The Final Storm, written by Wayne Thomas Batson, is an allegorical Christian fantasy fiction with many moral themes and lessons. Aidan Thomas, a mid-teen boy, is in Maryland, planning to visit his friend, Robby, to convince him to ally himself with the one true King. Meanwhile, his other friend, An... more

The Final Storm, written by Wayne Thomas Batson, is an allegorical Christian fantasy fiction with many moral themes and lessons. Aidan Thomas, a mid-teen boy, is in Maryland, planning to visit his friend, Robby, to convince him to ally himself with the one true King. Meanwhile, his other friend, Antoinette, has been captured by Kearn, Robby’s twin in Alleble, but he has been impressed by her skill at the sword. She has been trying to turn him to the True King, but hopes look dim. Aidan gets through to Robby, and soon Robby is also called to come to Alleble. Meanwhile, the dark prince Paragor, has unleashed the full forces of his army to conquer Alleble, King Eliam, the fabled Three Witnesses, and the people’s hope. The story of the three Witnesses is doubted by many, and as Paragor unleashes the also fabled Wyrm Lord and Seven Sleepers, almost all doubts are replaced by hopes.

Paragor is more powerful than ever before, in the Realm as well as on Earth. He has the Wyrm Lord, the Seven Sleepers and legions of vicious shadow warriors to obey his every vile whim. It won’t be long till he unleashes the final storm on an unprepared Alleble. But even worse is that King Eliam s... more

Paragor is more powerful than ever before, in the Realm as well as on Earth. He has the Wyrm Lord, the Seven Sleepers and legions of vicious shadow warriors to obey his every vile whim. It won’t be long till he unleashes the final storm on an unprepared Alleble. But even worse is that King Eliam seems to have abandoned them all. Just when I thought fantasy couldn’t get any better than The Door Within book two, Mr. Batson gives us the next and last book, The Final Storm. No question about it, this has to be the absolute best fantasy I’ve ever read. Name any aspect of the story you want, only one word comes to my mind. Perfect. Needless to say, I’ll be eagerly awaiting Mr. Batson’s next masterpiece.

I must say that I love the way that everything culminates in the final book. Heroes use what they have learned, characters that we have not seen in a long time show up, and the puzzle becomes clear. This book also shows, which is my favorite thing about it, that death is not the end for Christians. ... more

I must say that I love the way that everything culminates in the final book. Heroes use what they have learned, characters that we have not seen in a long time show up, and the puzzle becomes clear. This book also shows, which is my favorite thing about it, that death is not the end for Christians. However, I felt bogged down a lot by conversations that seemed to slow the plot down. Some elements of the story came almost too fast in places, and the reader suddenly learns a very important fact about Antoinette in a sudden comment she makes. It seems to me that the fact should have been presented in a more attention-getting way, because a reader could very well be confused or miss the new revelation entirely. All in all, I recommend this book to readers age nine and up. Fantasy and adventure fans alike will highly enjoy this epic fantasy. As an avid fan of Mr. Batson's work, I can tell you, it only gets better from here!