City of Dreams

by Stephen R. Lawhead and Ross Lawhead

Book Overview

On this undercover assignment, Special Agent Alex Hunter is getting way more than he ever bargained for. Charged by ICON--the International Coalition of Nations--to penetrate a secret terrorist cell... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576834999
• ISBN13: 9781576834992
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

City of Dreams

I'm going to have to say that this is one of my favorite books i have read in a while. It is full of adventure, mystery, and much more. I definitely give this a thumbs up. I recommend you read this amazing book. It is a wonderful read. Stepehn and Ross Lawhead did a fantastic job! WOOH HOO! :)

Excellent alternate history that tells THE Christian story.

Stephen Lawhead hasn't really explored alternate history, at least not to this extent, and he has picked the greatest story ever told. The story of our lifetime. It is the one our salvation hinges on, the life and death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Other writers have tried to tell the story in modern terms, even having Christ alive today. Lawhead knows his scriptures and if one reads the novel without having a bible at hand they are making a mistake. I suspect some readers will think this is just another adventure/spy/mystery created to make Jesus (Joshua in this case) alive in the present time. Read the four Gospels. They are full of adventure, there are spies and secret police, calculating business and religious leaders, oppressive big governments, and there are mysteries. The old characters we read about as children are alive again in New York City including Joshua, Washer John, Maggie, Simon, Mary, Pilate, and others you will recognize. Told through the eyes of Hunter, an agent for Icon you have a first class tale and I await the next two with great enthusiasm. Then perhaps I may read the graphic novels, but for now I want to enjoy in my mind the images that Lawhead and son (I think Ross is his son) have planted of our Lord as they might happen today. I would recommend this book and the next two to non Christians. Lawhead's excellent Arthurian books and his fantasies have already led, I am sure, readers to Christ. May God bless this man and his co-author always.

AWSOME BOOK!

This is a wonderful book, read it and find out, as there slogan goes, "What if he were born in Bethlehem, Pennsylania?" This is just the intrductery book so you won't see to much of Hero till the end, but you can follow Hunter and see how he got in such deep * & *%.

An excellent read!

If you're looking for a well-written, action-packed suspense story, this is it. It's a totally different take on the Gospel, set in the present, and manages to include suspense and twists even though we already know the ending to the story! This is the first book in a trilogy, and I can't wait for the other two.

A new angle on an old story!

City of Dreams is a VERY EXCITING book for anyone who wants to read about Jesus in a fresh and unique way. What if Jesus had his ministry in New York? This book shows us the cultural relevance of the biggest story of all time. The plot not only displays a beautiful picture of the man Jesus (named Joshua Jones in the book), not only takes us through eventful and suspensful twists and turns, but also gets us excited about more books in the future -- all to learn about, and be touched by,the incredible life of the most influential man in all of history.