Mark of the Lion Series
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The Mark of the Lion series is authored by Francine Rivers
and consists of three novels: A Voice in the Wind
(1993), An Echo in the Darkness
(1994), and As Sure as the Dawn.
(1993) is the first novel in Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion Series. The novels follows the lives of Hadassah, a young Christian girl sold into slavery yet still holds firm to her faith in God; Marcus, a wealthy Roman aristocrat determined to get the most out of life; Julia, Marcus' younger sister, a high-spirited girl who desires to be happy and control her own life; and Atretes, the high chief of a Germanic tribe who is captured and sold to be a gladiator.
(1994) begins where A Voice in the Wind
left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions. A young physican, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he can examine it and further his knowledge as a physician. He chooses Hadassah's, only to discover that she is alive and that the lion has struck no vital organs. On a sudden impulse, Alexander saves Hadassah and nurses her back to health. Although she remains crippled, she regains the ability to walk and talk.
Meanwhile Marcus, believing that Hadassah is dead, tries to deal with his grief by travelling to Israel (Hadassah's homeland) and learning about Hadassah's God.
than a follow-up of An Echo in the Darkness
following the life of Atretes after he won his freedom in the arena. This novel covers the search for his believed dead son, finding him with a widowed christian woman, Rizpah, and their travels back to Atretes' homeland in Germania. Here a whole new world unfolds as Atretes is confronted with Christianity, loyalty, love, friendship, family and tradition.
Francine Rivers
Francine Sandra Rivers is an American author of fiction with Christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Prior to becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Rivers wrote historical romance novels...
and consists of three novels: A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind is a novel by Francine Rivers, and the first book in the Mark of the Lion Series.It is the story of a young Christian-Jewish slave named Hadassah living under the Roman Empire. When Hadassah is captured by Roman soldiers, her entire family is killed. She serves as a slave to...
(1993), An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness is a novel by Francine Rivers.The book begins where A Voice in the Wind left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions because her mistress was jealous of her purity. A young physician, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he...
(1994), and As Sure as the Dawn.
A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the WindA Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind is a novel by Francine Rivers, and the first book in the Mark of the Lion Series.It is the story of a young Christian-Jewish slave named Hadassah living under the Roman Empire. When Hadassah is captured by Roman soldiers, her entire family is killed. She serves as a slave to...
(1993) is the first novel in Francine Rivers' Mark of the Lion Series. The novels follows the lives of Hadassah, a young Christian girl sold into slavery yet still holds firm to her faith in God; Marcus, a wealthy Roman aristocrat determined to get the most out of life; Julia, Marcus' younger sister, a high-spirited girl who desires to be happy and control her own life; and Atretes, the high chief of a Germanic tribe who is captured and sold to be a gladiator.
An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the DarknessAn Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness is a novel by Francine Rivers.The book begins where A Voice in the Wind left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions because her mistress was jealous of her purity. A young physician, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he...
(1994) begins where A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind is a novel by Francine Rivers, and the first book in the Mark of the Lion Series.It is the story of a young Christian-Jewish slave named Hadassah living under the Roman Empire. When Hadassah is captured by Roman soldiers, her entire family is killed. She serves as a slave to...
left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions. A young physican, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he can examine it and further his knowledge as a physician. He chooses Hadassah's, only to discover that she is alive and that the lion has struck no vital organs. On a sudden impulse, Alexander saves Hadassah and nurses her back to health. Although she remains crippled, she regains the ability to walk and talk.
Meanwhile Marcus, believing that Hadassah is dead, tries to deal with his grief by travelling to Israel (Hadassah's homeland) and learning about Hadassah's God.
As sure as the Dawn
As Sure as the Dawn (1995) is rather a split of A Voice in the WindA Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind is a novel by Francine Rivers, and the first book in the Mark of the Lion Series.It is the story of a young Christian-Jewish slave named Hadassah living under the Roman Empire. When Hadassah is captured by Roman soldiers, her entire family is killed. She serves as a slave to...
than a follow-up of An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness
An Echo in the Darkness is a novel by Francine Rivers.The book begins where A Voice in the Wind left off, in the arena where Hadassah is thrown to the lions because her mistress was jealous of her purity. A young physician, Alexander, must choose one of the mauled bodies in the arena, so that he...
following the life of Atretes after he won his freedom in the arena. This novel covers the search for his believed dead son, finding him with a widowed christian woman, Rizpah, and their travels back to Atretes' homeland in Germania. Here a whole new world unfolds as Atretes is confronted with Christianity, loyalty, love, friendship, family and tradition.