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Christian Science Fiction has to walk a narrow path in order to be successful. It must be both entertaining and enlightening while not straying too far from a world accessible and understandable to Christian readers. The Evidence by Austin Boyd travels this path well. In the not too distant future of 2011 John Wells orbits the earth. He is a man of talent and faith whose matter-of-fact way of talking about his faith works for some and alienates others. Meal time squabbles on the International Space Station mean little, however, when terrorists strike numerous targets throughout the US. These strikes, while enflaming the American people to go to war with Iran, present a mystery for John. They seem to have succeeded at nothing of practical value except encouraging a war and temporarily blinding US space defense capabilities. John and the terrorist investigator, FBI Agent Kerry, are left pondering what end these attacks had in mind. A bigger mystery engulfs the entire world, however, when NASA starts receiving a signal, and then even a visitor from Mars. The aspects of these puzzles are interesting in their own right, but the end response is the same. There is going to be a manned mission to discover what is happening on Mars. At the same time, though, people of faith are left wondering if there is life on other worlds, what does that mean for them? One man takes charge of the uncertainty of the situation by preaching and prophesying about the coming of the aliens, and begins to gain followers, many of them, when his prophecies seem to come true. Many, including John and his wife Amy, are beyond skeptical as to the message that one priest refers to as a false gospel. In the end John Wells is a man who hears God speak and obeys His will, and he is willing to let God be the one to decide if he is to go to Mars to find out. The Evidence is one book that a sci-fi lover should read. It gives its readers an detailed look into what the actual space program is like, and reminds us that the most important part of any human endeavor is the humans themselves. If there was one problem with this book it would be the difficulty for today’s readers to suspend disbelief about such a large scale terrorist attack being able to be successful. This problem does not prevent a reader from wondering at the motivation and the endgame of the terrorists, which is the real intention of the author. The story started in The Evidence is one that will continue through two more books, and I suspect that once you start this one you will be compelled to read them all. If you are a Christian who reads science fiction, or even one who is just open minded about such things, it would be worth your time to read The Evidence.
Publication date: March 2006 Publisher: NavPress ISBN: 1576839443 Price: $12.99 Genre: Sci-Fi Buy it now from our affiliate Bookstore CrossPurposesBooks.com
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