Messenger: A Sequel to Lost Horizon

by Frank DeMarco

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571740139
• ISBN13: 9781571740137
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An enjoyable read

I sort of stumbled on this a couple weeks ago after having watched Lost Horizon on DVD for like the trillionth time and deciding I had better get the novel and read it. So, obviously I bought this as well. I even bought the "other" sequel which I will be starting after some sleep. I was genuinely impressed by this book. What a great read. Having pondered writing a sequel myself (more for my own enjoyment than anything else) I have to laugh because my story would have been close to what was written here. Mine would have been modern day, however, and Conway would for some reason I hadn't come up with yet have had regrets about staying, but my hero as well was going to be a pilot, albeit he was more of the Conway from the original, world weary, etc. But I digress. I feel this was pretty well thought out and executed storywise. I appreciate the author's feeling of need to put in the "drunk monkey" section, but I do wonder if it is necessary. I don't know. I don't hate that part, but I just wonder a little if it was necessary to include. I'm of two minds on it. I can't say that if I had actually put pen to paper I wouldn't have done the exact same sequence. It is more ethereal (for lack of a better word) than the original and it did leave me wanting more when I finished reading it (about ten minutes ago). I, as well, would like a sequel to this, told by George now that he's several years out of Shangri-La, to see how things are going in his "world".

Insightful and engaging

Messenger is a special novel that expresses the concept of Shangri-La with insight and suspense. DeMarco's story left me thinking a great deal about the perfection that exists, often unexplored, within each of us, and of our inherent power to bring this significance into our lives. This book is a much needed reminder of the highest and best that exists always at our cores. My gratitude to the author for his wonderfully written message of hope and love.

A fun read with some very helpful tools for personal growth.

I enjoyed this book very much. It leaves one with a feeling of hope and optimism as well as some interesting techniques for meditation and personal growth. I'm hoping there will be a sequel!