother that suffered pain at the hands of his father, Dughall is given to a loving fisher family by the midwife. He grows up learning to love and respect and to hone the Second Sight he has inherited from his birth mother. He dreams of a bonny lass named Keira that he met long ago in his childhood and knows she will be his wife. Of course all of that before his true father finds him and claims him as his own. Under the rule of the evil Earl of Huntly, Dughall will endure a pain and suffering like he's never known.

I don't think Jeanne Treat needs me or anyone else to tell her how fantastic this book is, but if you must know... this book is indeed fantastic. Never mind the length, grab a mug of coffee and curl up. You will soon find yourself feeling the spray of the sea on your face and smelling the apple wood burning on the hearth. This is one book not to be missed.

Reviewed by: C.C.

Conversational Language explained.......2007-08-23

Like Jeanne Treat, I am also a member of "Ladies of Lallybroch", the website for fans of Diana Gabaldon. When I started reading "Dark Birthright", my first reaction was, "Why are the conversations written in plain English?" This is a language that would not have been spoken in the locale of this story, Aberdeenshire. During that period, three different languages would have been spoken there, Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic), Doric and Scots.

When I met Jeanne at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games a few weeks ago, I broached this subject with her and, after her explanation, I agree with her completely. Her intended audience for this book is primarily American and, as such, they would not have understood a word in any of those three languages. Think of it this way, if you were writing a book about 17th century France, would you write the conversations in 17th century French? I don't think so! Doing that would limit your audience to a very few readers!

With that out of the way, I found this book to be very enjoyable. The story never lags and moves forward at a fast pace. The descriptions of the work habits of that period are very accurate and the relationships of the people clearly reflect the dominance of the nobility over the common working people. The conflict between the Christian churches, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian, and those who worshipped the pagan gods and goddesses of the old Celtic religion is very evident. Jeanne has obviously done some very thorough research into the old Celtic ways.

All in all, I would highly recommend "Dark Birthright" if you are interested in ancient Scotland and the people who lived there in the 17th century

very disappointed.......2007-08-11

I was so disappointed in this book, especially after the hype it got prior to release

the dialogue is stinted and historically inaccurate. For example, Dugall and his family are "low born" yet when they encounter Dugall's birth father and grandfather, both aristocrats, their language and dialog is the same.

The characters are very shallow, and I thought the part about the boys experiencing each others sexual feelings was just pandering.

I am an avid reader of scottish historial fiction, and this is the worst one I have read

"Dark Birthright" is particularly recommended for readers with an interest in well-rendered historical fiction........2007-08-06

Scotland in the year 1619 A.D. was a place where healers were hanged as witches, Catholics and Protestants sought to suppress each other, and a child born of unknown parentage is raised by fisher folk as their own son. Young Dughall growing up in a family that emphasized love and morality becomes a healer, displays psychic abilities, and loves village girl. Then one day a cruel and powerful lord claims Dugall as his father and seeks to mold the talented and conscientious Dughall into a copy of himself. The first of a planned trilogy, "Dark Birthright" is the fascinating and deftly written story of a young man's struggle amidst the political turmoil, religious strife, and dangerous highland world of 17th century Scotland. Of special note is the descriptive introduction of the fisher folk and villagers that still worship the Goddess despite the risk of being put to death as witches. "Dark Birthright" is particularly recommended for readers with an interest in well-rendered historical fiction.

Anne.......2007-08-04

Dark Birthright - definately a great read! It contains intrique, suspense, love, lust and some twists that will keep one reading. I felt a part of 17th Century Scotland scenery, imaging the smell of the sea, looking over the cliffs, standing in Louden Wood. The characters are well defined and the sketchings add a sense of familiarity. (Check out Jamison!) Let yourself be drawn in to be a part of the action!

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Equal treatment in this novel
Interesting, good story
Good Good Good
This series just gets better and better
A wonderful read!

The Birthright (Song of Acadia #3)
T. Davis Bunn , and Janette Oke
Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0764222295
Release Date: 2001-02-01

Book Description

Torn apart by tragic circumstances, two families rediscover bonds more powerful than bloodlines and faith stronger than tragedy. Song of Acadia book 3.

Customer Reviews:

Equal treatment in this novel.......2003-03-16

This is my second favorite of the series, my very favorite being "The Meeting Place." Unlike "The Sacred Shore", the book preceding it, "The Birthright" brings out the character of Anne as well as that of Nicole, rather like "The Meeting Place" did with their moms, Catherine and Louise. I always felt that Anne is "short-changed" in the other books in the series, and am glad to see her getting more equal treatment here.

Interesting, good story.......2003-02-04

After being reunited with her birth parents in Nova Scotia and after saying a tearful goodbye to her Louisiana parents, Nicole has a yearning for more. She and Anne become close friends and Nicole loves her parents, but there is something calling to her, dividing her allegiance. Her Uncle Charles has asked for her to go to England and become his heir, and she considers doing just that. After prayer and consideration, she decides to leave.

England is a contrast to all she's ever known . . . its glitter and bustle are almost too much for her, and she feels useless among the rich trappings and servants.

Anne, meanwhile, is dealing with some devastating news. She decides to go to England. Anne adjusts more quickly to England than Nicole.

Nicole and her uncle have to make some hard decisions. . . .

I didn't find this book as exciting as the others in the series (especially Book 1, my favorite so far), but it is still interesting and integral to the series. The writing is still beautiful and thoughtful and this book is worth the read.

Good Good Good.......2002-05-24

This book is great! It's been a while since I read the first two books in this series, and I was surprised that it was so easy for me to pick up right where they left off.

