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The Heaven Trilogy (Library Edition): Heaven's Wager, When Heaven Weeps, And Thunder Of Heaven (2010)

by Ted Dekker(Favorite Author)

4.32 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1609812336 (ISBN13: 9781609812331)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Oasis Audio

review 1: THe Heaven Trilogy would be the first "Christian Fiction" genre that i've read it completely hooked me! Ted Dekker is amazing, and i Am all for amazingly entertaining fiction that is Christian based and totally interesting, what a page turner! This is a trilogy so to be completely Honest i finished reading "Heavens Wager, Thunder of Heaven, and about 1/4 of "When Heaven Weeps". I am not the best reader by any Means... i would actually categorize myself as a beginner, but this book def got me hooked in the genre. I believe more of my peers would Become readers if they had something worth reading! What better to read than stories that incorporate JESUS CHrist and are totally entertaining! TED DEKKER is an amazing author that evokes the essence of Christ throughout his writin... moregs! Check it out! Great Read!
review 2: All three books in the Heaven Trilogy share two themes: 1. The fact that God’s love is so strong that He will go to extraordinary lengths to reach an individual, and 2. The idea that a person can be called to make a significant difference in the life of anotherThe first theme is played out very differently in each book, but it easier to follow the second theme in a direct line through each story if you think about the trilogy in chronological order (When Heaven Weeps, followed by Heaven’s Wager and Thunder of Heaven). From that perspective, you can see how God used Jan to impact millions of people spiritually through ministry during his lifetime and how his role in turning Helen into the woman we met in the last two books allowed him to physically impact millions of others even after his death. My reviews of the individual books are below, but overall I give the trilogy 4 stars.September 15, 2011- Heaven's Wager (5 stars)Without revealing too much, I'll summarize Heaven’s Wager as a twist on a classic Bible story. I'm giving the book five stars, not so much because I loved the story, but because I found it to be truly mind bending. Heaven's Wager really illustrates the lengths that God will go to achieve His ultimate goals in someone's life. If you are a Christian, it may also make you reflect on your own faith, especially if you've ever asked God to use you for His purposes.Because I mention a couple of characters in my larger review of the trilogy, I’ll note that Helen Jovic is introduced in this book. She is best described as a wise and outspoken, but eccentric, prayer warrior. Helen is the only character that appears in all three novels.June 27, 2012 - When Heaven Weeps (4 stars) and Thunder of Heaven (2 stars)When Heaven Weeps and Thunder of Heaven follow a similar pattern. The reader is introduced to a somewhat ideal setting that is then shattered by tragedy. Dekker then fast forwards to the future, where you see how at least one of the characters has rebuilt their life. That character then feels God’s draw on his/her life, and the true story begins. By the end of the novel, you’re able to understand why God may have allowed the character to go through the earlier tragedy.When Heaven Weeps While not as mind bending as Heaven’s Wager, When Heaven Weeps is my favorite book in the trilogy. Chronologically, it is the first book in the series, and allows you to learn Helen Jovic’s back story. Helen was a unique and interesting character in Heaven’s Wager, but she becomes even more intriguing once you know of her life as a young adult. This book left me with some of the most beautiful images of God’s love for man that I’ve come across in Christian literature, and it is one of the best stories of romantic love between a man and a woman that I’ve ever read.Thunder of Heaven Perhaps I reached a bit of Ted Dekker or Heaven Trilogy fatigue by the time I read Thunder of Heaven, but the fact that the book shares so many similarities with When Heaven Weeps made this a much less interesting read. I did like the basic story line, but at times it seemed to move slowly and overall it felt like there were a few too many minor characters. Most of the book is in 3 star territory – it isn’t a stellar read, but it isn’t terrible either. However, I was disappointed in the last couple of chapters. As a suspense novel, there were several questions introduced early on that were answered as the storyline drew to a close. One of them was addressed in the last chapter or two, but in a way that just didn’t make sense. There were no clues that led to that answer, and it raised tons of new questions. Most of them were quickly addressed in the epilogue, but not enough of them. I really was left with the feeling that Dekker got to the end of the book and thought “Shoot, I forgot about that. What’s the quickest way to address it?” This literary band aid resulted in me giving the book a low rating. less

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