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Original Title:	The Tower of Geburah (Archives of Anthropos, #3)
ISBN:	0877845603 (ISBN13: 9780877845607)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Archives of Anthropos #3

The Tower of Geburah (Archives of Anthropos #3) Paperback | Pages: 404 pages

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Title	:	The Tower of Geburah (Archives of Anthropos #3)
Author	:	John White
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 404 pages
Published	:	September 1st 1978 by InterVarsity Press (first published June 1978)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Christian. Young Adult. Childrens. Christian Fiction

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The Archives of Anthropos are essentially a poor imitation of The Chronicles of Narnia, originally written at the request of theologian John White's children for a story that was "just like Narnia."

Unfortunately, while C.S. Lewis was a mythologist first and a theologian second, White is a theologian first and a mythologist somewhere down the line, and it shows. The books are decent allegory-fantasy, drawing on classical and biblical mythology - quest-based action adventure stories with good character arcs. But the allegory is rather too obvious, some of the names are a bit corny, and the setting doesn't quite convince.

Don't misunderstand me - I enjoyed this series as a kid and read it through multiple times. But I re-read Narnia as an adult and I love it just as much - though perhaps for different reasons - as I did as when it was first read to me as a five-year-old.

Goodreads lists the Tower of Geburah as #3 but, like the Narnia books, the Archives of Anthropos are best read in real-world publication order, rather than internal world-order. In this case that's 3, 4, 1, 2, all equally decent stories. 5 is fine, but I'd not suggest bothering with 6.

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I think this book is probably best read aloud. The beginning feels rather rushed, as though the author just can't wait to get the adventure started, while later chapters are very engaging. Some chapters feel as though they needed one or two more edits, but the story is great. It has a kind of Narnia/L.O.T.R. feel to it.Three siblings are transported to a different world, Anthropos, in order to help save it from destruction. This is very much a Christian allegory. It does have some parts that may

A great read for anyone who is looking for Christian fantasy in a similar vein to Pilgrims Progress. The Tower of Geburah is a well-written story with interesting plots and well-developed characters. While there is an allegorical aspect to each of the characters names (e.g., Gaal, means "Shepherd and "Geburah" is Hebrew for "strength"), this is no "Pilgrim's Progress. Good reading and highly entertaining.

One of my very favorites when I was growing up. Despite the obvious Christian overtones, it still holds a place of endearment in my heart.

This may be the worst four star book in my books, but I read it about a thousand times as a kid and "really liked it" every time. It's no work of great literature, but it sure resonated with me for some reason. The others in the series weren't quite as good though....

Wonderful as always. :)Theophilus' name always makes me smile; Theophilus Gorgonzala Roquefort de Limburger V. Actually Theophilus in general makes me smile, crazy, vain, flying horse though he may be. All joking aside, the rest of the characters are great too- Wesley who worries about everything and has to learn to trust Gaal, Lisa and Kurt who did some pretty stupid things but found out that they could be forgiven anyway. And the story is wonderful as well, three kids get sucked (literally)

It was great fun to revisit this childhood favorite by reading it aloud to my daughter. You can almost think of this series as super-awesome Narnia fan-fiction, except that White's fantastic setting is completely his own. All the things I remembered loving - the perilous journey, the courtly characters, the courageous choices - they were all still there. And I appreciated the avuncular, first-person voice of the unnamed narrator a lot this time around.There were awkward bits to the prose here

This was the book that drew me into the fantasy genre as a child. Although I don't think I could recite most of the plot line, I can tell you that I remember struggling with the ideas/emotions/spirituality within the book, even as a child. I have this book to thank for my interest today in sci-fi and fantasy novels.