Gaal the Conqueror

by John White

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A boy follows a runaway girl across a frozen Canadian lake into the magical land of Anthropos and finds himself involved in a battle of good against evil.

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The temptation is to refer to the whole Archives of Anthropos series as being Narnia clones. After all, it's all territory which has been traveled before, isn't it? Children go to another world, have adventures, and meet the local incarnation of God. But Anthropos does have a flavor of its own, and bits of this book in particular speak to me. I've been in "guilt cages" often in my life. I've been tempted to look into the forbidden tower, even if I haven't climbed it. And like John, I know how it is to have trouble believing that God has the strength to follow up on His promises even when the evidence is in front of my eyes.
The Anthropos series is a set that I grew up reading when I was younger. My mom somehow stumbled upon the books and I think initially read some of them to me, or maybe I read them on my own - I can't quite remember. It reminds me in a lot of ways of the Chronicles of Narnia but in a slightly different way. I loved this series.

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John White (1924-2002) was the author of twenty-five books, including Daring to Draw Near, Excellence in Leadership, and The Cost of Commitment. He served as a medical missionary, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, and a leader in the Vineyard. Church movement. A much sought-after speaker, he lectured around the world at show more churches, conferences, and leadership events. show less

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Bergboer, Ernst (Translator)

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Canonical title
Gaal the Conqueror
Original title
Gaal the Conqueror
Original publication date
1989
People/Characters
Gaal; John Wilson; Eleanor MacFarland; Authentio; Lord Lunacy; Shagah (show all 7); Pontificator
Important places
Anthropos; Canada

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Christian Fiction, Fantasy, Tween
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PZ7 .W5837 .GLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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Dutch, English
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