• Mortal

  • The Books of Mortals, Book 2
  • By: Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee
  • Narrated by: Henry Leyva
  • Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (443 ratings)

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Mortal

By: Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee
Narrated by: Henry Leyva
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Centuries have passed since civilization's brush with apocalypse. The world's greatest threats have all been silenced. There is no anger, no hatred, no war. There is only perfect peace...and fear. A terrible secret was closely guarded for centuries: every single soul walking the earth, though in appearance totally normal, is actually dead, long ago genetically stripped of true humanity.

Nine years have gone by since an unlikely hero named Rom Sebastian first discovered a secret and consumed an ancient potion of blood to bring himself back to life in Forbidden. Surviving against impossible odds, Rom has gathered a secret faction of followers who have also taken the blood - the first Mortals in a world that is dead.

On the heels of Forbidden comes Mortal, the second novel in The Books of Mortals saga penned by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. Set in a terrifying, medieval future, where grim pageantry masks death, this tale of dark desires and staggering stakes peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare take the journey.

The Books of Mortals are three novels, each of which stands on its own, yet all are seamlessly woven into one epic thriller.

©2012 Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee (P)2012 Hachette Audio

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Another Solid Hit for Dekker & Lee

Obviously, this is a continuation in the BoM series. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one. Ted sticks with his tried-and-true blood/life-corpse/death formula (goes back to his original trilogy) and it still works for me. On the critical side, I felt the writing was just a bit sloppy in places (although they were little things I would have expected an editor to pick up on, rather than the author). And I find Henry Leyva a bit of a disappointment as a narrator. He's both overly-precise and a bit mushy, if that's possible. And there were a number of noticeable mispronunciations (for example, the word "inauguration" is used extensively in both books and he just never gets it right). I prefer my narrators to either be a big plus (George Guidall, Will Patton or in the case of someone who has done several of Ted's other books...Tim Gregory), but I find Leyva to be a bit of a distraction. Still, enjoyed it tremendously, and will certainly be listening to the third in the series when it's available.

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Trilogy started well, but

The trilogy started well in the first book with an interesting premise of life without any emotion except fear. I wanted to see what such a society would look like. I enjoyed the first book well enough that I bought the second book.

However, this volume did not really hold my interest. The story contained a number of elements such as a christ-like character complete with the "this is my blood" mythos, vampire-type people, nomads, some technology/some primitive existence all mixed up together.

It really did not hold my interest at all. I will not buy the third book.

Henry Leyva, the narrator, gave a good reading just as he did in the first book.

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Thought provoking book

An abstract book that is a great though-provoking book. Easy book to get lost in. The previous book in the series is not necessary, but I would recommend "reading" that before "reading" this one.

Enjoy!

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Really belongs in the fantasy section

Mortal picks up 9 years after Forbidden ended. Jonathan has now reached the age to claim his title as Sovereign. With only a few more days to wait, all the best laid plans crumble. Saric has been busy and manages to find the cyroperserved Feyn. Saric then uses his blood to transfuse Feyn, restore her to the living, and her assuming the role of Sovereign. Jonathan meanwhile has spent his last 9 years serving as a blood donor to hundreds of nomads. At the same time, Saric has been doing the same and creating his own special army with global dominance hanging in the balance.

Any science fiction elements have gone by the wayside with this sequel. There is the constant juxtaposition of technology capable of cyroperservation with a Medieval aspect to living conditions. 500 hundred years in the future means never having to type and match blood either. A transfusion from Jonathan provides for superhuman strength, speed, senses and immortality as well. Also, all walking corpses have a distinct odor. Saric's blood is qualitatively similar, but not as good, but it does offer the added benefit that recipients become dog-like loyal and regard Saric as their "maker." Rom continues his quest of trying to put Jonathan on the throne, but never develops a clear sense of what that means or what happens after. None of the characters possess endearing qualities and are mostly one-dimensional.

As the tale evolves, it becomes clear that the biblical metaphor is calling the shots. Jonathan plays a Messiah figure (with drink my blood replaced by inject my blood). At the end, there is little resolution, much confusion, and greater dissension within the ranks. At the same time, the blood thing evolves into something even stranger. It will be interesting to see how this trilogy will resolve what appears to be complete collapse of the thrust of the first 2 books.

The narration is well executed with good pacing and an enjoyable delivery.

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Could Not Finish

I struggled to get half-way through this book. Which made me sad because I loved the first one. I found this one as adding twists that did not further the story. It felt very disjointed.

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Excellent!

Love this storyline. This is book 2 of 3. Thoroughly enjoying it. Surprising twists - does not disappoint.

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The Thinkers

Looked forward to what was going to happen in each twist and turning chapter.

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Riveting and Compelling

A graphic portrait of purest love and deep devotion. A classic war between Light and the Darknessthat lives in us all. So well spun in an all engaging tale that will leave you gasping and applauding all that is good and noble.

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awsome story and excellent reader

I really enjoyed this book and the one previous. The reader is excellent. highly recommend it.

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greatly written

2nd chapter in series, love the way that the authors tell the story and how descriptive and imaginative they are, would recommend to all to start thus series and try to stop

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