Quotes from readers’ letters regarding the
Mark of the Lion trilogy
“Before my ex-husband died . . . he specifically attempted to reconcile with his family and with me and I know that the relationships in the Mark of the Lion spurred him to make those efforts.”
—T. S., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“The copies I read were loaners from a ‘church lady’ who assured me they would change me inside if I allowed them to. All three books touched me profoundly.”
—Washington State Prison inmate, GA
“All together this novel was beyond anything I have ever read. Five stars, I don’t believe there are enough stars to rate this masterpiece.”
—D. J., Silver Spring, MD
“I loved the Mark of the Lion series so much I went out at 10:30 P.M. to buy the third book.”
—R. M., Denver, CO
“I can’t remember being so challenged or enjoying a book as much as I have these.”
— R. K., Holland, MI
“In a time when video games, computer technology, and other fast-paced interference compete with the attention of my students, I have found a cure for the absence of reading: the Mark of the Lion trilogy. Rivers has captured my students.”
—G. B., Tyler, TX
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Copyright © 1995, 2002 by Francine Rivers. All rights reserved.
Maps on pages xvii–xix copyright © 1995 by Hugh Claycombe. All rights reserved.
Discussion Guide section written by Peggy Lynch.
Cover illustration copyright © 2002 by Jeff Barson. All rights reserved.
Author’s photo copyright © 1999 by John Teague. All rights reserved.
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This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rivers, Francine, date
As sure as the dawn / Francine Rivers.
p. cm. — (Mark of the lion)
ISBN 1-4143-0463-3
1. Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600—Fiction.
2. Rome—History—Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.—Fiction. I. Title. II. Series: Rivers, Francine, date Mark of the lion.
PS3568.I83165A9 1995
813’.54—dc20 95-1034
Printed in the United States of America
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