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I wanted to enjoy this, but I was so bored after the first 100 or so pages. Reading is hard this week after a death in the family. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Looking for a Christmas novel? Check out this book! It‘s a wonderful imagining of the story of the Magi. And if you know nothing about the Parthian empire as I did, this book will have you Googling as if you were watching “The Crown,” but this book is more factual.

This is a well-researched and captivating Biblical fiction centered around prophecies of Jesus' birth and the magi eagerly awaiting the Messiah's triumph. The writing is intense and splendid, and it will draw you into the heart of the political and religious unrest in the Persian and Roman Empires. All fans of Biblical fiction will absolutely love this book. It's a must read, especially as we approach the season of Christmas.

Absolutely phenomenal! The End of the Magi was a unique book in that the setting and plot are unlike any other I've read, but it was a fantastic read! I was drawn into the book from the first chapter and didn't want to stop reading until the very end. Like I said before, it was amazing and I miss the characters already.

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“Centuries before the magi arrived in Bethlehem,
a prophecy sets a young magus on his path . . .”

Patrick W. Carr is known for his fantasy novels, and these aren‘t usually novels in which I have an interest. But when I saw a new novel with the title of the End of the Magi, well, I knew I was probably looking at a work of Biblically-based fiction. And I do find those interesting.

For a complete review of a 5* read, check out my blog at https://mccombsonmain.wordpress.com/2019/11/06/ficrev-magi-carr/ #Christianfiction #historicalfiction