This is the story of Nicole's journey to England to take her place as the heir to her Uncle Charles. Her ideas of duty and responsibility, but also her need for change and to find her own place in the world are at the heart of the novel.

I don't want to give away too much of the plot--especially the surprise ending, but needless to say, this book will keep you charmed through the end--through all the heartache, sorrow and joy that comes through in colonial America.

This series just gets better and better.......2002-04-19

I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and hope to continue with the next one. Normally, I find Oke's book dull or too detailed to enjoy, but this series with Bunn is outstanding. Try it!

A wonderful read!.......2001-08-25

I really enjoy Janette Oke's books. This is a wonderful novel. It will defintly keep your interest. I highly recommend this. It is good clean Christian fiction.

Birthright (Diablo: The Sin War, Book 1)

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a great book
Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire
Slow to unfold however a satisfying read
Good
Diablo: Birthright

Birthright (Diablo: The Sin War, Book 1)
Richard A. Knaak
Manufacturer: Pocket Star
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0743471229

Book Description

Since the beginning of time, the angelic forces of the High Heavens and

the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in an eternal conflict for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now spilled over into

Sanctuary -- the world of men. Determined to win mankind over to their respective causes, the forces of good and evil wage a secret war for mortal souls. This is the tale of the Sin War -- the conflict that would forever change the destiny of man.

Three thousand years before the darkening of Tristram, Uldyssian, son of Diomedes, was a simple farmer from the village of Seram. Content with his quiet, idyllic life, Uldyssian is shocked as dark events rapidly unfold around him. Mistakenly blamed for the grisly murders of two traveling missionaries,

Uldyssian is forced to flee his homeland and set out on a perilous quest to redeem his good name. To his horror, he has begun to manifest strange new powers -- powers no mortal man has ever dreamed of. Now, Uldyssian must grapple with the energies building within him -- lest they consume the last vestiges of his humanity.

Customer Reviews:

a great book.......2007-07-09

this is a awesome history, it is just as good as i imagined.for sure i will buy the other books to see what hapens.

Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire.......2007-06-27

Richard Knaak is making a new game exclusively for the wii called "Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire". I cant wait.

Slow to unfold however a satisfying read.......2007-06-08

I personally found this story not to be as exiting as other books Knakk has written however it is a fun journey.

The story is very slow to unfold thus creating a small boredom factor in certain parts of the book. However as you near the middle of the book you are forced to read on as the twists and turns within the story lines leave many questions unanswered which is always something to look forward to.

I will read the other books in this series as i want these unfull filled questions to finally have an answer. great travel book but by far not the best ive read.

3/5

Good.......2007-01-23

I enjoyed this book. The story unfolds slowly at first but shorty after gets into the twist, turns, and mysteries of the triology. A few things about the Diablo universe are explained but many questions readers may have are not answered fully. The book ends well as it leads into the next book of the series.

Diablo: Birthright.......2007-01-10

Hopefully this book marks the beginning of Blizzard's voyage to Diablo III the video game. The Sin War starts here, which shows the realm of Sanctuary at an early stage of development. Sanctuary is the realm between Heaven and the Burning Hells in which demons and angels play with the lives of mortal men. This book which follows Uldyssian as he develops fascinating new powers and his interactions with the people of Sanctuary. Of course, what story like this would be complete without demons and angels? Well, they're here too. All in all, I can't wait for the rest of the Sin War series...

Birthright: Christian, Do You Know Who You Are? (Classic Critical Concern)

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beyond the wildest hopes
Claiming Our Birthright in Christ
An Amazingly Liberating Book!
On my top 10 list
One of the finest books ever written!

Birthright: Christian, Do You Know Who You Are? (Classic Critical Concern)
David C. Needham
Manufacturer: Multnomah
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 159052666X
Release Date: 2005-11-11

Book Description

David Needham asks "Christian, do you know who you are?" in this remarkable and easy-to-understand rerelease of his book about the Christian's birthright. He offers fresh insight into the theological problem of Christian identity, biblically based teaching, and a challenge for personal enrichment and further Bible study. Birthright achieves an excellent balance between the theological and the practical. The author's sincerity and candid writing style are guaranteed to buoy the spirits of readers.

Customer Reviews:

beyond the wildest hopes.......2007-03-31

It's almost impossible to take in the truth of being a new creature in Christ. I was a non-Christian professional pianist who was familiar with finding meaning and significance in the music world. Needham's poignant and vibrant book grabs me by the lapels every time I read it. The joy that results in understanding Scripture and my identity as a Christian, thanks to Needham, is only expressable through praising and loving God.

Claiming Our Birthright in Christ.......2006-01-21

"Birthright" is the updated, revised, expanded edition of Needham's earlier work by the same title.

Needham has done Christians a great service in biblically explaining the nature of our new nature in Christ. He teaches from the Scriptures with precision, clarity, and practicality who we are in Christ.

Carefully and graciously, he describes how the notion that Christians are not saints is inadequate. With depth, he demonstrates that the flesh and the old nature/sin nature are not the same.

The result is an increased joy in our regeneration and an increased confidence in sanctification through Christ.

Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of "Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," "Soul Physicians" and "Spiritual Friends."

An Amazingly Liberating Book!.......2005-10-11

David Needham is one of the professors I've had the pleasure to sit under at Multnomah Bible College. This was the textbook to his Spiritual Life class at the school, back when he still taught it there. I have become deeply impacted not only by the book, but by the man behind it. David Needham is one of the most passionate teachers I've ever seen. When I read his book for the first time it turned a 180 in my Christian life. I realized how many of Satan's lies I'd been kept under, even in my Christian life. This book has impacted my life and relationship with God more than I can possibly say. Dear Christian, do you know who you are? Just another plain old sinner, saved by grace? Please don't buy into that lie! Read David Needham's book, and let the truth of the Word of God liberate you to dimensions of life you've never dreamed of!

