This book starts with a beautiful dedication from the author, one of our favorite authors, to his wife and kids saying “May your passion for the Lord consume you”. The positive, scripture-focused content only continues from there. We will share enough of this to help give you a glimpse of the faith-building content your child will take in with this excellent story.
In this intro we read, “This is the change, those who love Him (the King and His Prince) must travel to the far reaches of the Kingdom… tell all the people of Him and His imminent return and wage war against Lucius and his shadow warriors”. This is again excellent Christian allegory where, for example, we hear of a veil that keeps the people “from knowing the truth about their Lord… about their Kingdom, about their futures… a great war rages all around them…. And most do not see it” there is a Prince who came to tear the veil and “reveal truth to all who dare to look beyond the comfort of ignorance”. Of people accepted into the Prince’s service, “It has always seemed a little backwards to me — first knighting commoners and then training them. But then the ways always seem contrary to the rest of the Kingdom”. Another great example, “We don’t like to dwell on the plots of Lucius, for our mission is simply to take the good news of the Prince to the entire Kingdom and recruit as many as are willing. However, we can’t ignore or retreat from the direct attacks of the Dark Knight”. In the face of an unthinkably powerful and evil man, Sir Kendrick points to the much more powerful King and His Prince (a theme that comes up again and again). A really powerful line for a child to hear, “everyone makes mistakes. The question is what you do with the situation once you know it… men of character embrace their mistakes and become stronger”.
Those of your familiar with the “Kingdom Series” may see this as a much-welcomed continuation of that series. While this book, and the series it launches, has a lot of parallels the major difference is that the “Kingdom Series” focuses on specific allegorical stories communicating portions of scripture this series is focused on key biblical principles, being told through really entertaining stories.
This is the great combination of a really interesting and exciting plot combined with a barrage of faith-enhancing content. It correctly points out that we are in a “battle for the souls of men and women, one side to enslave, the other to set them free… ultimately a picture of this choice of freedom or bondage”. To show the author’s intentionality, the book ends with an epilogue that calls young readers into action for this battle, for the Prince. It also has excellent discussion questions with answers. Chuck reiterates his ultimate purpose, that his readers would be “drawn to Jesus Christ and trust Him as Lord and Savior”. This is without question a HIGHLY Recommended title and start of an exciting series.
