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Infidel (The Lost Books #2)
by
Ted Dekker (Goodreads Author)
From Chosen to Traitor?
After being stretched to their limits, the four heroic young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--face new dangers on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History.
Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world is shattered when he learns that his mother may not be dead as presumed but could be living as a slave to the Horde. Th...more
After being stretched to their limits, the four heroic young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--face new dangers on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History.
Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world is shattered when he learns that his mother may not be dead as presumed but could be living as a slave to the Horde. Th...more
Hardcover, 245 pages
Published
December 15th 2007
by Thomas Nelson
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The second book in the Lost Books series was good. I already have a few students in mind who will like this series. There is enough action and suspense to keep readers hooked and wanting to know what is going to happen. Looking foward to reading the third book.
After being stretched to their limits, the four young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--are pulled into deeper danger on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History. Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world...more
After being stretched to their limits, the four young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--are pulled into deeper danger on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History. Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world...more
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I definitely enjoyed Infidel a lot more than Chosen, which is the first book in the series. You can really tell that these books are written for a YA audience, but that doesn't make them not worth your time.
They aren't as well written as the Circle Trilogy, but one thing I do enjoy about these books is that we get to explore the world through the eyes of other characters.
Primarily, you experience it through the main four teenage characters in the Forest Guard. Thomas Hunter returns as a seconda...more
They aren't as well written as the Circle Trilogy, but one thing I do enjoy about these books is that we get to explore the world through the eyes of other characters.
Primarily, you experience it through the main four teenage characters in the Forest Guard. Thomas Hunter returns as a seconda...more
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Sep 23, 2012
Becky B
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2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Middle school & high school Christian fantasy fans
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THis books was the first books to hit me hard. The ending when Karas saved Johnis he was brought before the court in the Forrest of Middle. And he said he loved Kara as he did his own sister because she reminded him so much like her. He loved a Scab. That is like Jesus loving me, a sinner. Johnis knelt down so that he was at eye level with her and told her, "You saved my life. And now I owe you mine." That was the best part of the whole book. AT LEAST FOR ME. I was moved by the love Johnis had f...more
It was great, I thought it was even better than the first book :) Of course, that's partly because you're more into the story, with the characters and the plot being more developed; these books are getting even more exciting than I though they would, and Ted Dekker is definitely my favorite author because of his fast-paced thriller style with forces of good and evil battling over matters of the soul and not just blood and warfare. His thrillers have well-developed characters that you can connect...more
*****May contain spoilers for the first book, Chosen*****
Johnis has discovered that his mother is still living. He risks his life to follow his heart--which tells him to rescue his mother from the Horde. This second book in the Books of History series follows directly on the footsteps of the first book, Chosen. Since the world is less new to the readers, this second book spends more time developing action and suspense and less time describing the world. Thus, it is a more enjoyable read. It ends...more
Johnis has discovered that his mother is still living. He risks his life to follow his heart--which tells him to rescue his mother from the Horde. This second book in the Books of History series follows directly on the footsteps of the first book, Chosen. Since the world is less new to the readers, this second book spends more time developing action and suspense and less time describing the world. Thus, it is a more enjoyable read. It ends...more
If this series continues to pull me in it might move up to a five. The second book in the series I felt added even more layers to the first book. Johnis continues to learn to follow his instincts in finding the lost books and learns sometimes his choices have horrible consequences and yet he still must learn to trust himself.
The other characters are starting to develop to adding more dynamics to the plot. Already reserved the next two so I don't have to wait.
Very quick reads and I am recommendin...more
The other characters are starting to develop to adding more dynamics to the plot. Already reserved the next two so I don't have to wait.
