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Have Tissues Nearby:
I never expected Soaring Eagle to be better than Walks the Fire, but it was! I was totally caught up in the physical and spiritual journey of Soaring Eagle. His struggle to admit his connection to not only white people, but also to Christians, was enthralling. To add even more drama, Whitson has Soaring Eagle interact with Lisbeth's husband in a secondary plotline that will keep you spellbound. Normally I am not an emotional person, and I was actually sobbing out loud by the time that I read the last word of Soaring Eagle. I am a prolific reader of Christian fiction, and Whitson far outclasses her more well-known counterpart Lori Wick. The Prairie Winds and Keepsake Legacies series are likewise far above anything that I have read by Oke, Wick, Glover, or Peart (and I have read them all). My only complaint is that Whitson is not writing them fast enough!
Beautifully interwoven story!:
Even better than Walks the Fire (which was great), Soaring Eagle is a spellbinding story of God's grace and human need. You have to stay with this one until the end. Everything comes together as pieces of a puzzle. Beautiful!
Even Surpasses "Walks The Fire"!:
First of all, if you haven't read "Walks The Fire", you really need to read that first or you will be lost with "Soaring Eagle". Soaring Eagle, the adopted son of Jesse "Walks The Fire" King and half sister of Jesse's daughter Lisbeth, discovers that in a battle with the White man he has killed his sister's husband. This story follows Soaring Eagle and Lisbeth in their journey to forgiveness; Soaring Eagle and Lisbeth each discover the faith of Walks The Fire, and Lisbeth learns to love again. Once I began this book I absolutely HAD to finish it, reading it in meetings, at work, even in the bathroom. This one has everything -- tragedy, action, romance -- you'll love it!
Give me book three, these books keep getting better!:
I LOVED Walks The Fire, and so I rushed out to get Soaring Eagle, and I'm really glad I did. I liked it ever better than the first book in the series! I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the third book, Red Bird, and can't wait to get my hands on it either. Whitson is one of the best, if not the best, Christian Historical Fiction authors out there!
Filled with incredibly moving and uplifting occurences!:
Wow! It's hard to believe that one book of less than 400 pages can have so many great moments with so many of it's characters,and believable ones at that,but the author did an amazing job of doing just that in Soaring Eagle. After suffering so much angst in the first book of this series, 'Walks The Fire',I wasn't even sure if I would be able to get through this series,and I started Soaring Eagle with trepidation,and ended it uplifted and very glad that I had read it. It is amazing how much happens in this book and yet loses absolutely no feeling of connection between all the characters.I believe I will always be in awe of what the author accomplished here. For those who felt the first book had too much sadness to continue with this series.I hope you will give this second book your time. You will be so very glad that you did.
| Author: | Stephanie Grace Whitson | | Binding: | Paperback | | EAN: | 9780595465415 | | Edition: | Revised | | ISBN: | 0595465412 | | Number Of Pages: | 314 | | Publication Date: | 2007-10-24 | | Release Date: | 2007-10-24 |
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