Edge of Eternity

review by

Mike Nappa

Edge of Eternity

by Randy Alcorn

WaterBrook Press

Ever wonder what it might be like if you could see, hear, feel, taste, and touch that world between worlds where eternity lives, where decisions are made that affect forever, where spiritual forces are in continual conflict?

Much against his will, Nick Seagrave finds himself suddenly, inexplicably thrust into just such a place. Successful in business, but a failure at home, Nick is woefully unprepared for this strange new world. Now he must overcome danger and deception to make a journey down “the red road” in one last hope of reaching home.

With this premise, novelist Randy Alcorn weaves the thread of his latest book, Edge of Eternity. Written in the spirit of classic allegories like Pilgrim’s Progress, Perelandra, and This Present Darkness, Alcorn ably imagines what this terrifying yet beautiful world could be like.

Unsure of who to follow, and running from a screaming, flying beast that thirsts for his blood, Nick Seagrave must decide where he will go and who he will allow to lead him. Will he follow the lunatic Shadrach, an old man who keeps pointing his finger and preaching to Nick from the GuideBook? Or the friendly stranger, Joshua, who knows a way better than the red road? Or the Woodsman who speaks in parables—and with frightening power?

Or will the self-reliant Nick try to make his own way home?

There’s only one way to find out: Read the book! If you do, you’ll discover Alcorn has created a wildly fantastic, yet oddly satisfying tale of what it might be like to stand on the Edge of Eternity.