As we `watch’ Hadassah and Atretes struggle through first-century trials, we learn how to handle similar situations in the twenty-first century. Her stories are not only gripping entertainment, they are life-changing adventures. “The Mark of the Lion series was my first introduction to Francine Rivers, and since its introduction I’ve been reading everything Francine writes. Every Christian novelist writing today owes a debt of gratitude to Francine Rivers for lighting the way.” -Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times bestselling author “Years ago, a bookseller urged me to read the Mark of the Lion trilogy…In a word, Francine redefined Christian fiction-honest, unflinching, powerful, life-changing-demonstrating why storytelling is the most effective way to communicate God’s truth. “Francine Rivers puts readers right into the history of the moment.” -RT Book Reviews “Francine Rivers doesn’t have a time machine, I am sure, but reading her books one might wonder if she does…An epic tale with plenty of twists and turns.” - Historical Novels Review

“Compelling…Emotionally charged.” -Booklist (starred) This is the time of Rome’s decline and the decadence of a civilization on the verge of self-destruction serves as a powerful backdrop to the Barbarian’s struggle for survival in the arena.īook 1 in the classic series that has inspired millions of readers around the world! Is it possible for a love between Hadassah and Marcus to flourish considering not only their differing stations in life, but also the gap between Hadassah’s unrelenting faith and Marcus’ lack of belief in anything? Simultaneously, Atretes, a captured soldier from Germania, is forced to become a gladiator. But Julia’s brother, Marcus, is a different sort altogether. Reckless, impulsive, and villainous, Julia tries to undermine Hadassah at every turn. Confused and alone, she has only her faith to cling to as she tries to subtly bring God into the lives of her captors.

Hadassah struggles to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and to treat her masters in a manner in keeping with His teachings, but she is forced to keep her religious identity a secret in order to survive. Brought to Rome, she is pressed into service as a personal slave to hedonistic Julia Valerian. After surviving the massacre of her family and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Hadassah is captured and sold to a well-to-do merchant’s family. Jerusalem, the ill-fated romance between a steadfast Christian slave girl, Hadassah, and Marcus, the handsome aristocrat destined to love her, comes alive in this bestselling epic.Ī Voice in the Wind transports readers back to Jerusalem during the first Jewish-Roman War, some seventy years after the death of Christ, to follow the prides and passions of a group of Jews, Romans and Barbarians living at the time of the siege.

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