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1. (Download free pdf) Into the Wilderness (Blood of the Lamb) Into the Wilderness (Blood of the Lamb) Mandy Hager audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC #3534673 in Books 2014-01-07 2014-01-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.80 x 1.10 x 5.85l, .99 #File Name: 1616148632335 pages | File size: 20.Mb Mandy Hager : Into the Wilderness (Blood of the Lamb) before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Into the Wilderness (Blood of the Lamb): 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. IntregingBy CustomerI really liked it and I'm not a teenager!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. dark dystopian post-apocalyptic teenage thrillerBy A CustomerInto The WildernessMandy HagerPyr, Jan 7 2014, $17.99ISBN: 9781616148638Following the Tribulation that decimated the world population, the white Apostles of the Lamb leaders of Onewere Island abused the brown-skins. Witnessing the

2. horror of those they worshipped as deities, the brown-skinned former believers turned doubters Ruth and Maryam know they must leave before they become dead victims. Thus the Blessed Sisters, accompanied by white Apostle cousins Joseph (who loves Maryam) and Lazarus, leave their insular community by sea.Sailing the Pacific, the quartet arrives in violent racist what was once called Australia before the Tribulation. On Marawa Island, they find their hope for the future shattered as apparently no humans reside there. Meanwhile Maryam and Joseph struggle with their love for each other while she also loathes Lazarus for what she saw he did on the Star of the Sea cruise ship before the foursome fled for their lives (see The Crossing for his atrocity).The second Blood of the Lamb dystopian post- apocalyptic teenage thriller once again profoundly and harshly looks at organized religion and civilization turning brutally barbaric after the Tribulation collapse. The enjoyable storyline is at its best when the Blessed Sisters (especially Maryam) confront a vicious new world order as violent as what occurred on the Star of the Sea though when the plot leaves Maryam to focus on others it loses some momentum. Still readers will appreciate the dark middle book in a world in which rape and murder are the accepted norms.Harriet Klausner Award-caliber social science fiction with a strong message about race and the abuse of religious faith by those in power. Maryam, Ruth, and Joseph have fled Onewre, reluctantly taking Joseph's troublesome cousin, Lazarus, as well. They arrive at their destination, Marawa Island, filled with hope for rescue and reprieve. But at first glance the island appears to be solely populated by birds. Perhaps the Apostles' dire warnings about the fall-out of the Tribulation were true after all?As Maryam and Joseph experience all the topsy-turvy misunderstandings and sexual tension first love entails, the antagonism between Maryam and Lazarus reaches explosive proportions. But when disaster brings the crushing realization that time is now against them, all four must decide just who they can risk turning to for help. From School Library JournalGr 10 UpThis installment in a dystopian series picks up right where the first book left off. Maryam is a Chosen. When a Chosen is of age, she leaves her home to work for the rest of her life as a servant to the community's power-hungry spiritual leaders, known as the Apostles of the Lamb. The Apostles are survivors of the Tribulation, who live a life of the privilege on a dilapidated cruise ship. Referred to as the Holy City, the vessel is docked on the isolated shores of a South Pacific island. Unbeknownst to the public, the Apostle community has been struck by a plague, which can only be cured with blood transfusions from their servants. In a desperate attempt to escape the religious despots' tyranny, Maryam, her friends Joseph and Ruth, and Joseph's volatile cousin Lazarus, make use of a small boat to try and find asylum on a neighboring island. When the motley crew finally manage to reach land, they are confronted by more tragedy: there's evidence of genocide where they've come ashore, and Joseph, having been reared in The Holy City, is experiencing plague symptoms. Central to the plot's development are the dynamics of an interracial romance between Maryam and Joseph and the growing rancor between Maryam and Lazarus. There is no need to read The Crossing (PYR, 2013) due to the author's skillful insertion of the backstory into new events. Readers will enjoy the thought-provoking discussions that arise from the novel's focus on how racial and religious superiority is explicitly pitted against a modern indigenous population.Sabrina Carnesi, Crittenden Middle School, Newport News, VAFrom BooklistWhen Maryam, Ruth, Joseph, and Lazarus escape from the Holy City, their purpose is to bring back hope. Instead, in this bleak sequel to The Crossing (2013), they find more suffering. From an island crowded with the bones of its long-dead inhabitants to hellish prison quarters, the small group meets tyranny, death, and virulent bigotry that appear immutable. Hager deepens the relationships, ably showing how these divided people can come to a hard-fought understanding. Maryam, meanwhile, struggles to answer the same theological questions that affect us all. This is a thoughtful and tightly plotted sequel, with several crushing moments that will peak interest in the upcoming finale. Grades 7-11. --Krista Hutley "Maryams harrowing adventure delivers... This dystopia will please fans of the genre and leave them awaiting Maryams trilogy-ending heroics." -Kirkus s