Cliff Graham

Dear Readers,

Over the past week I have had the pleasure of reading Cliff Graham's newest release, Shadow of the Mountain - Exodus.  I have been waiting for a new book from Cliff ever since finishing his second book on David.  I know the other 3 are available online, but I just never got around to getting them as then I would have to read them on my reader.  No fun. :-)

Anyway, this time Cliff takes us to the time of Caleb and when Israel is on the cusp of taking over the promised land.  Caleb and Joshua have the battle all planned and they and their armies are ready to execute but the weather has other plans.  While the armies wait for the weather to clear one of the junior officers asks Caleb to tell his story. 

What we get is a wonderful story about what life was like in Egypt before the Israelites are set free.  Caleb rose through the ranks of Pharaoh's army until he becomes a palace guard, just in time for Moses and Aaron to show up in court and the power of Yahweh to be revealed. 

Now I have to mention that this book is written for guys, not me, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next book in the series.  It is a battle, killing and warrior filled book that if you are not ready for might be a bit of a surprise to you.  It is one of those books that while sitting on the shelf can intimidate the books next to it just because it is full of testosterone. 

Cliff writes it that way and makes no apology for it either.  He wants to write books for guys to enjoy and remember what it is like to be a guy.  I recommend his early books over and over to men readers and I have yet to have any one of them come back and complain about the violence or battles in the books. I have a strange feeling that this book will have the same results.

So get your battle swords out and join the warriors around the fire and learn what it was like to fight in a war in early Biblical times.

Happy Reading.

Cliff Graham

Dear Readers,

Ok, so hang with me on this review.  No I am not completely crazy.  (Of course my kids would disagree with me on that.)  Anyways, I have always thought about the different personalities that books would have if they had them.  Romantic comedies would giggle a lot, guy books would grunt and lift weights, historical books would smell like smoke. 

Day of War by Cliff Graham would be the confident guy in the room that knows how good he is at something with no need to brag about it.  This book makes no apology for what kind of book it is.  It is a rough, macho, strong book.  It is about war and raids.  It is about a time when men protected their families and cities by destroying other towns and families.  Living was tough and the people even tougher.  But mostly this is the story of David and the men who followed him into exile when he fled from King Saul. 

The book opens with one of David's men helping out a village to rid it of a lion that has been terriorizing them.  This scene alone will tell you whether or not you will want to continue with the book.  It is grusome is spots, it is gritty and sometimes not easy to read, but it is fast paced and I knew right away this was a book I wanted to read.

I am wanting to say so much about this book, but it is one that you need to experience to actually understand it.  It has been a little while since I have had a chance to read a "can't lay it down"  book.  This is one.  It kept me completely interested and wanting more.  Maybe because it is so fast paced in spots and yet in others it was just about living in 998 BC.  This is one of those must-reads that I will recommend to men and women alike, and it makes me want to read the rest of the series. 

Happy Reading