BOOK REVIEW: Probing by Bill Myers, Frank E. Peretti, Angela Elwell Hunt, and Alton Gansky

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Probing (Harbingers) by Alton Gansky, Angela Hunt, Bill Myers, Frank Peretti
Series: Harbingers #3
Published by Bethany House on December 5, 2017
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Futuristic, Fiction / Christian / Suspense, Fiction / Thrillers / Supernatural
Pages: 384
Format: ARC
Source: NetGalley
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Myers, Peretti, Hunt, and Gansky Offer Latest Harbingers Volume

Cycle Three of the Harbingers series offers more suspense, more chills, and a deeper look into the battle for light in a growing darkness.

In Myers's "Leviathan," the team heads to Hollywood for a taping of the new TV pilot, Live or Die, the Ultimate Reality. Little do they realize the depths of darkness they are about to enter--a darkness that, unless they stop it, will soon spread across the globe.

Frank Peretti's "The Mind Pirates" offers a rousing story featuring bizarre visions and memories of a murder, a kidnapping by 17th-century pirates, and an earring with mysterious powers. The team must overcome the ruthless scheming of an evil, hidden nemesis.

In "Hybrids" from Angela Hunt, the sight of two children chills the team to their bones. Seeking rest and relaxation, the four friends must instead find answers to the arrival and mission of two mysterious black-eyed children.

In "The Village" from Alton Gansky, a visit to a guarded and secretive small town in North Carolina becomes the most challenging mystery they've ever faced--as they race to solve a problem they barely understand before time runs out.

In preparation for reading Probing, I did go back and reread Invitation and The Assault. It’d been just a couple of years (9), and I wanted to be in the right headspace of understanding. The first thing I noticed was just how much I really have changed. Looking back at my reviews, at the time, I read about being confused. I think, outside that, the biggest change in myself that this book brought me is that while my words are not nearly as deep as they once were, my thoughts can really spin out. This series is, on the surface, an agenda between good and evil and protecting humanity. But that’s just it for me. Where is that line between Paranormal, Supernatural, and Spiritual?

In this cycle of Harbingers, the authors tackle things like mind control, urban legend, and the multiverse. The Gate is back as the potential behind it all (especially the technology), and the Team is together (mostly) with secret backers that send them on missions, provide the transportation and money, and remain completely unknown. The technology, the science, that continues to confuse me, but then I’m not really science-y nor tech-y. But Leviathan and The Mind Pirates are both reminders that technology itself is neutral; it’s the hands it is in and how it’s planned to be used that make a huge difference. And sometimes that’s not so black and white. I’ll use an example from Leviathan, technology that changes inhibitions. In the wrong hands, it can lead to absolute destruction as no one has fear or holds back. But in the ‘good’ hands, it becomes mind control and completely removes free will. Yeah, for utopia, right? But really, no, because it removes the person to become who the controller wants you to be. Not so black and white. Hybrids and The Village bring us back to the multiverse, which completely doesn’t even translate for me, except I surface get it, just expect me to understand it! Hybrids also attaches itself to the legend of Black-Eyed Children. Something that intrigued me enough to do a quick Google search. This is a legend that crosses civilizations and centuries. But . . . where do you draw the line?

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed the intersection of the real and tangible and the idea of spiritual warfare. If you are open to the idea that there are things unseen, unknown, and that ultimately there is a background battle of good vs. evil, then you would enjoy this series. If you struggle with the line between paranormal, supernatural, and spiritual, this may not be the right book, the right series for you right now. My bigger concern is with Tank. The only Christian of the group, he tends to be written as someone who is a bit bumbling without a lot of intellect. Oh, he’s smart in all the right ways. He’s a bit self-deprecating in some ways but strong in who he is, with Christ, in others. I’d like to see him really grow into his intelligence and have it recognized by those around him. Now to get my hands on that final book to see where this all leads.

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