On my top 10 list.......2004-02-18

Of all the terrific books I've read, there are only a few to which I return again and again; "Birthright," by David Needham, is on that list. I do not return to it simply to remember a concept, like a reference book. I keep this book close at hand because I need it, again and again.

One of the finest books ever written!.......2004-01-10

My dad wrote this book, so I am a little biased, but it is a fine work, straight from his heart. It is worth far more than the price Amazon is charging for it. But it today and you won't be sorry.

Book Description

Birthright:
Recruited for her expertise on an Antietam Creek dig, archaeologist Callie Dunbrook encounters danger - as a cloud of death and misfortune hangs over the project. She finds a passion that feels equally dangerous, as she works with her irritating, but irresistible, ex-husband, Jake. And when a strange woman approaches her, claiming to know a secret about Callie's privileged Boston childhood, some startling and unsettling questions are raised about her very identity.

Northern Lights:
With nowhere else to go, Nate Burke accepts the job as Chief of Police in a tiny, remote Alaskan town. Meg Galloway, born and raised in Lunacy, has learned to be independent. After her New Year's kiss with the Chief of Police, she allows herself to give in to passion. And now, things in Lunacy are heating up. Years ago a crime occurred - and Nate suspects that a killer still walks the snowy streets.

Blue Smoke:
The blaze that night at her family's pizzeria changed young Reena Hale's life in more ways than one. As Reena gazed into the fire, her destiny began to take shape. She would study, struggle, and walk the gauntlet to one day become an investigator herself. But she is not the only one fascinated by the flames. Someone else is obsessed not with conquering the fire but with controlling it, owning it, using it to exact vicious revenge…

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable listening.......2007-05-13

I bought this CD collection because I love Nora Roberts books and I am on the road a lot. I enjoyed listening to Northern Lights and Blue Smoke, but didn't care for the narrator for Birthright. If I didn't like the story itself so much, I probably wouldn't have been able to endure listening to it till the end.

If you like listening to books on CD I would still recommend buying this collection. I felt 2nd and 3rd stories were well narrated. You may like Birthright, but I just couldn't warm to the narrator's voice for the main characters. I still gave this cd collection 4 stars. I will definitely keep my collection.

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Birthright-Not bad but not great
Two Stars-Spoilers follow
STILL TRYING TO GET THRU IT
Excellent Novel
So-so offering

Birthright
Nora Roberts
Manufacturer: Jove
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Binding: Paperback

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When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance.

While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating-but irresistible-ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a stranger claims to know a secret about her privileged Boston childhood, she is forced to question her own past as well.

A rich, thrilling, suspenseful tale from a "storyteller of immeasurable diversity and talent" (Publishers Weekly), Birthright follows an inspiring heroine, an intriguing hero, and a cast of fascinating characters whose intertwined lives remind us that there is much more going on under the surface than meets the eye.

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"When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance. While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. And she must cope with the presence of her irritating-but irresistible-ex-husband, Jake. Furthermore, when a stranger claims to know a secret about her privileged Boston childhood, she is forced to question her own past as well."

Customer Reviews:

Birthright-Not bad but not great.......2007-08-23

I finished "Birthright" and almost didn't finish it after the first few chapters. Callie's character bothered me with her profanity and temper. I'm thinking by almost 30 a person should have learned more control. Her birth parents as well as adopted are loving gentle people. Where did she come from??? Towards the end of the book I got to where I could tolerate her a little more. I liked Jake's character and loved the end where he tells her he never signed the divorce papers. I had guessed that by a couple other things that was said but that was a fun ending. Unlike some other reviewers I liked Doug and the grandfather and of course Lana and her son. I skimmed a lot and almost didn't read the book because I have no interest in archaeology. I liked the secondary characters and would have liked NR to have gone a little further with the ending of the 2 families together and feelings a little more resolved. I very often think that NR shorts the ending. All in all it wasn't a bad read as some reviewers indicated. The whole adoption thing was interesting because I was taken from my birth mother when I was 2 and adopted shortly after. I found my birth family after my adopted parents were deceased. I could relate to Callie's feelings as your feelings for people who raised you as opposed to the ones who gave you birth are different. It's a difficult dilemma. For some reason my birth mother had raised my siblings and these were 2 different enviornments. We had nothing in common. I think in Callie's case the backgrounds weren't that much different. I didn't care for Callie's birth mother at first because she had been so obsessed with finding Jessica/Callie she destroyed her marriage and neglected her son. Later in the book she realizes what she has done and mellows some but sitll 29 years of damage was done. Some of the book was unrealistic to me but after all it is fiction so I have to remember that. I still didn't think the murder of the 2 people in the story were necessary to the plot. They really had nothing to do with anything going on in the book and a young woman killed both of them?? It's not a book I will read again but it was an okay read.

