Trackers

Birthright Project #2

by Kathryn Mackel

The Birthrighters, a group of young men and women dedicated to saving what is left of the planet from the destruction of the Endless Wars, face a new enemy as they attempt to overcome their individual desires and work as one.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fantasy, Christian, Fiction, Science Fiction

311 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

As a screenwriter (writing as Kathy Mackel), Kathryn Mackel has worked for Disney, Fox, and Showtime. She’s famous with the kids for the Disney movie Can of Worms. She was the credited screenwriter for Frank Peretti's Hangman's Curse (with Stan Foster) and part of the story team for Left Behind: The Movie.

Reviews

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trackers could be the never-ending story that I would be delighted to pick up every day. In a world of wizards, birthrighters, and transmogrified beasts, its a battle of good and evil right to the edge of the cliff. But its not quite over. I would love for another sequel to follow because Kathryn Mackel's imagination is a wild and fascinating place to visit.

[Rachelle Sperling · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly can't decide if I liked these books in the Birthright project or not. The premise was interesting, the writing was average - light: without the depth of my favorite fantasy authors, but fully acceptable. More in line with writing you would expect for a young adult target audience but the subject matter was definitely not young adult in nature. In fact I thought there were too many references to sexual themes in these books for my taste, the point could have been made more subtly. I'm not against using sexual themes to make a point - such as Francine Rivers "Redeeming Love" but I felt here that often they were only used to build the horror of the situation. - Valid - you felt horrified, but as a result I would never recommend this book to young adults. Still the concepts of faith and truth come across strongly and the plot and idea of a world destroyed by genetic engineering is fascinating. In the end, I didn't feel edified by reading these books: the horror of the situation almost outweighed the concepts of God that the Birthrighters were fighting for and that I why I am giving them a low rating.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kathryn has created an interesting and engaging world and characters that I care about and want to see grow and succeed. It was a good book, although it felt a little short. Clearly I will have to read the others in the series to fill out the experience :-)

[C]

This was a riveting bit of Christian fantasy, with an original idea and good execution. Having not read the first, I found myself lost a bit in the beginning, but once I got them straightened out I cared deeply for them, and the ending was satisfying.

[Susie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have liked this book series. Just an interesting take on a future world. I haven't found a book 3 yet. Don't know if it exists.

[Joy Abney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great! Hope she writes more.