Very quick reads and I am recommendin...more
Jul 27, 2011
Maggie
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A wonderful second book in the Lost Books series. Johnis once again proves his worth, albeit with severe consequences. He manages, however, to rescue his mother and convert a Horde girl to a healthy state. Thomas goes through a journey of his own as well, realizing first-hand what it's like to be Horde. Silvie realizes how much she does love Johnis and vows to follow him no matter what. In the end, Billos allows his greed to consume him and he vanishes with the Books of history. Now, there is ye...more
The Lost Book series are Dekker-light stories, with the action amped up a couple notches and the dialog and complexity Ted usually employs so well dialed down a couple notches. They're roughly ~250 pages, 1 to 2 sitting reading material, fast paced, serialized and because their target audience is the YA crowd, the plot is pretty simple and action comes fast and furious. While Infidel is not quite on par with Chosen, the first book in the series, it's pretty close and I enjoyed it for the most pa...more
03/17/13: Okay, so there's this thing that Ted Dekker does in this massive sixteen-book arc, right? Not just this series, but all of the series in The Books of History Chronicles. He parallels characters between worlds. Thomas, clearly, is the same in both the other!world and the real world (not to be confused with the crappy MTV show, thanks). You understand that Monique (see: The Circle Saga) is Rachelle, and that Johnny (see: The Paradise Trilogy) is Johnis. All of these great characters conn...more
May Contain Some Minor Spoilers
I read Chosen several years ago because the Christian bookstore had it on sale for $2.50. That was not a deal I was about to pass up. Unfortunately, the other books in the series remained an uncompromising $15 and my library didn’t have any of them.
I was also a basically broke highschooler.
And so I never read Infidel. I eventually read some of the Circle series and gathered a few books that way, but the The Lost Books remained a rather unsettled question until to...more
I read Chosen several years ago because the Christian bookstore had it on sale for $2.50. That was not a deal I was about to pass up. Unfortunately, the other books in the series remained an uncompromising $15 and my library didn’t have any of them.
I was also a basically broke highschooler.
And so I never read Infidel. I eventually read some of the Circle series and gathered a few books that way, but the The Lost Books remained a rather unsettled question until to...more
The book was good overall but the biggest problem I had was that there's no good reasoning behind the protagonist's motivations and actions. I feel like we're just expected to go along with his insane decisions and actions for the sake of the series. Dekker just expects us to accept Johnis's actions while all the while admitting himself that he keeps making huge mistakes? I'm still going to keep reading the series with the hope this specific issue fades. It seems like it's a possibility with the...more
I went to the library in search of a good, clean fun book and I found it. The series is called The Lost books. I think this is a kid version of Lord of the Rings. I haven't found a book like this since Harry Potter and Twilight where I couldn't put it down. I went to the library to get the 3rd book but the Sandy library doesn't carry book 3 and 4 so they ordered them for me. I hope book 3 and 4 are as good as I thought 1 and 2 were.
Infidel is the second book in the books of history series by Ted Dekker.
In this story Johnis's celebration as a hero from the previous book Chosen, is shattered when he figures out that his mother ,Rosa, may not be dead but could be living as a Horde slave.He rushes to her rescue, but this is precisely what the Horde have planned. He now must decide between Silvie, who he is quickly falling for, and his sworn duty to protect the Forest Dwellers.
what i like about this book is Dekker's descript...more
In this story Johnis's celebration as a hero from the previous book Chosen, is shattered when he figures out that his mother ,Rosa, may not be dead but could be living as a Horde slave.He rushes to her rescue, but this is precisely what the Horde have planned. He now must decide between Silvie, who he is quickly falling for, and his sworn duty to protect the Forest Dwellers.
what i like about this book is Dekker's descript...more
I grabbed my teenagers fantasy book to enter the world he had been reading about and couldn't put it down. A wonderful world that reminds us that not one thing predetermines us to be chosen above others, it is what is in our hearts that counts. It also has a beautiful reminder to look past everything to others hearts to know that even an enemy may be chosen for something special too.
Not as good as Chosen, the first one in the series but still had good points. More of a love story which I liked. The journey wasn't as good as the first one. I love cliffhangers and the cliffhanger in the first one was more surprising then this one, but I will continue reading, there are four books left hope they continue to be good :)
-I am chosen
-I am not the infidel
-I am chosen
-I am not the infidel
I thought this book was pretty good. The author has a good series going. One of the things that I liked the most was that it talked about how he would do anything to get his mom out of Horde hands. On the other hand it had a lot of different story parts where it switched characters a lot. That part of the book I didn't really like. Either way still a good book to read.
Next book after CHOSEN. Once again- aimed towards a younger audience than the Circle Trilogy, so although I loved the plot and characters, the progession of the book was a little younge for me.
