Author: Christopher Moore

This is a book that you will either be repulsed by or completely adore. When it was first published in 2002, there was much controversy among some Christians, as to its potentially blasphemous content. It is fiction, but Moore applies himself diligently to his biblical research, so that the story fits cleverly in and around the Bible stories of Christ. Most of this yarn is about the years of Jesus’ youth, which is not recorded. Moore weaves his tale with Bible stories, as well as with fables from other faiths and with countries other than Israel, such as Tibet and India. Most of this story is pure fantasy and yet there is a plausibility that captures the imagination.