Two Stars-Spoilers follow.......2007-05-22

The plot sounded really good a thirty year old Callie Dunbrook finds out that she was adopted and learns she was kidnapped from her stroller at three months. It was a major disappointment. There were too many plot lines going on that you got lost. I didn't like the main charactor Callie at all. She was raised in a loving home so why did she have a hard time accepting love and trust? Neither of her birth or adoptive parents had problems in that department. Even her reason for it didn't make any sense. She blamed it on her adoptive parents' relationship but not once during the whole book did you ever see an example of it. Her language was bad and mouthing off to anyone and everyone got old really fast.
The real reason behind the murders was so farfetched it didn't make any sense neither did the end of the story. From the final climax you expect me to believe one person managed to knock out, drug and tie up four people? Would of liked Callie's relationship with her birth parents to of been worked out more. More of Suzanne and Jay working out their problems and getting back together. I did like the charactor Lana. Usually the dead husband is protrayed as evil or a jerk it was a nice change that she loved her late husband and realized she could still move on with her life and Doug. I did like that Suzanne and Jay were portrayed very realistically as parents who's child was kidnapped who find their way back to each other. The fact the person responsible for the kidnapping and black market ring will never have to pay for the crimes made the story fall flat. After all the suffering all those years Suzanne and Jay deserved to face the man who arranged their daughter's kidnapping and see justice served. I felt like they were playing down the crime making it seem less serious then it was. Sure Callie ended up having a great life but that doesn't change the fact she was kidnapped and sold on the black market. She spends more time whining about everything and everyone in her life then being angry about the whole crime. Her immature additude at Jake was annoying. Jake came across as a good guy but I couldn't imagine why he liked Callie especially since I didn't even like her.

STILL TRYING TO GET THRU IT.......2007-03-02

Nora Robert's is my favorite author and her books are the best...but I am having a tough time getting thru this one. Birthright doesn't project any of the detailed gorgeous scenery Nora is so wonderful at describing. The characters are just ok. I am still reading it..and have been putting down for a month now on and off!

Excellent Novel.......2006-10-18

I just reread this book for the second time. I haven't read it since it came out a few years ago. I enjoyed it this time around as much as I did the first time. The book has everything, mystery, romance, humor, and sadness. It's an emotionally charged book that keeps you hanging on til the end. The main plot is around Callie an archeologist who has her life turned around after appearing on TV. She is approached by a woman (Suzanne)who is convinced she is the daughter who was taken from her stroller in a mall when she was an infant. After some investigating and tests, Suzanne is proved correct. But a baby stealing/selling scheme is uncovered in the process. Callie is determined to get to the bottom of it. While that is going on she has to deal with her ex-husband Jake being brought in on her dig, he's an anthropologist. I don't want to get into too much detail and ruin all the surprises but there are several wonderful relationships being developed, reconciled and explored. Callie has a new family and it is interesting to watch everyone get to know eachother and heal after this upheaval. It is a wonderful love story and mystery. I think this book would appeal to anyone who just loves good fiction.

So-so offering.......2006-10-05

A reader of fiction must, of necessity, give a writer a certain latitude with respect to how a plot unfolds. The problem here is that the writer went just a bit too far. For example, when the central female character discovers that she may be adopted after being kidnapped, she uses DNA to determine her birth parents, rather than relying on the footprint/and or fingerprints on her birth records. Fingerprints would be faster and more reliable than the preliminary DNA results--although the DNA results in this case were surprisingly quick, too quick, in fact.

The plot is just a trifle too drawn out, apparently to fill the requisite pages. This happened and then this happened--without going forward very much.

Again we have a strong female lead, rather, two strong female leads in this case, both in a field dominated by men: archaeologist and lawyer. As always, Ms. Roberts' women are young, gorgeous, a bit round in the heels, assertive, and overly competent. Sometimes a flaw might be helpful to make them more realistic. Still, the characters are not dull and that's a plus.

As usual, there is an R rated sex scene about halfway through, with buttons flying, followed by some such scenes that are not described in glorious detail. With two female leads here, there are two R rated sex prelims, a bonus, if you will.

The description of archaeology is accurate enough. Unfortunately archaeology, particularly of pre-historic sites, is an almost bogus science. Oh, it has the trappings, the grids, the recording of finds, etc. But too often it crosses over into fiction as the archaeologist speculates about the lives of people who owned the pottery shards and pieces of femur. Added to this is the fact that there is no historic record to dispute the speculations. Soon speculations become statements of fact, when we really do not know much at all about the shards and bone. This is particularly well shown in this book. At one point the archaeologist is shown a scrap of bone and dismisses it immediately as being from a deer, without any testing at all. Unfortunately too many archaeolgists actually do just that.

Some Nora Roberts books drift into the paranormal and others are, after a fashion, whodunits. "Birthright" is in the latter category. The tracking down is perhaps too facile, but the outcome scene is pure nonsense. We have seen far too many of these, in which the criminal, once found out, holds a gun on the "detective" and explains in detail and in sequence exactly what happened, while supposedly intending to kill the detective. Nonsense. Why would the criminal not just shoot his enemy and get away quickly and safely? But no, the villain waits too long and is upended. And I didn't believe a word of it in "Birthright."

There is much to like, however, as is always the case with a Nora Roberts book. She has style. I just wish there had been a little more here.

Birthright: Murder, Greed, and Power in the U-Haul Family Dynasty

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riveting and horrific
The rise and fall of a great entrepreneur.
Wonderful, insightful!

Birthright: Murder, Greed, and Power in the U-Haul Family Dynasty
Ronald J. Watkins
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riveting and horrific.......2007-08-26

This book was so well done that I trouble putting it down. It's a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, with the quotation from King Lear at the beginning being perfectly appropriate. The evil Joe's struggles against his father also reminded me of Richard and Henry II, and Mordred and Arthur, although less of the latter, because L.S. Shoen was not the hero that Arthur was. Shoen made some incredible mistakes: dividing up his company so that his children had control, and he had only 2% of the stock; incredible sensitivity and selfishness toward his children after his first wife died; spoiling Joe and Mark and refusing to let them suffer any consequences for bad or even horrible behavior (a classic formula for creating sociopaths); continual attempts to force his children to participate in the U-Haul company despite lack of interest or incompetence; and refusing to see that Joe and Mark had serious emotional and mental problems.

