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The relationship between the obedience of God’s people and the triumph of God’s cause is not a relationship of cause an effect but one of cross and resurrection.” The triumph of the right, although it is assured, is sure because of the power of the resurrection and not because of any calculation of causes and effects, nor because of the inherently greater strength of the good guys. The triumph of the right is assured not by the might that comes to the aid of the right, which is of course the justification of the use of violence and other kinds of power in every human conflict. The key to the obedience of God’s people is not their effectiveness but their patience (Rev 13:10). “The lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power!’ John is here saying, not as an inscrutable paradox but as a meaningful affirmation, that the cross and not the sword, suffering and not brute power determines the meaning of history. Raptor (1992) : Thorn, a hermaphrodite, and his/her adventures in a post-Roman world.Gary Jennings Born place: in Buena Vista, Virginia, The United States Born date SeptemSee more on GoodReads Popular quotes.

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The Lively Lives of Crispin Mobey (by 'Gabriel Quyth') (1988) : "A novel of the hilarious chronicle of the exploits of an all-too-zealous missionary." Mostly assembled from a series of short stories published under Jennings's real name in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1972–1979.

Also released in paperback, split into a trilogy: The Road Show, The Center Ring and The Grand Promenade.

Spangle (1987) : A chronicle of the lives of circus entertainers.

The Journeyer (1984) : An account of the travels of Marco Polo to the Far East.

Sow the Seeds of Hemp (1976) : about a fire-breathing preacher in Mississippi.

The Terrible Teague Bunch (1975) : about a gang of Texas outlaws at the tail end of the Old West.

Aztec Autumn (1997), a story of the Aztecs following the Spanish conquest.Īdditional books in the series ( Aztec Blood, 2002 Aztec Rage, 2006 Aztec Fire, 2008, Aztec Revenge, 2012) were written by Robert Gleason, Jennings's former editor, and Junius Podrug.

Aztec (1980) : A story of the Aztec empire just before and during the arrival of the Spaniards.

Gary Jennings died in February 1999 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, aged 70, from heart failure.

He also produced a number of novels for younger readers, such as A Rope in the Jungle and a history of the occult Black Magic, White Magic. Jennings' novels are well-researched: he lived for 12 years in Mexico to research the Aztec novels, traveled the Balkans while researching Raptor, and joined nine circus troupes during the writing of Spangle. His novels were known for their historical detail and occasionally graphic content. Born September 20, 1928, in Buena Vista, Virginia, to Glen Edward and Vaughnye May Jennings, Gary Jennings attended little formal school after graduating from Eastside High School (of Lean on Me fame) in Paterson, New Jersey, and was mostly self-educated thereafter.