Asher longs to reunite with his true love. But their nation is divided.

Break down dystopian barriers in this September’s book quest for Brian Penn’s novel The Wall.

Join the Lorehaven Guild, our castle in the cloud, to explore this book starting Monday, Sept. 2.

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Book Quest guidance: The Wall

• Quest guide: E. Stephen Burnett
• Genre: dystopian sci-fi
• Skill level: age 16 and older

Reading schedule

• Sept. 2–8: chapters 1–4
• Sept. 9–15: chapters 5–9
• Sept. 16–22: chapters 10–14
• Sept. 23–29: chapters 15–18

Find the book

• Amazon: hardcover, paperback, audiobook, digital
• Barnes and Noble: hardcover, paperback, digital

Lorehaven reviews The Wall

In 2099, the former United States is divided by an electrified barrier that keeps smuggler Asher from reuniting with his true love. Then he discovers the elite Lazurites’ dark secret: a technology that grants biological resurrection but is withheld from the people. Forced to join The Defiance, Asher battles to expose the truth. The Wall by Brian Penn blends familiar YA dystopian themes with Christian heroes who wrestle with the implications of their violent resistance. This sci-fi adventure interweaves its heroes’ beliefs in seamless and natural ways. Storied references to the 1980s and Americana folklore provide a bonus to this action-packed ride through a frightening future that has not forgotten faith.

Best for: Young adult fans of Divergent, The Maze Runner, Ready Player One, and The Hunger Games.

Discern: Some war violence including mentions of wounds and decapitations, grief over lost parents and loved ones, other references to abuse and torture, occasional mild vulgarities, recovering addict resists temptations to relapsed alcoholism, chaste romance with references to long kisses; unmarried couple spends the night together, but with specific references to abstinence until marriage.

About the Lorehaven Guild

The Lorehaven Guild serves a community of heroes who gather to celebrate Christian-made fantastical fiction with delight and discernment.

Guild heroes can join monthly Main Quest parties that travel into the fantastical worlds of new books. We will explore these stories’ beauty, goodness, and truth (and opposites!), applying their meanings to the real world of our ultimate Author.

All of our Lorehaven quest guides follow a Sacred Scrolls faith statement.

Every hero must uphold the Code of Honor to respect Jesus and other heroes, avoid vulgar language, celebrate great stories, and keep to the Quest road.

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