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    The 13th Tribe
    The 13th Tribe
    The 13th Tribe
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    The 13th Tribe

    Written by Robert Liparulo

    Narrated by Daniel Butler

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    When a group of immortal vigilantes threatens millions, only one man is brave enough to stand in their way.

    Their story didn’t start this year…or even this millennium.

    It began when Moses was on Mt. Sinai. Tired of waiting on the One True God, the twelve tribes of Israel began worshipping a golden calf through pagan revelry. Many received immediate death for their idolatry, but 40 were handed a far worse punishment—endless life on earth with no chance to see the face of God.

    This group of immortals became the 13th Tribe, and they’ve been trying to earn their way into heaven ever since—by killing sinners. Though their logic is twisted, their brilliance is undeniable. Their wrath is unstoppable. And the technology they possess is beyond anything mere humans have ever seen.

    Jagger Baird knows nothing about the Tribe when he’s hired as head of security for an archaeological dig on Mt. Sinai. The former Army Ranger is still reeling from an accident that claimed the life of his best friend, his arm, and his faith in God.

    The Tribe is poised to execute their most ambitious attack ever and the lives of millions hang in the balance. When Jagger’s wife and son are caught in the crossfire, he’ll stop at nothing to save them. But how can one man stand against an entire tribe of immortals?

    “Liparulo plunges deep into the pages of Scripture to find intriguing what-if’s and stunning revelations—all woven into a tale that is both skin-tinglingly supernatural and thought-provokingly real. Packed with high-tech gadgetry, action, and heart . . . Read this novel! Seriously!” —TED DEKKER, New York Times best-selling author of Forbidden and the Circle Series

    “The author of Comes a Horseman ushers in an exciting new series with this action-packed and intricately plotted spiritual thriller that should appeal to fans of Frank Peretti and Oliver North.” —Library Journal

    “A fantasy-thriller with overt (but not overly intrusive) Christian themes . . . The book can be read as a story of a man’s spiritual transition, or it can be read as a fast-paced thriller with fantasy elements. Either way, it’s a success.” —Booklist

    “Liparulo opens the Immortal Files series with a bang . . . Liparulo has concocted a fast-moving, imaginative narrative that examines moral questions . . . every reader is in for roller-coaster action, competently done, with a late-breaking major plot curve that leaves the door open for more.” —Publishers Weekly

    “If you’re a fan of suspense or biblical fiction, this is one book you won’t want to miss. Its mind-blowing action will keep readers totally immersed.” —RT Book Review, 4 1/2 stars

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateApr 2, 2012
    ISBN9781401688523

