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Oath by Frank Peretti (Hardcover, 1995)
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The Oath: A Novel (Hardcover) by Frank E. Peretti... "SHE RAN, tree limbs and brambles scratching, grabbing, tripping, and slapping her as if they were bony hands, reaching for her out of the darkness...."... ... Description: Word, 1995. Hardcover with dustjacket, 550pp... Condition: Very Good Conditon.( See photo/scan...
The Oath: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Frank E. Peretti
"SHE RAN, tree limbs and brambles scratching, grabbing, tripping, and slapping her as if they were bony hands, reaching for her out of the darkness...."
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Description: Word, 1995. Hardcover with dustjacket, 550pp.
Condition: Very Good Conditon.(See photo/scan.) Binding tight and solid. Text pages endpapers appear to be unmarked and clean. Cover itself is in good shape. Dustjacket is colorful, shiny and bright with moderate edgewear. Large book and in great shape.
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Editorial Reviews
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Under cover of darkness, something evil is at work in Hyde River, an old mining town deep in the mountains. Its latest victim, nature photographer Cliff Benson, was brutally killed while camping -- and his wife Evelyn has been driven nearly mad by what she saw, but she can't remember what it was. The sheriff thinks a rogue bear killed Cliff. But townspeople whisper -- and Cliff's death is just the latest in a long string of bizarre "accidents." Cliff's brother Steve is determined to find out the truth about what's concealed in the old caverns near Hyde River, a mystery that the local folk legends only hint at.
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A wildlife biologist named Steve Benson has come to the remote mountain town of Hyde River to investigate the gruesome death of his brother. Benson tracks down and kills a grizzly, but then more people are killed and the bears are exonerated. Benson begins to listen with seriousness to the ravings of an old hermit who says that there's a dragon who lives in Saddlehorse Mountain and who lives on sin. It seems that in the 1880s, when Hyde River was a booming mining town, a fire-and-brimstone preacher was hanged, and the perpetrators then signed an oath embracing Reason as their god. In more than 100 years, their sins have grown into a monster. Steve tracks the chimerical dragon, which toys with him and lets him go. Steve is the embodiment of reason but feels the weight of sin when he begins an affair with a married woman, a local deputy named Tracy. A red mark appears over his heart, and gradually it begins to ooze black slime. Judgment Day arrives, and the dragon comes to claim its own. Steve, at last a believer, stands alone to do battle, rather like Bilbo Baggins of The Hobbit, except that Peretti writes with a grim fervor rather than playfulness. Largely because of the success of This Present Darkness (1987), Peretti's name inspires awe in the religious publishing world; The Oath is so heavily anticipated that its prepublication sales placed it fifth on the Evangelical Christian best-seller list. John Mort
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An ancient sin. A long forgotten oath. A town with a deadly secret.
Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Something evil.
Under the cover of darkness, a predator strikes without warning--taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion.
The community of Hyde River watches in terror as residents suddenly vanish. Yet the more locals are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, sworn to secrecy by their forefathers' hidden sins.
Only when Hyde River's secrets are exposed is the true extent of the danger fully revealed. What the town discovers is something far more deadly than anything they'd imagined. Something that doesn't just stalk its victims, but has the power to turn hearts black with decay as it slowly fills their souls with darkness.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
 No-Holds-Barred!, November 2, 2000 And these are the reasons I consider this his best. Without forgetting to grab our attention and build his characters, Peretti sets the stage for a powerful spiritual metaphor that hits the reader between the eyes. The seductive oath of this town comes back to haunt them, and by the end, no one will be left unchanged--for better of for worse. The consequences of flirting with sin are starkly portrayed here. Don't give up too soon; read on to the finish and you'll understand Peretti's point. Of all Peretti's books, this one alone have I been able to pass out freely to my nonbelieving friends. The story is genuinely intriguing--not just a hastly sketched backdrop for a sermon--and it grabs your attention, demanding that you heed its warning. This may not be for all readers, particularly those who like syrupy romance or immediate feel-goods, but it's worth the effort. If you like no-holds-barred Christian fiction, "The Oath" is for you. |
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Fantastic, Gripping Storyline about the power of evil and its antidote, August 17, 2006
Hyde River is a mining town in the northwest United States, and it has been tormented by a terrifying secret that has been destroying people's lives for generations. Recently, photographer Cliff Benson was killed in the mountainous area. It was reported as a bear mauling, but those with roots in the town know better.
The dead photographer's brother, a geologist named Steve Benson, is determined to discover the truth of his brother's death and to reveal the filthy murderous secret that has been holding this community in its grip for over 100 years. He discovers a monster more terrifying and destructive than any other beast known to man.
