The Sword is the first book in a trilogy called, Chiveis
Trilogy. Chiveis is a town is a
village in the year 2440. But
while it is in the future it is living in the past. Dr. Litfin is a professor of Theology at Moody Bible
Institute, but he decided to write a trilogy to bring Biblical principles to
bear in a way that literary people would enjoy. As I read this first book I couldn’t help but think of the
Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. I believe that Dr. Litfin has penned a story that is just as
riveting.
The book takes place in the future, but the people live in a
Medieval setting. The reason for
this is because there has been a nuclear holocaust in the year 2042 that was
brought on by a Pandemic that was sweeping the world. The Plague was killing off 40% of mankind and in doing so it
was not kind to any class of people or any region of the world.
As the turmoil of the Pandemic forced countries into
hysteria there were several smaller, nuclear, countries that decided that they
could possibly take over their regions.
So, they unleashed a barrage of nuclear missiles that devastate the
major capitals of the world. But
not to be outdone, those countries, the United States, China, Russia, and
Israel unleash their weapons of mass destruction and plunge the world into a
nuclear winter that almost succeeds in wiping out humanity.
Now four hundred years later there are small enclaves of
humanity trying to rebuild civilization.
Chiveis is one of those small enclaves. Our story revolves around the exploits of Captain Teofil of
the Royal Guards. He is a warrior
extraordinaire. But as the story
starts he is about the meet his end at the hands of a bear. He has fallen and is about to die when
the bear is brought down by the arrows of a hardened woodsman / hunter, who
actually turns out to be a beautiful woman, the daughter of farmers. Her name is Anastasia.
This first volume in the series will revolve about Teofil
and Ana and the adventures that bring them together and expose the hatred and
violence of the local region of Asbtrilbel. Teo and Ana will fight for their lives and in the process
they will uncover a Religious Book (the Bible) that was hidden four hundred years
earlier by a man who wanted God’s word preserved for the future generations.
Teo and Ana will be sent on a path of discovery to try and
determine if this God of the ancients is the one true God and the one that they
should truly be worshipping. As
they determine that he is they will find that their lives are pushed the limits
in trying to get the people of Chiveis to leave their old religion and come to
the true religion.
The problem, the High Priestess of Astribrel has no desire
for the true word of God to be exposed and the people to rally around it. She will do everything in her power to
continue to worship Satan and to make his name the most powerful.
This is truly a great book and I look forward to reading the
next two installments. I believe
that anyone who loved The Lord of Rings will love this book. Any Theology student will be given much
to think about, especially in the realm of thinking about a people who have
never, repeat, never heard the word of God spoken. How will they respond?
How will they be won? How
will God prove victorious in the long run?
Enjoy!
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