However, as the story goes on you begin to feel really sorry for the guy. He starts to see the tragedy he has helped created, and takes possibly even too much responsibility for it. On the other hand, you don't feel sorry for Joe and Mark for long after their mother dies - these appear to be some seriously despicable and sociopathic men who bully and threaten and lie their way to ultimate power. They both seem so insane that you can't figure out why it took so long for their father and other siblings to see it. The dialog from one shareholder meeting led by Joe seems to be have been produced verbatim and is almost comical at times; it reads like a mixture of the Mad Hatter's tea party and the conch meetings in the Lord of the Flies.

The book was so fascinating that I wish Watkins would write a follow-up; some of the Shoen's really do appear to be decent people, and not spoiled rich kids. I searched for information on what has happened since - L.S. Shoen's single-car crash that might or might not have been a suicide; Marquis' confession to Eva's murder; and the $461 million awarded to the outside group to be paid by U-Haul, but still one can't find the insight into the Shoen members' lives that Watkins provided. Watkins must be a brave man to have written this book! If Joe and Mark are as bad as portrayed, he was taking a substantial risk. I know I won't rent from U-Haul again.

The rise and fall of a great entrepreneur........2003-10-06

_Birthright_ tells the story of U-Haul founder L.S. Shoen, who built one of America's great success stories, only to have it all taken away from him by one of his sons, in a bitter dispute that ended with the murder of Mr. Shoen's innocent daughter-in-law.

While _Birthright_ is non-fiction, it reads like a page-turning novel. Though Watkins' style occasionally leaves something to be desired, the story that comes through is a tragic family saga worthy of comparison to _The Godfather_.

Of course, truth is often stranger than fiction, and in this case, it is less pleasant. Few Hollywood villains are as flagrantly despicable as Edward J. "Joe" Shoen, the son who turned against his father and runs U-Haul to this day. You may have trouble believing that a human being could behave this way. But it's all here, and, unfortunately for the late L.S. Shoen and the late, murdered Eva Berg Shoen, it's all true.

Wonderful, insightful!.......2002-02-12

Just read the book. Wonderful!. The U-haul brothers now running the company are pitiless creatures who will step over ANY family in order to save their own shameful faces. Thank you, Mr. Watkins for this insight into the closets of a family blessed with the inheritance of an American icon.
Mr. Watkins, I hope a follow-up on this family will inspire you to continue with another book!

Trackers (The Birthright Project, Book 2)

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Wonderful fantasy series
More! Give Me More!
It should NOT be the last
A Frank Review of Trackers
Internal and External Battles, A Vivid World, Heroes and Villains--a Great Read!

Trackers (The Birthright Project, Book 2)
Kathryn Mackel
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Far from home in a ravaged world, the Birthrighters struggle for survival.

Raised in a new ark beneath polar ice, delivered by whales to a blighted surface, the young men and women of the Birthright Project have pledged their lives to a risky and redemptive mission--perserving God's original creation from the ravages of the Endless Wars and human depravity.

They've roamed the earth tracking original species. They've successfully battled sorcerers, warlords, and armies of mutants. But now a twisted new enemy is on the march. An explosive old secret lurks beneath the glitter of a decadent city. And the mysterious darkness that swallowed a mountain spreads toward an innocent mill town.

Before they can prevail, the Birthrighters must confront their most difficult challenge: overcoming their individual desires that threaten to betray the group.

The adventure draws to a dramatic close in Book Two of Kathryn Mackel's imaginative and absorbing Birthright Series...a fantasy thriller with a heart of faith.

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Wonderful fantasy series.......2007-05-10

Kathryn Mackel invites us into a post-modern future where the future of mankind is bleak at best. The land has been ravaged by nuclear war and deadly toxins have made much of Earth uninhabitable. Evil men hold seats of power and they have perverted God's creation through DNA manipulation, a process known as transmogrification. Innocent men, women, and children are continually taken captive and subjected to these horrific tests and experiments. Man has forsaken his Creator, and evil ravishes the land. However, there is hope.

A remnant of believers has built a modern day ark that is hides beneath the polar ice caps. They teach and train their children in the ways of the Lord, with the hope that they can impact the world above. As the children mature they are sent to the surface to live as Outriders and Trackers. Their mission is to scout the land and teach a lost world a message of hope it so desperately needs. Can they make a difference before mankind is truly lost?

This is a wonderful fantasy series that is chocked full of action, suspense, and heart. Mackel gives us a frightening glimpse into the future of mankind that is both original and eye-opening. The story seems to wander a bit at times, but overall the plot development is cohesive and effective. Mackel's strength is in the action sequences which are thrilling and full of excitement. Violence and gore are effectively used to draw readers into the heart of the battles. The heroes of this story are teens and young adults who have nothing to rely on but their training and a deep faith in God. Their faith is inspiring and encouraging as time and time again they trust in God, no matter how difficult the task.

This series is highly recommended for fans of fantasy and science fiction. Much of this material is intense and intended for mature readers, but it is appropriate for older teens. The lessons of strong faith and discipleship found in this series are worthwhile for adults and teenagers alike. (From Christian Library Journal)

More! Give Me More!.......2006-12-17

You're going to be disappointed if you read the first 2 books in this series. You might notice that I gave both of these books 5 star ratings and wonder why I'd say this. Well, WestBow Press, at the time I write this, has elected to not publish the 3rd and final book in this series. You're going to be disappointed in the light that Outriders and Trackers are so good that you'll feel a certain emptiness knowing that book 3 is unlikely (not impossible) to be forthcoming.

I love the post apocalyptic sub-genre of mainstream science fiction as well as Christian science fiction in general and this series falls into both of those categories. It exceeded my expectations in terms of plot and character development to the extent that I've actually caught myself daydreaming about the story. Off hand I can only recall a couple of stories that have had that effect on me, "The Stand" by Steven King, and "The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells. "Outriders" and "Trackers" are definitely well worth reading even knowing that the story may never be finished.