The story was captivating, and it teaches a very powerful spiritual lesson that everyone needs to learn. I highly recommend this classic work of fiction by Frank Peretti.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
 Beware Of The Dragon!, September 23, 2000
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Didn't know there was such a thing as a dark, Dark, DARK Christian novel until I read this one ..., July 9, 2006
University professor & bear expert, Steve Benson, tries to find out who (or what) killed his brother (& almost killed his sister-in-law) in the hostile backward/backwoods California hick town of Hyde River.
Starts slow, but develops into a gripping supernatural thriller about the true nature of man's heart & quite aptly (but rather scathingly) depicts the difference between real Christianity & false.
Peretti's use of excerpts from (fictional) historical documents before each chapter lent an air of authenticity to the novel that was rather on the brilliant side & made "The Oath" seem a lot more "real" than some of his other novels (like "This Present Darkness" & "Piercing The Darkness," for instance).
Would LOVE to see this one made into a movie (& this is from someone who normally doesn't take to horror flicks -- or horror novels, either, for that matter -- AT ALL).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 You'll need a night light..., February 23, 2000
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
No warm-fuzzies here., May 17, 2001
Most of what I heard from Christian friends about this book were negative comments. We like things that make us feel good and anything that doesn't is to be avoided. That's true for Christians as well as non-Christians. We like our Christianity sugar-coated, water-downed, and full of warm-fuzzies. We like to put Jesus in our pocket and place him on the dash of our cars. Anytime something forces us to realize that God doesn't fit in the little box we made for Him it fills us with dread. Such is the case with Frank Peretti's THE OATH. THE OATH is a book about the battle between good and evil, sin and salvation. Cliff Benson, a wildlife photographer, is grotesquely mauled to death while on a camping trip. His wife temporarily goes insane attacking the grill of a semi truck. Cliff's brother, Steve, is a wildlife scientist and begins investigating his brother's death. What appears to be an attack of a large rogue bear proves to be otherwise and what Steve uncovers will change not only his life, but the lives of all those he meets. THE OATH is not a typical book of Christian fiction. There is some romance, but not the syrupy kind you'll find in Christian "romance" novels. There is talk of God and Jesus, but not enough to be preachy. The style of the book is different too. Peretti is a gifted writer and his books are usually filled with action. THE OATH has a great deal of action, but it is much more dark and sinister, like something out of a Stephen King novel. It is this dark tone that has frightened many would-be fans away. Yet, at the same time, this tone is the novel's most appealing aspect and has drawn many outside of the Christian faith to read the book. It's more than worth your time to read, but just don't expect of get any warm-fuzzies.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
 So close, and yet so far., October 1, 2002 I got this a few years back from my mother as a Christmas present. I pointed out to her that Peretti is widely known as a Christian author (one would think that the book's publisher, who also releases books by folks like Billy Graham, would have been a giveaway there), and her response was "it certainly doesn't sound like Christian fiction. It sounds like Stephen King." And Frank Peretti is, without doubt, the Christian version of Mr. King, both in subject matter and in sales figures that make the rest of the publishing industry quake in fear. One thinks that when Frank Peretti grows up, he wants to BE Stephen King. And with The Oath, he comes very, very close. There's something very large, very nasty, and very hungry hanging around near the town of Hyde River. When it kills and half-eats an outsider, nature photographer Cliff Benson, Benson's brother Steve starts poking around. As he gets closer to the identity of the killer, however, he finds out that the town doesn't necessarily want to find out what killed Cliff Benson-and may go to great lengths to stop Steve from doing so, either. Good, scary, keep-you-up-at-night stuff. And for the first four hundred pages of this five-hundred-odd page book, that's what it remains. The only thing during this portion of the book that keeps Peretti from achieving the standard of writing set by horror authors like Stephen King and Dan Simmons is that Peretti isn't quite as good at writing his minor characters; as with a lot of lesser lights in the horror genre, Peretti sets up some of his minor characters with the "I'm going to die in a few pages" signs on their foreheads and then leads them to their grisly ends. (For the record, at least Peretti's minor characters usually stick around for a while, and do have some other function aside from dying.) There's no real life in them the way there is in Peretti's major characters. And while this makes the book suffer, it's a forgivable thing, especially when the book is as fast-paced and readable as this one is. Also in those first four hundred pages, before I start firing off criticisms at the end, Peretti does a great job with his symbolism and the obvious points he's trying to get across. Let's face it, you pick up a book by a Christian author published by a well-known Christian imprint, you know you're in for an object lesson. And in the first two-thirds of this book, Frank Peretti shows you what the word "parable" means. Everything is