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The Book of Joby

Mark J. Ferrari

Hardcover | Pages: 640 pages

Rating: 4.15 | 1110 Users | 171 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Book of Joby
ISBN:	0765316862 (ISBN13: 9780765316868)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Endeavour Award Nominee (2008)

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The Book of Joby is an epic fantasy complete in one volume.
 
Lucifer and the Creator have entered, yet again, into a wager they've made many times before, but this time, the existence of creation itself is balanced on the outcome. Born in California during the twilight years of a weary millennium, nine year old Joby Peterson dreams of blazing like a bonfire against the gathering darkness of his times, like a knight of the Round Table. Instead, he is subjected to a life of crippling self-doubt and relentless mediocrity inflicted by an enemy he did nothing to earn and cannot begin to comprehend.
 
Though imperiled themselves, the angels are forbidden to intervene. Left to struggle with their own loyalties and the question of obedience, they watch Lucifer work virtually unhindered to turn Joby's heart of gold into ash and stone while God sits by, seemingly unconcerned. 
 
And so when he is grown to manhood, Joby's once luminous love of life seems altogether lost, and Lucifer's victory assured. What hope remains lies hidden in the beauty, warmth, and innocence of a forgotten seaside village whose odd inhabitants seem to defy the modern world's most inflexible assumptions, and in the hearts of Joby's long lost youthful love and her emotionally wounded son. But the ravenous forces of destruction that follow Joby into this concealed paradise plan to use these same things to bring him and his world to ruin.
 
As the final struggle unfolds, one question occupies every mind in heaven and in hell. Which will prove stronger, love or rage?

 

The Book of Joby is an instant classic of contemporary fantasy.

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Title	:	The Book of Joby
Author	:	Mark J. Ferrari
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 640 pages
Published	:	August 21st 2007 by Tor Books
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Urban Fantasy

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Ratings: 4.15 From 1110 Users | 171 Reviews

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This book, despite it being a little long, is a really great read. There's a hefty dose of Arthurian legend and Biblical principles, as well as modern controversial beliefs. What's great about this book is how it all boils down to what I believe is the basic tenet of life:being good.The book spans the life of Joby Peterson, the unknowing participant in a bet between God and Lucifer. As a child, Joby idolizes Arthur and the Roundtable and aspires to be just like him. As he grows, Lucifer's



Overall impression when I finished: Pleasantly surprised but not overly wowed. I briefly read an interview with the author. To quote from it, Mr. Ferrari said, the book is not, in fact, about Christianity to begin with, only set in it. That surprised me! He sums up his themes as thus: (1) The assumption most of us in America are taught from the cradle on that there is some reliable cause and effect relationship between what we do and what we get... As we grow up, however, this reassuring

Absolutely delightful in the end. Throughout the majority I couldn't decide whether this is the world I often feel like I live in or the one I wish I did. In the end, I still don't know. I am very glad I read it, though.

I've had my sights set on this one for quite some time. The premise seemed like something I would absolutely adore. It just took me way too long to get past the half-way mark. Once Joby grows up, I found the whole thing just kinda stalled altogether. I kept getting restless, putting the book down to read something else. After awhile I realized the desire to finish just wasn't there. So I officially cry uncle. I'm out. I didn't hate this book (so no one star), and I'm feeling too ambivalent to

This is one of the 5 books I would take with me on a desert island. The content is very clear from the pitch, but the atmosphere in the book needs to be experienced. CS Lewis with The Great Divorce, George MacDonald with The Princess and the Goblin are similar in spirit. What is the most fascinating (for those who believe there is another world than the visible one, with its own life, living above us, next to us, with us) is that the author manages to give consistency to this permanent dialogue

This was sooo much fun. The premise was promising (God and Lucifer making a wager which could lead to the destruction of the entire creation), the execution brilliant: We experience the trials and tribulations of a normal child (later teenager, and grown man) who is the subject of a tug-of-war between Good and Evil. Joby is one of the most likeable, sympathetic characters I've ever encountered - I found myself rooting for him from the very beginning, and feeling wretchedly sorry for him when