It should NOT be the last.......2006-12-16

Strong: Mackel is excellent at both character development and world building. As another reviewer posted her characters are very three dimensional, even the villains. And it's so very important to have three dimensional villains. It makes them even more creepy! The heroes are very real, flawed and conflicted. Their challenges, both physical and spiritual ring true. This painstaking development means a reader is drawn into the story, caring about the outcome and the path taken to resolution.

The very idea of this story is a strong point as well. While a post apocalyptic earth is no ground breaking concept, the idea of a remnant of people surviving in a 'safe house' under water certainly is. The whole premise of training up the youth of this community to leave the safety of the Ark and live on the surface, gathering samples of nearly extinct species of flora and fauna is very cool! To me it's not the kind of `quest' you normally find within the pages of a fantasy.

The action is well paced and the story moves along. I can't recall hitting any points where I skimmed words to get to the next action scene. Every word moved me forward which makes this a quick, engaging read.

Cover art! The cover art totally rocks! As a consumer I'm very drawn to the covers of books. I can't recall where I posted this before (I think it was comments on someone's blog) but when I shop for books I shop first for authors I know and love. If there are no new books or books I haven't already read, I shop by cover art. If I've got two books in my hand, and money for one, and both books are equally as interesting to me the book with the great cover art is the one that goes home with me. I would totally pick Trackers up off a book shelf because of the cover art alone.

Somewhere in between: Okay, this is something totally, totally based on my personal preference but I don't believe that Trackers stands alone as it's own story. Yes, it was meant to be part of a trilogy that became a duo, but I like it when my series books have enough background info to continue what was written about previously but not so much that if I've waited a year between books I'm lost because there is such a huge connection to the previous book. The beginning of Trackers picks up many threads from Outriders. This is great because it's a series. Not so great because anyone picking up Trackers is pretty much lost in the beginning. Take this observation with a grain of salt because, again, it's a personal preference of mine.

Weak: There are many, many point of view changes in Trackers. It makes it very difficult to deeply involve yourself any one character's story line. Each character is well developed but the frequent point of view changes take away from that.

Let's talk story line. As I said before, this is an excellent concept. And for the most part each individual story line is well developed but there were instances where I was jarred out of the story line but certain situations the characters were in. Stuart said it better than I could so I'll quote him here:

...two characters are infiltrating the stronghold of Traxx as a drugde (slave) and owner. The two are waiting in a security line, but are talking as themselves, bickering back and forth, and making reference to what role the other is supposed to be taking. It felt like they were being careless in the midst of a group of self-serving, backstab any stranger to get ahead type people, with no worries or consequences. May be a minor thing, but it broke the scene for me.

Yeah Stuart, me too.

I also had a difficult time with Merrihana's (the baroness) role in this book. Her story line did feel jagged to me and I can't quite place the reason why. Something about her did not ring true. For a woman who was so strong and hard to be so easily led by Ghedo (the royal sorcerer), it disturbed me.

The biggest problem I had this Trackers though was the end. It didn't seem like an end. It felt like there were threads hanging. Once I read today's post at Valerie's blog I understood why. Here is what Kathryn told Valerie about Trackers and about the trilogy being ended after two books.

Unfortunately, there are no plans right now for a third book in the Birthright Series. Fantasy continues to be a tough sell in the Christian marketplace and the sales for Outriders weren't robust enough to continue through a third book. That said, a dear friend reminded me that if the Lord gave me a vision for Scouts - and He has - then it would be so. Not in my timing or in that of my dear readers, but in His. I wait expectantly but patiently for that opportunity to present itself.

As to whether the shortening of the series affected the second book, not much at all. We went with the story we had and, with the exception of asking me to resolve one character's struggle of the heart, WestBow allowed me to keep Trackers as written. Like any book in a series, Trackers stands alone as its own story but also builds on Outriders and leaves plenty of opportunity to continue on without leaving readers hanging.

Some readers have offered to "storm the gates" of WestBow and demand a third book. Better to pray and ask if this story yet has some value to expand the Kingdom or encourage the saints, then I have an opportunity to write it. If not, so be it. We have a thousand daily ways to serve the Lord and this tale - while a blessing to me - is only one of them!

Man, that really stinks. But it does explain why I didn't feel that sense of completion at the end of Trackers. The book I read was pretty much the second book in the series. It left me with so many....but what about so and so feelings.

A Frank Review of Trackers.......2006-12-16

Biblical science-fiction? Many consider the term to be a contradiction in terms. As a fan of the nearly nonexistent sub-genre, I delighted at discovering Kathryn Mackel's Trackers. Like Christians of every age, modern believers think that the second coming is likely to occur any minute now, but Mackel has vision. The Birthright Project is set far enough in the future that genetic-manipulation resembles magic, and toxic zones dot the landscape. An "ark" that had been positioned under the polar ice-cap, served as a time-capsule, so that some Christians might survive the Endless Wars. In Outriders: The Birthright Project, Book One, some of these survivors left the ark on an Eden minded mission of gathering endangered species. In Trackers, these survivors must avoid warlord's city-states, and warlord's armies.

For fan's of Charles deLint's magic realism novels, Mackel's patient and descriptive style will delight. Her setting is mind-bendingly imaginative. The Wall of Traxx, for example, is a genetically engineered ecosystem, designed as a defensive barrier that surrounds the city-state of Traxx. This ecosystem is comprised of both flora and fauna that makes Australia's poisonous and desolate Outback look like a nun's terrarium. Through genetic engineering, antagonist "wizards" have mastered transmogrification, or shapeshifting, to defile any living thing according to their own will. This seems to be the birthrighter's mission--securing honest DNA.

