Daniel penned the words in his book of the Bible that the Messiah would come in seven sevens and sixty-two sevens … 483 years after the beginning of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. A group of men in the countries east of Israel, known as magi, began the countdown. For hundreds of years they kept a calendar for this event and passed it down from generation to generation. Gershom was one of the magi in Persia keeping a calendar. He adopted a young man named Myrad, when Myrad’s mother died, and taught him about God and the ways of the Hebrews. Myrad had become an apprentice to be a magus like Gershom and had had a dream of seeing a bright star in the west. This dream proved Myrad indeed had been blessed with the gift. Gershom is killed in the Roman queen’s attempt to take over the Persian government from her husband the king. He leaves three instructions for Myrad to follow … buy a horse, go to Rhagae and find a certain man. Myrad was determined to follow Gershom’s instructions, even with his handicap. He was born with a club foot and had much difficulty getting around. On his way, Myrad meets up with a camel caravan, finds favor with the trader and travels with them for protection.

Upon arriving in Rhagae, Myrad finds the magus he is looing for, along with several other magi gathered for the same purpose. Together they set out with the camel trader and his caravan to follow the star. They all agree this event is too early according to the calendar, but it is intriguing none the less, and they feel compelled to go. With an overthrow of the government and war looming, will they make this treacherous journey and find their long-awaited Messiah?

Patrick Carr brings us a captivating tale in THE END OF THE MAGI. Based on the Holy Bible, he weaves a fictional tale of the adventures of a group of magi from the east looking for the Messiah. Myrad is a strong main character even though he doesn’t see himself as strong. He has great character traits and these help him find triumph over tragedy. After being abandoned in the desert, hunted down like an animal, caught in a flood, drugged and caught up in a war, he continues his journey for his adoptive father. He is surrounded by supporting characters with quite an assortment of personalities, yet each has a role to fill in the story line and in Myrad’s journey. THE END OF THE MAGI is a great holiday read and gives us much to think about in our journey to know God better.

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