INVITATION is the first cycle in The Harbingers
series as Frank Peretti, Bill Myers, Angela Hunt, and
Alton Gansky introduce us to a group of unlikely friends.
INVITATION contains four episodes, each one narrated from
a different character's perspective. INVITATION opens
with Bill Myers' "The Call", where the four friends first
meet and are introduced to an institute dedicated to
teaching the paranormal, with deadly consequences. Frank
Peretti's "The Haunted" pulls them back together as they
investigate a mysterious house and a murder. Angela Hunt
continues the storyline in "The Sentinels" in which the
friends now face a worldwide epidemic of mysterious
animal deaths. INVITATION concludes with Alton Gansky's
"The Girl" in which the friends find a young girl with a
scroll she's determined to deliver.
INVITATION features some intriguing characters, all
distinctly different from one another. The book is
prefaced by which character's point of view is utilized
for each story and I suggest looking at that list before
starting each story. On the surface, the characters
appear stereotyped but the authors ensure that this is
not the case as each story digs a bit deeper into the
characters, their unusual connection, and their faith (or
lack therof).
I picked this book up because I'm a long-time fan of
Frank Peretti's work. I hadn't read the other authors
before, but I knew Frank Peretti would deliver a tale I
would enjoy. "The Haunted" didn't disappoint as Frank
Peretti delivers a creepy tale that delves into ultimate
judgment and demons. I love that he tells his story from
the point of view of the somewhat cranky atheist ex-
priest.
However, the surprise hit for me was Angela Hunt's story.
I actually enjoyed it even more than Frank Peretti's. I
couldn't help but love Andi and her propensity to see
patterns, but it is her love for Abby that made her my
favorite character.
In fact, all the stories in INVITATION hint or directly
address demons, aliens, or other supernatural creatures
with a Christian flavor. Readers looking for Christian
stories with a supernatural/paranormal bent will
appreciate INVITATION. I'm looking forward to seeing what
the next cycle of The Harbingers has in store for
us!
Four Bestselling Authors Team Up for Thrilling
Supernatural Suspense
Gathering four stories from four bestselling author friends,
Invitation is the first collection in the ongoing
Harbingers series.
In "The Call" by Bill Myers, four strangers are drawn
together to help a student at the mysterious Institute for
Advanced Psychic Studies. His gifts are supposedly being
honed to assist world leaders . . . but there are some very
disturbing strings attached. Frank Peretti's "The Haunted"
confronts a supernatural mystery, a case of murder, and an
exploration into the darkness of the human heart, all
centering around a mysterious house.
In Angela Hunt's "The Sentinels," animals around the world
are mysteriously dying. What could it mean? When the tragedy
begins to touch Andi's dreams, she discovers a terrifying
theory. "The Girl" by Alton Gansky is a gripping tale of a
young barefoot girl found holding a scroll in the snowy
Oregon mountains. She is sweet, innocent--apparently not of
this world--and something wants to kill her.
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