title: Catacombs (Moving Fiction)
author:  Paul McCusker 
description: It is a unspecified date in the future, and Christianity has been outlawed. A small group of believers is on the run from their totalitarian government. Hidden in an abandoned church by members of an underground movement, the ten Christians of varying degrees of faith fight, starve, and wonder if their faith is worth the torment they are suffering. The characterizations are especially well drawn, including a nicely done portrait of a modern-day Judas. Very powerful, albeit extremely depressing, McCusker's (Danger Lies Ahead, Focus on the Family, 1995) novel provides a sobering look at the realities of Christian belief in an unaccepting society. A thoughtful and intriguing look at people's need for a belief system.<BR>Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  # The Phantom of the Catacombs
  
  
  ## Chronicles of the Order
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## JB Michaels
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [Harrison and James Publishing](http://www.harrisonandjamespublishing.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # “From the opening pages to the final sentence, you are treated to a
  rollercoaster of fun and frights.”- DT Chantel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  SEE THE BACK OF THE BOOK FOR MORE!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Uncle Tim The Godfather, thank you for the laughs and the support. Always.
  
  
  
  
  
  For Grandma Joan, the most prolific reader I know.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # The Phantom of the Catacombs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  By JB Michaels
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Chapter One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The creak followed by the whine of the gate’s ancient hinges sounded the
  signal. Pulled by a powerful force, she moved swiftly from the comfort of her
  former life to the discomfort of a new role, a role she’d prepared for. A job.
  A m