Lisa T. Bergren is the author of over forty books, with a combined count of over two million copies sold. She has written bestselling children's books, award-winning YA (River of Time Series: Waterfall), popular historical fiction, contemporary fiction, women's nonfiction, and gift books. She is a writer and editor residing in Colorado Springs, CO, with her husband and three children. You can find out more about Lisa at LisaBergren.com.
Remnants: Season of Wonder opens years after the world has been
ravaged by war and disease. Modern conveniences are a luxury, and,
tragically, acknowledgement of the Maker is a crime. It is into
this world that a special group of children, called “Ailith,” are
born. The Maker gives the Ailith children a special birthmark as
well as gifts that will be used to deliver mankind from the
oppression that has overtaken them. Each Ailith has a bodyguard,
and they spend their whole life training for the day when the Maker
will call them to fulfill their duties. Andriana is Ailith, and
Remnants is her story. It is the story of her missions with the
other Ailith, her relationship with her bodyguard Ronan whom she
loves, and her expanding knowledge of her Maker. This dystopian
fantasy by Lisa T. Bergren is the first in a trilogy about the
Ailith fulfilling a prophecy given long ago by the elders. Bergren
is a master storywriter who can not only pack the plot with action,
but also create well-developed characters. The characters face
trials faced by many teens, including forbidden relationships.
Andriana and Ronan were told in the beginning of their training
that they were never to love each other as more than siblings, but
over time, their feelings for each other have grown. Throughout the
book, they develop their special gifts and learn to trust the Maker
and follow his guidance. In addition to that, they learn they must
also lean on the Maker to check their feelings for each other,
though they do not always remember to do so as the temptation to
kiss and express their feelings for each other grows. There is one
use of mild language. Though the times of this book are bleak,
there is hope that the Maker has not forgotten, has a plan, and is
working all things together for good. Kristina Wolcott, CLJ
*Christian Library Journal*
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