And that's part of my problem with Trackers. This is not a book that can be appreciated without reading Outriders, its prequel. I struggled through Trackers' first eighty pages, uninterested by characters who acted like I'd already met them. I appreciated Kathryn Mackel's intelligent slang and terminology, but I was left to figure out what-had-to-do-with-what in her very original, and therefore unfamiliar setting. I began reading impatiently, searching for data.

My personal rule is 100 pages. If I'm not drawn into characters by then, it tops the used-bookstore stack . . . and Trackers slid into third base, capturing me around page eighty with a scene where a right-off-the-ark-Birthright-survivor on her first mission meets a slave boy with an honest heart. Ever met an unbeliever who lives more Biblically than most Christians you know? That's this Gabe kid. And the Birthright-rookie-noob working to free Gabe is so doing-her-best but failing; she's so compassionate, that you can't help but wonder what happens next between these two.

Don't read Trackers: The Birthright Project, Book Two, on its own. Do read Outriders: The Birthright Project, Book One, and then follow with Trackers. This Biblical sci-fi is subtle enough for ANY sci-fi fan on your gift list to enjoy, and who knows what beliefs might sprout?
If you don't trust my recommendation, you got it goin' on, cause I'm the kind of guy who'd tie your laces together while taping a sign on your back.

Internal and External Battles, A Vivid World, Heroes and Villains--a Great Read!.......2006-12-14

WARNING: This review contains spoilers for the first novel in the Birthright Proeject--OUTRIDERS. If you plan to read OUTRIDERS, but haven't yet, you'll want to skip the first part--or all--to be safe.

"But why?" Anastasia said. "Why do this to another human being?"

"Because they want to be God, that's why." --from TRACKERS

Humans playing God is a dominant theme in the Birthright Project. The mogs--transmogrified creatures--are the prime metaphors for expressing the urge to be Creator and Lord over all. Conversely, submission to true and proper authority is also a theme. When people try to do things their way, rather than the wise and obedient way, or the way the Spirit leads, trouble follows.

So, we've come from the first novel, OUTRIDERS, in a future world damaged by the Endless Wars. Birthrighters--those who survived the wars by building an Ark that is under the arctic ice, full of spiritual maturity and scientific know-how--send outriders topside. We met the Horesh community birthrighters--the outriders, trackers, weaver, etc. It's just one enclave assigned to collect "natural" specimens of flora and fauna, those not tainted by genetic meddling. They also protect life and uphold goodness however they can without endangering theihr mission in a post-apocalyptic world fallen back into some sort of semi-medieval status. Brady is leader. Niki is our strong warrior-woman who came face to face with darkness and acquired a wolfen companion. We've gone with the birthrighters through trials in the fortified cities and out about the damaged, but not utterly destroyed, land. Dangers and a major battle left them battered and down one original outrider. Worse, one entire outrider community has been engulfed in a terrible, dark void. Disobedience by the weaver/teacher, Ajoba--who was seduced by a demon in guise of an angel--has left the group without a maker of shroud, the miracle substance only the chosen can create. Shroud is crucial to their defense, as it offers camouflage and armor, and to their word, as all specimens must be wrapped in shroud before being sent down to the underground second Ark. (Shroud is fabric that on one side is, well, fabric, and on the other is "out-of-time.") The weaving of it is a spiritual gift, as are the abilities to have visions and communicate with creatures and discern the transmogrified via a green glow. And the growing needs of the heart threaten the peace of more than one birthrighter who has vowed celibacy.

TRACKERS begins with Timothy, one of the birthrighters, heading into the great city of Traxx--using his gift of song to charm the "slungs" that guide him through the Sleeping Beautyish thorny hedge with the Siren flowers. Traxx is the city of Alrod, a baron of great evil and ruthless ambition and a powerful reach, whose right arm is the dark sorcerer Ghedo.

Timothy is out to rescue the girl he loves, a good-hearted non-birthrighter who has been selected by the baron and baroness as the "lolly" to bear a royal heir. The vanity of the baroness has resulted in barrenness. Alrod wants an heir and to rule all the lands. Ghedo wants to rule Alrod, and more, but he's lost some favor with his old pal the baron given the lousy outcome of the battle in book one.

But a new sorcerer with the ability to bring fresh and magically powerful troops into Alrod's service begins the spread of a new darkness across the world, one that threatens everyone, including the birthrighters, who are licking their wounds from the first novel's battles.

The fall-out from book one has lots of birthrighters on edge. The issues of honesty, loyalty, obedience, and forgiveness come to the fore. And the loss of a birthrighter enclave brings extra work to the folks of Horesh. Tensions are mounting there.

Of course, temptations and trials come and complications ensue. And everybody has longings and secrets, especially secrets. Alrod is willing to torture and kill to learn one particular secret, and his obession is bolstered mystically by Simon, the new and vicious and revolting chief sorcerer, whose power is fearful and whose appearance is chilling.

The birthrighters will, it seems, have to face a more powerfully allied & equipped Alrod.

The subplot I most enjoyed included a female rook (a new outrider) and a deformed teen boy who serves the dreadful Ghedo in his underground laboratory, a place full of mogs and potions and prisoners and horrors. The grace of God shines in this subplot--in all the plotines, really--and it's a joy to see how it plays out. Plus, hey, exciting stuff!

The stakes are higher. The opposition deadlier. And the birthrighters must make sacrifices of all sorts. And some had me teary-eyed, others sad, but all quite proud of the indomitable spirit of those full of His Spirit.

