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The Final Summit by Andy Andrews

This is the first book by Andy Andrews that I've read. The Final Summit is the sequel to The Traveler's Gift. In TTG readers met David Ponder who traveled through time with the help of the archangel Gabriel. David met Harry Truman, King Solomon, Joshua Chamberlin, Christopher Columbus, Anne Frank and Abraham Lincoln. Each of these people impart a fundamental of success: The Buck Stops Here, I Will Seeks Wisdom, I Am A Person of Action, I Have a Decided Heart, Today, I Will Choose to be Happy, I possess a Forgiving Spirit, and I Will Persist Without Exception.

The Final Summit opens with David Ponder an older sucessful man still grieving his wife who has died. As he is looking at the items he received from the people he met earler, the archangel Gabriel reappears. He tells David that there will be  summit by all of the Travelers to find the answer to a specific question in order to save civilization. The question that must be answered by the summit is, "What does humanity need to do, individually and collectively, to restore itself to the pathway toward successful civilization?" Gabriel explains that David will have the help of five travelers and that along with a time limit (kept by an hourglass), they will only have five opportunities to answer the question. The five Ttravelers David chooses will be the only Travelers that can assist in finding the answer.

David is helped by Winston Churchill, Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, GeorgeWashington Carver and Eris Erickson and King David. The group comes up with five credible answers, but Gabriel tells them that each answer is wrong. Finally having used all of the chances to answer, all of the many Travelers are able to speak with each other. Time has not run out however so they continue to search for the answer. As time is running out a voice calls out, "Do Something!"
After much debate the group decides this is the answer and presents the answer to Gabriel, who confirms that indeed, this is the correct answer.   

I was pleasantly surprised with this book and recommend it as one to pick up and read. While not the most thoroughly polished author, Mr. Andrews does a credible job and I am sure he will continue to improve. I have read much worse efforts by more well-known writers.

I think that you will like this book and am willing to mail you my copy of it. The first person to comment on the post and then email their address to me @ cap080103@gmail.com will have this book mailed to them.