The Skin Map Review

The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead the first book of the Bright Empire Series. This fictional novel is very interesting, and obviously, as you can tell by the title, it is about a map made of skin. The book is very mysterious and the fantasy part of it is very intriguing to me!

Summary: "Kit Livingstone's great-grandfather has re-appeared with an unbelievable story--the ley lines throughout Britain are not merely the stuff of legends but truly are pathways to other worlds. So few people know how to use them, though, that doing so is fraught with danger. But one explorer knew more than most. Because of his fear of being unable to find his way home, he developed an intricate code and tattooed his map onto his skin. But the map has since been lost and rival factions are in desperate competition to recover it. What none of them yet realize is that the skin map itself is not the prize at the end of this race . . . but merely the first goal of a vast and marvelous quest to regain Paradise."

This book was very fun to read for me, because of its fast pace and the storyline was different from anything else I had read before. The sense of mystery and adventure in this book was also great! I'd recommend this book for teenagers, especially, but also anybody that enjoys a good read with tons of suspense!

Disclosure: This book was provided to me by Thomas Nelson for review.