Some criticisms I've seen are correct: The conversation at the gates of Traxx seemed totally careless and out of character. A simple explanation that they were speaking in a silent code would have cleared that up.

I also find that the emotional turnabouts of the baroness seemed to come out of the blue, but that might well be explained by what was done to her by Ghedo.

And characters explain the whole birthrighter thing maybe one or two too many times. This may make it easier, however, for people who read only TRACKERS. I found it mildly intrusive, but it did not dilute my reading pleasure by more than by a few drops. You might think it a plus!

Overall, I think this was a rollicking good tale. Unlike some other reviews I've seen, I take no issue with the multiple and changing points of view. I enjoyed that. Made the pace hum for me. And this is quite a fast-paced, action-packed, drama-filled, spiritual story. I highly recommend it.

I enjoyed it more than OUTRIDERS, but then, the emotional content was stronger and the suspense was palpable. Book one had to do its introductory duty--characters, places, conflicts--which this novel can just run with.

If you want your science fiction (or science fantasy, as the case may be) woven through with spirituality and strong conflicts, this novel may be for you. Try it.

Mir

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A good book on the Lost Tribes.
What a Crock!
Only the beginning is readable.
This book is the Standard for all Lost Tribe of Israel books
A valuable resource for every Christian and Jew

Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright
J. H. Allen
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A good book on the Lost Tribes........2006-12-30

This is a good,early work with some helpful genealogical lists at the end of it.
Mr.Allen does an excellent job of explaining the joining the Zarah and Pharez lines of Judah with the marriage of Tea Tephi to Herremon(son of Gallum aka William the Conqueror).
One issue from a prior review should be investigated with Scripture.If Israel was never lost or they were destroyed,why would the Messiah send his disciples to "the lost sheep of Israel"(Mt.10:6)and why would James be addressed to the "12 tribes in the dispersion"(James 1:1)?
Old Testament prophecy has not been fulfilled!Read Rev. 4:6-8 and you will find listed there the 4 brigade standards of Israel.
Some of the things that I found interesting in this book:
There is an excelllent linking of Ireland(names and places)with Hebrew names.
Herremon's family history has multiple men named Heber.
The name "Milesian" as in "Milesian Kings" means soldier in Latin.
I have read and heard of Ollam Fallah being the prophet Jeremiah.
I would have liked to see some form of evidence backing up the suggestion that Jeremiah and Baruch the scribe were related to the princesses of Judah.Particularly Jeremiah as Grandfather of Tea Tephi.
While there are many good elements to this book,I can't agree with the "spiritual Israel" concept.Call it "replacement theology"or "dispensationalism", it isn't supported by the Bible.Israel is not spiritual.It's a physical entity.None of the tribes have been permanently excluded or replaced from recieving the Messiah.While Gentiles can be grafted into the Commonwealth of Israel,the idea that the church replaces Judah or Israel is not true.
This is a good book and worth reading,but there are three books that I recommend more on the subject.
"Israel's Tribes Today" by Steven M. Collins.
"The Story of Celto-Saxon Israel" by W.H.Bennett.
"Symbols of our Celto-Saxon Heritage" by W.H.Bennett.These books are the best I have read on the subject of the lost tribes of Israel to date.

What a Crock!.......2003-01-23

The Tribes of Israel have not been found because they were never lost. This theory, and this author was "stolen" by Herbert W. Armstrong, the discredited cult founder of the Worldwide Church of God. Read 2 Chron 30:6; 34:9, Ezra 6:17 and James 1:1 and you will find that the nation of Israel was destroyed, but the tribes, the people were not lost. They did not migrate to NW Europe. No reputable historian accepts this fallicy. Allen and Armstrong (a high school drop out) were not scholars.

Only the beginning is readable........2002-08-17

The book is split in three parts. While the fist two parts are a recall of Biblical history, the last part is based on extra Biblical sources.
The first two parts are very good and will give anybody, who is not familiar with the biblical truth of the two houses of Israel a good introduction.

With the end of the second part the trouble starts.
Allen tells the reader that the prophet Jeremia in companion of some daugthers of the Davidic linage and a the scribe Baruch flee from Judah to Egypt and from there to Ireland. He claims that the ancient history of Ireland has this account in their writings.

I made an in-depth search to find these writings Allen is refering to. They do not exist! I have no clue, where Allen has these ideas from, but they are not biblical, nor in any way historical and are deffinetely not in the records of Ireland. But on these little tale, he builds the structure of British Israelism.
Because of his very good introduction on the topic of the "lost" tribes, the reader is tempted to take the Jeremiah story as given fact and is deceived in the end.
Unfortunately also author Steve Collins in his book "The lost tribes of Israel found" and others refer to Allen as a source of historical facts and run into problems and in the end loose their trustworthyness.

I gave the book two stars, because the first two parts are very good and give a good understanding but the last part is a nice fantasy story based on the dreams of the Brish Empire that its monarchy are the descendants of the House of David, which is absolutely ridiculous.

This book is the Standard for all Lost Tribe of Israel books.......2002-02-13

This book is the most valuable book I have besides my Bible. It will show you the scriptures like you never have seen them before. It was well written by an amazing Bible Scholar in 1900. Most books on this subject will refer to this book. All my family and friends are reading it now. Enjoy!

A valuable resource for every Christian and Jew.......2000-12-19

While this book was published in 1925 if memory serves me correctly, IMO it has not been surpassed for clarity of exposition. The reader will learn much to his or her advantage and growth in relation to HaShem or Jesus. I will say that there is some web sites that purport to say that the Stone of Scone is hidden now. However, I do think that Queen Elizabeth II holds the Davidic throne in trust for the return of the King of Zion, Y'Shua HaMessiach.

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