Thomas J. (Tom) Nichols’s law enforcement career ranged from patrol, detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief, and Chief of Police. spanning the era of the growth of the Mexican drug cartels and war on drugs. He has written seven novels and three short stories with themes of the border wars, espionage, international intrigue, and the supernatural.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Disclaimer: I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from Lone Star Literary.
The Third Dawn is a reprint of the novel with additional dialogue and descriptive text. The Third Dawn, published originally in 2011, is Thomas Nichols’s greatest mystery and a career change. Nichols has written an additional seven novels and three short stories.
The book focuses on the addition of a new character, Nur, to the biblical story of Jesus, the Messiah. Nur is introduced in the first couple of chapters as an orphaned young boy who traveled with merchants. Nur is directed to head to the home of Anne and Joachim for shelter and work. The city members described Anne and Joachim as generous and faithful followers of God. Upon the arrival at the home of Anne and Joachim, Nur is examined and welcomed with open arms. Anne, Joachim, and Nur make the journey to visit Anne’s daughter Mary. Mary is close to the birth of her son.
Throughout the story, Nur is influenced by his new family, and his faith and belief grow exponentially. Nur meets Mary and Joseph and is welcomed into their family as a son. The story continues and we get a new perspective of a pivotal moment in biblical history. Guided by unwavering faith, we see moments of pain, suffering, love, hardships, family, relationships, healing, and loss. The book gives a new perspective on the life of Jesus and his brother Nur. Nur serves as an essential character, helping his mother in her final days as Jesus goes out to fulfill his life purpose.
I appreciate that the author has spent time traveling to holy and biblical places. Nichols’s travels add an extra genuineness to the novel and show the commitment of the retelling. The author does a wonderful job with the descriptive, diverse, and challenging text when writing this novel. The added special touches make the novel well-rounded and engaging. The beautiful moments of this historical moment are described wonderfully throughout this book. Rewriting the story of Jesus is such a daunting task in ensuring accurate description and representation. This book is great for both readers of the bible and non-readers. Readers will get a different perspective and non-readers will get an easy-to-read G-rated version of a pivotal moment for believers. I commend the author for this book and hope others will enjoy it as well.
Overall, I recommend this book to all readers.
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What a terrific review! And I love how the added character of Nur seems to realistically fill some gaps that readers of the bible wonder about. I look forward to reading the book.
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