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    • 5/5
      Absolutely amazing!!! This book completely sucked me into everything about it! 3500 years ago on Mt. Sinai, the children of Israel turned from God and Moses to worship a golden calf, right? Well, God killed most of them, but 40 remained, "cursed" to walk the face of the earth forever, never able to enter into the Lord's kingdom. These people believe that the way to get to Heaven is to EARN their salvation by killing sinners, blind to the fact that God freely gives them the gift of salvation.When the main character, Jagger Baird, is caught in the middle of the Tribe's evil ambitions, it results in a truly traumatic time for him involving his nine year old boy, Tyler, and his wife Beth. He teams up with a man named Owen to find and stop the Tribe before the next Hiroshima.I absolutely loved this book! Now that I'm finished with school, I was able to read for two days straight, unable to put the book down. Especially by around chapter 40, things really started picking up! (The chapters are really short) By the last page, I'm making all sorts of grunts and noises that result in strange looks from my brothers, who tell me to "calm down, Jen!" I love how Liparulo weaved Scripture into the story, making me want to research Mt. Sinai, James, and other parts of the Bible. You can tell he did his homework!In absolutely no way do I think this book was too preachy, as others have stated. If it had been any less Christian, I would have been disappointed. You need strong Biblical stuff when talking about matters like this. That way, you don't go against the Bible. Liparulo made sure everything connected, and stated where the "loophole" in the Bible was so we knew he wasn't contradicting it.The whole thing was amazing, and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book--as soon as he writes it anyway. :)398 pages
    • 4/5
      Story line great, story teller no so. Kept needing to swallow sounded like he had a mouth full of spit. All in all a great story
    • 4/5
      Again I say, I am not a fan of Christian fiction, but this one had me riveted from the first page! I loved the back story from deep in the Old Testament, along with fictional accounts of the people who were at the bottom of Mt. Sinai when Moses was on the mountain obtaining the ten commandments from God; their fear, rebellion and ultimate punishment. I loved the depth of the characters. We knew what made them tick, what their passions had grown to be, and could very easily picture them from the detailed writing. Good and bad were merged in a way that made you compassionate for the "bad" guys while still wanting justice. I can't wait to read the next in this series!
    • 2/5
      Robert Liparulo's first two books, "Comes a Horseman" and "Germ" were favorites of mine. They had sinister cabals, global conspiracies, intricate plots, and well written action. This book has all of those characteristics, but it just doesn't work.To read a book in this genre, you accept some pretty crazy things on the outset. In this case, that there is a tribe of immortals who were cursed by God at Mount Sinai to live forever (unless their heads are cut off.) Once accepting the premise however, things need to make sense within that premise. I couldn't believe that children and teens who have lived 3500 years would not only STILL behave like children, but would behave like modern American children. I could not accept that people who's evidence of God was so direct, would believe that the way to heaven is by indiscriminately killing people they thought were probably "bad guys". I could not accept that a dad would leave his son in critical condition in a hospital to chase lunatics across the world - even if they had kidnapped his wife. I'll skip several other nonsensical plot elements which would be spoilers.There are other problems as well. The religion is preachy and not tied in well. The story stops to evangelize rather than neatly incorporating the message into the plot. The climax is disappointingly weak. It lacks the adrenaline rush his first two books gave. And while his plot opened the way for some fascinating theological thought, (Is it OK to do bad things for a good end? Is God vengeful?...) Liparulo settles in this book for bland "Love Jesus and have faith" platitudes.I'll give it two stars instead of one because he still writes a good action scene.
    • 5/5
      I have been a huge fan of Robert Liparulo’s Dreamhouse Kings series for young adults (yep, I’m one of THOSE adults – who voraciously devour YA fiction). When I saw that he had released the first in a new series of supernatural suspense titles – for adults this time - I was all for it.The 13th Tribe is the first in a new series – revealingly titled the Immortal Files that can perhaps be described best as biblically-inspired, speculative, suspense. To summarize the basic premise – a group of Israelites who sinned against God in the desert (remember that golden calf?) were cursed with immortality. 3,500 years later we find them in the current age, bedecked with cutting-edge technology, equipped with deep financial resources acquired over the years – they have set themselves the task of punishing sinners – killing them in fact. And they’ve been doing it since almost the beginning of their term. Yes, this is where the speculation comes in.The suspense comes into the picture when other individuals try to stop their plans once they reach epic proportions of death and destruction and begin to more directly involve innocents. Jagger – a depressed family man and security specialist recovering from the loss of his arm and best friend, taken from him by a drunk driver – finds himself unexpectedly drawn into the fray as the paths of this group – The Tribe. There is violence (this is adult Liparulo after all), blood, and darkness – these immortals are somewhat obsessed with the deaths that they themselves cannot obtain.The writing is awesome – much better than any of Liparulo’s other adult titles, the theme is actually quite a bit more up my alley than his other suspense novels to boot. Even though the pacing can be a bit slow at times (flashbacks, back story and all), the novel itself still manages to achieve a certain kind of beauty with its embedded message of grace.If I have to be honest, I cried, and I don’t often do that with action-driven novels. The themes of redemption, forgiveness, reconciliation, are all apparent while being blended deftly into the storyline itself without huge chunks of preaching. As a bonus, although the is a first title it doesn’t end with a cliffhanger, it can be satisfyingly read as a single novel. This is just a very well done offering from Liparulo, and I’ll be looking forward to future installments in the series. Reviewed at quiverfullfamily.com