The Great Believers Summary Novels & Stories

When the pack set out on its southward migration, Rebecca Hale, one of our newly appointed young leaders, proposed changing the route at the last minute. She wanted to break away from the main column, take the shortcut past Blackwind Gorge, rest in wild-wolf territory along the way, and live on berries gathered by the roadside. Each wolf would need only half a bag of rations, and we would reach the southern grounds ten days ahead of the main column. Freedom and speed were the whole point. My family had guarded the border of Blackwind Gorge for generations. I knew exactly how deadly that route was. Every year, young wolves who strayed from the pack died in that gorge. Some were flayed by rogu

I give her a military salute, “Yes, ma’am,” I say and wink at her as she rolls her eyes and turns, leaving me at the door. I watch her bound to her car before shaking my head and closing the door. Grandma always said, ‘Things always get better, just gotta have a little bit of Faith.’ Now I’m wondering if grandma was a psychic.

Lyra watched me now with something dangerously close to curiosity. “You surprise me,” she said. “I intend to.” Kael’s gaze searched my face. “You would gamble the kingdom on philosophy?” “No,” I said. “I am securing it.” I turned back to the chamber. “Look at her.” They did. Reluctantly. “She is not merely a priestess. She is a believer. And believers do not disappear when their leaders die.” I stepped closer to Lyra until only a breath separated us. “But believers can change,” I said softly.

That protective charm was a gift from Hanson. He never used to believe in any of that. Spirits, blessings, luck. He thought it was all nonsense. But when I was 18, I got sick. In just three days, the hospital told my family eight times that I might not make it. Every doctor they brought in shook their heads. No one knew what to do. Someone told Hanson about a cathedral up in the mountains, saying it was known for miracles. He went overnight and stayed there on his knees, praying for a full day and night.

Because they'd learned that public reckoning is not about changing what people think — it's about changing what you believe about yourself. And they finally believed. End of Chapter 189

“We just—” “You are unbelievers who believe that creations are from the devil and that the devil only opposes a false creator that he invented so that humans would distrust the true gods,” said the Goddess, and I raised my eyebrows. “Don't believe us, but I invite you to confront Belial firsthand, and after that, you can dare to say such nonsense.” “Senator, I invite you to leave, please,” asked the president, and the man stormed out of the room in a rage. “I'm sorry about this, gods, the situation regarding faith—”

He really is a fucking ghost, and he fully plans to do as the dead-woman possessing my mother warned: leave his current vessel to drop dead and rot and move on to his selected, supernaturally strengthened new host… I shiver, eyes on the church doors, and hand never leaving my revolver. “There will be others, like Father Jost and the best of our students, those strongest in faith, to lead this congregation. Remember, brothers and sisters, that death is not the end for those of us who are God’s beloved chosen.” I can straight-up feel that sickening, fake, benevolent smile he no doubt gives as he speaks those words. “We will meet again, whether on this plane, or in paradise. Keep vigilant for t

For a moment, I thought I saw the orphanage again. On a snowy winter night, three small children huddled around a flickering fire. Damian gave me the softest part of a stolen bread. Ethan handed me the water he had hidden away. By the firelight, Damian swore he would become the strongest Alpha and protect me forever. But now, I no longer needed that promise. The day Damian and Ethan ceased to trust me, everything between us came to an end. The past was behind me, and ahead lay a beautiful future—like the cold winter giving way to a warm, hopeful spring.

“He was like:; hey yo that's soft mehn, so Adam was the guy that got nailed on the cross and his dad was Abraham, he had a wife named eve and they birthed Rachel, soft soft!!!” My laughter couldn't be contained. I laughed my heart out that I needed to down a glass of water or else I was going to choke. “What??” I screamed. “Girl it was insane it sure wasn't funny at that point cause I felt so embarrassed, and then he went on to say his favourite bible chapter is the proverbs 31!” Truthfully I knew what the proverbs 31 meant, it talked about how the elegant woman, mother, wife and entrepreneur. My Christian faith and journey just died when I had to move from Dallas to Chicago and I was starti

We must admit that our beliefs about the material world are wrong. John. Previous crews committed suicide because their world collapsed when they met God. They realized that humanity has made a big mistake. Tom. I'm more surprised that neuroleptics don't work. Did you really see God? Edward. (Edward has begun to speak, and does not believe himself to say it) I am Afraid we must lie. Humanity is not ready to meet God… Tod. Here's the problem… Elis. Then we must fly back and say that the expedition was a failure. We haven't found the ships, and we haven't reached the limits of the universe.