Judge (Books of the Infinite Book #2)
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Publisher Description
A Fantasy Saga Fueled by Adventure and Faith
The last thing Kien Lantec expects on his first day of military leave is to receive marching orders from his Creator, the Infinite. Orders that don't involve destroyer-racing or courting the love of his life, Ela. Adding to Kien's frustration, his Infinite-ordained duties have little to do with his skills as a military judge-in-training. His mission? To warn the people of ToronSea against turning their backs to the Infinite to worship a new goddess.
But why Kien? Isn't this the role of a true prophet, such as Ela of Parne?
Seeking answers, Kien visits Ela and finds her stricken by a devastating vision of her own. Her birthplace, Parne, has been corrupted by her enemies and will soon suffer judgment. Pulled in separate ways, each must seek to follow the Infinite's leading and hope He will reunite them again soon.
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Larson moves forward the action and characters of Prophet in the next installment of the Books of the Infinite series. Prophet Ela of Parne bears the burden of knowing that her homeland risks the judgment of the Infinite because of its corruption. The soldier for whom she has feelings, Kien Lantec, has gotten an unwanted callup from the divine to go to Toron Sea, which has succumbed to the lure of the false god Atea. Kien is a reluctant conscript, and his halfhearted response earns him a Jonahesque adventure at sea. Ela, meanwhile, faces the classic prophet's dilemma: she is without honor in her own country as countrymen turn against her and her visions. The adventure/fantasy will especially engage readers who can appreciate the Old Testament stories of prophets and judges that are the novel's palimpsest. Some less religiously versed readers may wonder why the Infinite is so exacting, a question that animates biblical scholarship. Even with a borrowed plot arc, Larson is good at making readers care about her human characters.