low-key, well-done, visible to those who know what to look for. Peretti even takes the secular convention of the local religious nut and bends it to his own ends in a wonderful way; Levi Cobb wouldn't be out of place in almost ay eighties horror novel I've ever read. Had he stayed right where he was and kept going in this vein till the end, The Oath might have hit my top ten reads of the year list. Then everything went downhill... and fast. The book's climax throws everything you just read about above out the window. Symbolism? Subtlety? Well-drawn characters? See you later. Peretti takes the velvet cover off the sledgehammer and starts beating. The message doesn't just become the medium, it overwhelms it. Those of you who have heard me trying to illustrate this particular point and haven't been able to follow what I'm talking about, read this book. You can see both good socially-conscious writing and bad socially-conscious writing in one fell swoop, and because you're still in the same story, it becomes obvious which is which. Peretti's already got the skills to be a major player in the field, and judging from the first four hundred pages of The Oath, he's already better than most of the competition. Now, if he'd take a few tips in parable writing from authors like Madeleine L'Engle or Francois Mauriac, he could turn sales of two million copies into sales ten times that, and get his message across to secular readers as well-for isn't that the whole point? **
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Sin and the serpent : an amazing book!, November 9, 2004
I loved this book and I consider myself to be a picky reader. The symbolism was perfect. The characters were very believable. I was immediately drawn in and it kept me turning the pages all the way through. After reading it I'm left with a lesson that stays with me. Sin must never be ignored. When I try to rationalize my sinful behavior, I'll remember the figurative black tar oozing from my heart and the dragon who is constantly crouching at my door, inhaling the stench my sin gives out and licking his chops. Way to go Frank!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
This book is amazing! Peretti has really won my respect., February 16, 2006
First, I just want to say that I am a Christian and have no problem with the intense "dark" content of this book. In my opinion, it just makes the book more convicting. I understand why some people wouldn't want somebody under 18 reading this book, but these days most teenagers are used to violence to some degree. I am only 14, and I admit that some sections were somewhat gruesome, but it wasn't horrifyingly so.
In my opinion, one of the strongest messages coming from this book is that sin is horrible, and if you dwell in it, you can get "hooked" with the only way to get free being through Jesus. Also apparent is the message that if you dwell on the sin, sin's "stench" becomes very apparent, even if you think you are hiding it.
In this book, the spiritual factor is not very apparent through most of the book. Toward the end, though, it is revealed and you find that throughout the book, it has been hidden because it directly relates to the town's hidden past. Even so, this book has more of an openly spiritual factor than much of "Prophet". However, there is not as much of a spiritual factor in this book as there is in "The Visitation". Even so, I like this book better than "The Visitation". Both "The Visitation" and "Prophet" are good books, but I like "The Oath" better.
Once again, Peretti developes this book as a mystery, but "The Oath" contains an aspect of danger and even some terror, unlike "The Visitation" and "Prophet". In all three books, I was trying to guess the ending as I read. I came the closest in "The Oath". Not far into it, I had guessed about the town's hidden past, and I was pretty much right, but there was more to it than what I guessed. I was almost to the end when the rest was revealed. The short "history" notes after each chapter helped me guess so closely, and they also kept me reading to see if my guess was right as well as just to see what they were talking about.
One of the previous reviewers said that the affair between Tracy and Steve shouldn't have been included in a Christian book. Normally, I would probably agree. In this case, I feel that it is a necessary inclusion, because it is the cause of both Tracy and Steve developing the oozing sore above their hearts. It is also the cause of Tracy's eventual death.
Overall, I think this is an excellent work. Although it is fiction, it gives some very meaningful truths about sin. It is very engrossing, and a definite page-turner. I started reading it on a Saturday when I had almost nothing to do, and I read about half the book that day without getting tired of reading. The next two days were rather busy, but I still finished the book on Monday, which is surprising for a 550 page book (the version I read is exactly 550 pages). I admit that this book is not perfect, but it is almost impossible for it to be truly perfect. It is obvious that Steve will not be killed by the dragon and that he will eventually kill the dragon, but on the other hand, there is the surprising twist of Tracy being eaten by the dragon.
I definitely recommend this book, as well as Peretti's book, "The Visitation". I will be reading more of Peretti soon, and I highly recommend that you try him out as well. Read and enjoy.
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Subtle and Powerful, April 18, 2000
Peretti uses the guise of a horror story to weave an allegory of sin and redemption that will take you on a ride you'll never forget. After the thrills are over, you are left with one haunting question - is the dragon stalking YOU? |
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