Book description
Welcome to Paradise.
Epic battles of good and evil are happening all around us.
Today that battle comes to town with the sound of lone footsteps clacking down the blacktop on a hot, lazy summer afternoon. The black-cloaked man arrives in the sleepy town of Paradise and manages to become…
Why read it?
1 author picked Showdown as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Although this one is not a movie, Ted Dekker’s works have been adapted into feature films and have hit multiple bestseller lists, including The New York Times. I inhaled this book in a few days (they call him the “master of suspense”). An impactful read, though not for the faint of heart.
From Daniel's list on that have been turned into movies (or should be).
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Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…
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