He ties in very well those elements from the bible relating to the Nephilim, the Tower of Babel, and how this has created the mythology of the gods of every culture, in this tale it is of a demonic entity called The Dragon, known in Ch’in culture as Yu Huang, or the Jade Emperor, while Antiochus sees parallels from this to his own culture. I loved the spiritual elements that Godawa has developed. Despite all the action, and subplots, spiritual elements, warfare, the reader never loses sight of Antiochus, he is centre stage even when he is not included in the scene at the time.
From here, this novel becomes all about these secrets and how they are intertwined with the rest of the plot. I can see that this was because of the opening scene showing the concern that Antiochus expresses towards his King and sets the scenes for secrets from both his and the King’s past. As the main character and protagonist, Godawa places the reader right next to him from the first page. Godawa has created a well relatable character in Antiochus. I really enjoyed the banter/bickering and competing with each other for the position of high priest between Gaspar and Melchior, these two were a bit of comic relief for the novel but had great respect for each other and submitted to each other as well as to Balthazar who appeared to be the elder type figure of the three.
#The watcher chronicles brian godawa license#
I loved this poetic license and look forward to seeing further pursuance of this plot line in future novels in this series if that is planned by Godawa. However, Godawa runs with these three Magi and has them as the ones who mention the coming Messiah from their prophecies in the beginning of the novel and who pursue this prophecy at its end. Interestingly, that we tend to think that there were three Magi (wise men) in the Biblical account because there were three gifts presented to Jesus, but the Bible it says that either wise men or Magi came from the east to worship Him, not three wise men or Magi. I must say that another construct I loved was the depiction of the Magi that we know from the Bible, even though their names as given in this novel are not mentioned in the Bible but whose names we know from other non-biblical sources as Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar. It would translate well and I am not surprised at this given Godawa’s background. There was no slowness of pace or troughs in the plot. Godawa seems to be quite a master at pace, characterization, and action. I loved the action and adventure that is very much interspersed throughout the plot especially where it takes place in the East, in the region of Ch’in, which we now know as China. I had not specifically joined the dots myself with these and the Tower of Babel, and I loved how the Chinese have characters in their language that specifically relate to this biblical account and also that there was a Greek alternative of this as well. Godawa has joined the dots in his research of the Watchers and the Nephilim and how these are is connected to the Bible and virtually every culture and it is very consistent with much of the research and reading I have conducted myself concerning these topics. This is also an example of the research and creativity to make this novel realistic and credible. I guess what helped me in this was the list of the English pronunciation of the Pinyin translation of Chinese words and of the English translation of Greek words used in the text. I felt like I was in a Greek culture despite not being in Greece (but in Mesopotamia instead), as well as China, especially the latter, as this culture and environment were created very life like. You know exactly what he is describing and depicting. Respected Christian author Brian Godawa shares the Biblical, ancient historical and mythical research that undergirds the fiction behind his best-selling novel series, Chronicles of the Watchers, Bible stories retold through a supernatural lens of the ancient Hebrew worldview.Godawa writes very well, specific, not too descriptive, no excessive difficult words.
The connection between ancient China, the Tower of Babel and the Bible.The truth about the ten plagues and the Exodus.Child sacrifice in Israel and the cult of the dead.Host of heaven, Shining Ones and the stars.Angels and demons, principalities and powers, spiritual warfare.
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