Sixth Covenant

Sixth Covenant is an improvement on Fifth Seal. Gone are the dreams and the astronomer's journal. In previous books, the dreams were used to provide explanations on the Hebrew language and Scriptures. In this book, the explanations are made in conversations between characters, and thankfully, much

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less frequently. The journal is replaced by the astronomer himself; however I feel that the Magi and their traveling companions could have benefited from some extra character depth.
I have some nitpicking to do regarding this book, all from my perspective as an armchair historian. One, the A.D. Chronicles so far is full of literate people and an abundance of scrolls. I've always understood that in the 1st century, not many could read and write well, and that scrolls were expensive and hard to come by. Two, IMHO Esther does some rather out-of-character things for a respectable woman of her time. Three, in this book and in the last, we repeatedly read of Ethiopians having skin the color of ebony (or obsidian in one instance). Even if it was so, isn't there anything else remarkable about them?
The book does redeem itself in the tragic climax toward the end, which makes it worth a read!

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