This series delves into the formative years of one of history's most pivotal figures, as perceived through his own youthful eyes. It chronicles a journey marked by profound discovery, burgeoning self-awareness, and the gradual understanding of a divine purpose. The narratives explore themes of faith, humanity, and the quest for meaning within a world filled with both wonder and peril.
Having completed the two cycles of legend to which she has devoted her career so far, Anne Rice gives us now her most thoughtful and powerful book, a novel about the childhood of Christ the Lord based on the gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship. The book’s power derives from the passion its author brings to the writing, and the way in which she summons up the voice, the presence, the words of the young Jesus who tells the story. From the Hardcover edition.
Herod Antipas rules Galilee, Pontius Pilate is the new Roman governor of Judea, and the Roman Empire rules the world. Whispers of his virgin birth still persist, and while he struggles with the demands of his family and the weight of his great destiny, those around him wait for some sign of the path he will take.