But over all- not bad at all... and once again, worth the read. (BTW- Once MUST read this seris BEFORE reading the book GREEN) Just take my word for it.
But over all- not bad at all... and once again, worth the read. (BTW- Once MUST read this seris BEFORE reading the book GREEN) Just take my word for it.
DO NOT READ REVIEW IF YOU HAVE NOT READ "CHOSEN"
Johnis is a huge jerk at the start, but the books gets a lot better.
I thought that I would hate it, but you just have to pull through the lame parts just so you can get to the excellent part, because the excellent part is, well, pretty darn excellent.
Sorry, this is a very vague review, but there it is.
Johnis is a huge jerk at the start, but the books gets a lot better.
I thought that I would hate it, but you just have to pull through the lame parts just so you can get to the excellent part, because the excellent part is, well, pretty darn excellent.
Sorry, this is a very vague review, but there it is.
This book was pretty much incredible. Once again, I was surprised at how tactful the good vs. evil scenes were handled. I can get a little wary of books with magic in it, because sometimes the evil seems to be greater than the good. Nevertheless, Dekker did an awesome job of portraying the evilness of evil without diminishing from the good. While it took me a while to get through because of the holidays, I banged through the last twelve chapters and loved them. Infidel was very action-packed, an...more
I am so amazed by these books. I have read a lot of reviews with people saying that a lot of the twists are predictable and I will agree that some of them are, but I'm kind of an idealist myself, like Johnis. I've fallen in love with Silvie, Johnis, Thomas, Kiella, Karas and of course Gabil. Can't wait to crack open Renegade in a few hours! =]
From Chosen to Traitor?
After being stretched to their limits, the four young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--are pulled into deeper danger on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History. Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world is shattered when he learns that his mother may not be dead as presumed but could be living as a slave to the Horde. Throwing caution to the wind, he rushes to her rescue.
But this is precisely what the Horde has planned. Now he will face...more
After being stretched to their limits, the four young Forest Guard recruits--Johnis, Silvie, Billos, and Darsal--are pulled into deeper danger on their mission to secure the seven lost Books of History. Celebrated as a hero, Johnis's world is shattered when he learns that his mother may not be dead as presumed but could be living as a slave to the Horde. Throwing caution to the wind, he rushes to her rescue.
But this is precisely what the Horde has planned. Now he will face...more
Sep 28, 2011
Robin
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To my disappointment, I started getting bored with this book. I felt that the first book in the series, Chosen, was much better. I made it about half way this second book in the series and realized that it just wasn't keeping my interest as much as I would have liked. I have shelved it for the time being and may give it another try later.
Argh! Why does this happen? The story was moving along so well in Chosen but then in Infidel we veer off into convoluted action, inane dialog, and questionable motivations. I liked the additional backstory on Martyn and the Horde, but otherwise a frustrating book.
So I gave this series another chance and I still am in a fix if I'll continue reading the other four. The story is coming along but I just hated that I felt annoyed with the lead character for most of the time.
Full review on my blog http://www.chercabulasmindbox.com/201...
Full review on my blog http://www.chercabulasmindbox.com/201...
Nice quick read which carries on the story of Johnis, the Chosen One. In this one he doesn't use his brain as much as in the first on, but that's okay because he uses his heart...lol. Interesting storyline, with interesting characters and creatures.
Not as good as the others. I found that the whole 'caught, get rescued' thing a little tiresome after a while. Unfortunately this book did little to carry on the story, but being YA it was good enough to keep me reading.
Book on CD. Again, a good adventure book. I liked this second installment and will probably read (or listen) to more. I like how they made you think differently about the 'Scabs' and how they could be healed.
Dec 07, 2010
10-11 Jordon
marked it as to-read
Now Jhonis,Silvie,Darsal and Bilos must travel through a Horde villige that holds Quonge the Horde empoer diskiised as Horde to find the fourth lost book.And a family member of one of the guard is held hostage there.
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Ted Dekker is known for novels that combine adrenaline-laced stories with unexpected plot twists, unforgettable characters, and incredible confrontations between good and evil. Ted lives in Austin with his wife LeeAnn and their four children.
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