This was a very interesting series. Now, I am not an LDS fiction reader, but this came highly recommended from a friend, and although I didn't love it, I'm not sorry I read it. It's about a group of the noble and great spirits who make their way through life during the last days of the world.
Likes: It really made me think about how Satan works (sort of put me in the same mindset as reading C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters"--only that's a completely different book--and such a good one--maybe I'll re-read it!). The first book takes place in the author's rendition of the pre-existence, where you get to know the main characters of the series. Good dialogue, good writing style, and the guy definitely knows his military stuff.
Dislikes: It's definitely packed with action and a bit too much blood and gore for my taste. I don't like reading about people's brains getting blown out, etc--maybe if I were a guy I would have liked it more. Also, the whole adversary and devil's helpers thing started to scare me a bit. And all the evil that leads up to the end of the world was just too much for me. I'm afraid I did a lot of skimming through so I could get to the end and find out what happens. The first and last books were my favorites.
If you are interested and want to know more, DeseretBook.com has a great
review summing up the entire series.
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