Bøger af Brett Armstrong

The Compass is an inspirational story of what's possible when you choose to follow your heart and ignore the voice of the "townspeople". This modern day fairy tale is set in a quaint village, where for the majority of citizens, every day is the same. This all changes when Emily discovers a magical compass then chooses to follow it. For the girl, this choice leads her to the riches of her dreams, but as she soon discovers, the compass spins wildly for those who are unwilling to follow it. Readers of the book are challenged on the last page as the girl returns to the compass to the waist high grass and asks, "Will you be the next to find it?"

Haunted by tragedies and failures, Anargen and Jason each struggle to find their way. Night has fallen in the Lowlands and neither teen has an easy road ahead. In Anargen's Era, Monarch Ilyron's powers and influence grow, forcing Anargen and his dwindling list of allies to travel the length of the Lowlands in a desperate attempt to keep the Quest and all they hold dear from falling into ruin.Jason meanwhile, must find Aria and her grandfather to help unite the Knights of Light from across the Lowlands against his brother, Dorian. But agents of darkness and painful vestiges of his past mix with vindictive new enemies to make the hope of seeing the dawn of the longed-for King's Day ever so faint. If either teen gives in and surrenders, doom will come swiftly on their world.

AD 2040:Barely eighteen, things have become much harder for Elliott. Reeling from the losses during the confrontation that brought Project Alexandria to a halt. Elliott feverishly hunts for the original files needed to finish it off. Finding only dead ends, he instead stumbles upon something dire: messages about the Babel Initiative. Conceived as a successor that would make Project Alexandria's manipulations seem tame, this new threat once again forces Elliott into alliances with morally gray programmers known as siegers. Beset by continual setbacks and defeats, many siegers abandon the cause and go underground to survive the dangers ahead. The bleak reality that Elliott and those closest to him are almost certain to die in the fight against Dr. Almundson begins to set in. But Elliott isn't ready to give in. He knows the cost of such a silent surrender will be humanity itself.

What could Tolkien's Hobbits teach us about God? How about the Gospel according to Maze Runner or Harry Potter?This book takes the magical, mythological, and bestselling works of famous speculative fiction series and teaches biblical lessons alongside the text of beloved stories. Drawing on nine different series, four different authors share their faith and insight using both Scripture and classic tales of the fantastic.It's okay to geek out a little with us. Anachronistically, we wonder if John's glasses might've had tape on the middle; would Peter's pocket protector have gotten wet after walking on the Galilee? Jesus saves and rolls for half damage.Visit the Old Testament with halflings and examine the New Testament through the wardrobe. Whether you're looking for the perfect nerdvotional or trying to impart biblical wisdom to readers who lean away from Scripture and more into popular speculative fiction, this book is right for you!This Christian devotional book looks at some of the most well-loved stories in modern Sci-Fi and Fantasy series and also at some by upcoming SFF authors. In looking at characters, stories, and plots we can see many parallels to Scripture, morals and principles, and biblical characters. In telling stories that grapple with those concepts and topics we discover more and deeper truths about ourselves and about how we understand our faith.