The Parafaith War

Trystin Desoll was fighting against the revs - suicidal religious fanatics who had two things going for them: they had the numbers and they had the belief that they were right and that the Coalition was wrong. Science against Divine Right. Religion against Reason. A Prophet against a series of ideals. Who would win? Who COULD win with both sides believing they were right, having total Faith in their own systems and KNOWING the other side was in the wrong? Can Trystin Desoll really do something to bring the war to an end or is he trapped in a conflict in which both sides will lose? As always L.E. Modesitt, Jr. asks us the big questions and forces us to focus on the good, and the bad, in the answers we find.

As always, Mr. Modesitt smoothly integrates moral dilemmas into an overall-exciting tale. While it's easy to get lost in the technical detail, the fast pace, and Mr. Modesitt's skillful writing style, exploring the moral issues that arise is just as rewarding. Through the entire book, questions are hinted at, but on the occasional, blissful Farkhan interview, the rate at which they askance occurs increases tenfold. This book, if you give it a little thought and don't expect Modesitt to do all the work, is much more than a mediocre read.-- Logan Robert Bingham Author of "Hunter Rising"

The Parafaith War was the first book by L. E. Modesitt that I've had the chance to get my hands on. From the first moment when I thumbed through the pages and read the blurb in my local bookshop I knew I had something special here.Story of the book follows Trystin Desoll, a young Eco-Tech military officer on his growth and development, from a simple line officer, manning what is in essence a computerized bunker with big guns, all the way to the thoughfull and emotional end to this great story. Trystin's society has a problem. Eco-Tech coalition is being attacked by Revenants, a religiousely crazed group of people bent on taking over the universe in the name of their god.I was very surprised at the ammount of emotions and thoughts this book provoked in me, as compared to books in the same war-in-the-future genre.The content is very fragmented, the story slows down only to tell us details of several events, while at other times we follow the story through a series of short vignettes that are strung together only by the simple thought ever so present in the times of war:Be smarter, or perish.

This book combines the brutality of Starship Troopers, and the creativity of Dune. This book rules, it gives good technical details and very imaginative. I think that this book is good for most teenager (those that can read). I hope the author writes more books like this. THANKS.

I read this book a few years ago and many books since then. But this is a book that I can remember every detail. It wraps you up into the storyline that is a mix between one man's life and a society of religious fanaticists. A great book to read and then read again.