“Igniters,” with the Igniters in power, persecuting the Keepers, and the Keepers hatch a plot to overthrow the Igniters. In the book, Christianity is replaced by something else entirely: no Bible, no church. In real life, this feud was between Protestants and Catholics. Shakespeare is still alive, James I is King of England, and the country is embroiled in violent religious controversy. We give her full marks for originality, but I’m afraid I’ll have to take off points for execution. The author takes a fairly well-known historical incident, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, 1605, and twists it into an alternative history-type fantasy. I’m having a hard time with this review, mostly because the story is an allegory and I’m not sure I’ve correctly deciphered it. Fawkes, by Nadine Brandes, is directed to a teenage audience. I’m always on the lookout for books suitable for Christian readers, young and old.
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