As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion #3) 
Following A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn continues the chronicles of Hadassah, a Christian slave woman living during the height of the Roman Empire. She has saved the life of the scorned child of a disreputable Roman woman and the Germanic gladiator, Atretes. For her faith, Hadassah now languishes in condemnation, awaiting death in a dungeon beneath the arena. Atretes, who holds fast to his dreams of revenge for the slaughter of his people, wants his son back. So he seeks out John the Baptist, who is the key to finding the custodian of his son, and brings his war-weary soul closer to redemption.
3.5 stars First 75% of book = 5 stars; last 25%=2 stars Loved this book up until the last part when Rizpah was betrayed by her husband. Frustrating all the way around how this whole scene happened. To me, it overshadowed the ending. I found it hard to forgive Atretes so quickly...would have liked to see him make things 'right' with Rizpah before the book ended. My goodness, he left her for weeks on end without her baby and food! All because she was trying to keep HIM from sinning. Didn't like
This was my favorite book out of the 3 in the series. There was more romance in this one and as always despair. However, I thought it was great writing and really kept me captivated. definitely worth reading this book to finish the series.

What can I say about this book. It was so wonderful, yet I felt so sad when I finished it. This amazing trilogy was over . I loved Rizpah; what an inspiring character. I loved Theophilus. I loved Atretes, but I was a little disappointed at how he kind of just 'forgot' about the Lord, and went back into the way he had been. I absolutely abhorred Anomia. She was worse than Julia! Overall, such a wonderfully inspiring and amazing book. Looking back on the series, I have to say that the first was
Started this in December and finally finished a few days ago...whoops. Beautiful story of love and redemption that dragged a bit in some parts. I always love the depth of Francine Rivers's characters and this book was no exception, but I found myself missing Hadassah and Marcus for most of it. Still, I genuinely enjoyed this one and would read it again.
There are books that are good, even great, books that you will remember and offer glowing recommendations to all you meet. And then there are books like As Sure as the Dawn, which, days later, will still leave you in awe and wonder. Theres power behind this story, that transformative, tremor-inducing power that makes you forget this is a work of fiction and not something that raised itself out of the ground. This is considered Christian fiction, which by definition already holes itself to
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Title | : | As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion #3) |
Author | : | Francine Rivers |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 520 pages |
Published | : | 1995 by Tyndale House Publishers |
Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian. Fiction. Romance. Christian Romance |
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The third installment in the Mark of the Lion trilogy.Following A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn continues the chronicles of Hadassah, a Christian slave woman living during the height of the Roman Empire. She has saved the life of the scorned child of a disreputable Roman woman and the Germanic gladiator, Atretes. For her faith, Hadassah now languishes in condemnation, awaiting death in a dungeon beneath the arena. Atretes, who holds fast to his dreams of revenge for the slaughter of his people, wants his son back. So he seeks out John the Baptist, who is the key to finding the custodian of his son, and brings his war-weary soul closer to redemption.
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Original Title: | As Sure as the Dawn (Mark of the Lion, #3) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Mark of the Lion #3 |
Characters: | Atretes, Rizpah, Theophilus |
Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Inspirational Romance (1996) |
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I dont want this series to end but I must say it, yes, a fitting end to the Mark of the Lion saga. As Sure as the Dawn told another powerful story; another tale of a life completely turned around. This time, we focus on Atretes, the fierce and feared gladiator. Except hes not a gladiator anymore, but many would like to see him in the arena again. He now has his son, and the woman, Rizpah, whos become a mother to his son Yet will his relentless anger take all that away from him? Two3.5 stars First 75% of book = 5 stars; last 25%=2 stars Loved this book up until the last part when Rizpah was betrayed by her husband. Frustrating all the way around how this whole scene happened. To me, it overshadowed the ending. I found it hard to forgive Atretes so quickly...would have liked to see him make things 'right' with Rizpah before the book ended. My goodness, he left her for weeks on end without her baby and food! All because she was trying to keep HIM from sinning. Didn't like
This was my favorite book out of the 3 in the series. There was more romance in this one and as always despair. However, I thought it was great writing and really kept me captivated. definitely worth reading this book to finish the series.

What can I say about this book. It was so wonderful, yet I felt so sad when I finished it. This amazing trilogy was over . I loved Rizpah; what an inspiring character. I loved Theophilus. I loved Atretes, but I was a little disappointed at how he kind of just 'forgot' about the Lord, and went back into the way he had been. I absolutely abhorred Anomia. She was worse than Julia! Overall, such a wonderfully inspiring and amazing book. Looking back on the series, I have to say that the first was
Started this in December and finally finished a few days ago...whoops. Beautiful story of love and redemption that dragged a bit in some parts. I always love the depth of Francine Rivers's characters and this book was no exception, but I found myself missing Hadassah and Marcus for most of it. Still, I genuinely enjoyed this one and would read it again.
There are books that are good, even great, books that you will remember and offer glowing recommendations to all you meet. And then there are books like As Sure as the Dawn, which, days later, will still leave you in awe and wonder. Theres power behind this story, that transformative, tremor-inducing power that makes you forget this is a work of fiction and not something that raised itself out of the ground. This is considered Christian fiction, which by definition already holes itself to
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