“Violent Sands by Sean Young is a rare novel that captures the imagination and transports you to another time, another way of life and makes it real. This is an impeccably researched historical thriller featuring a hero whose violent life as a Jewish zealot, fighting the Roman empire, is changed forever when he's charged with a mission that could destroy or free the nation of Israel…and, in truth, the entire world. Absolutely a must read!” -- Jeremy Robinson, bestselling author of The Didymus Contingency and Raising The Past

"One of the first things you'll notice in Violent Sands is the author's ability to transport you back in time to ancient Israel under Roman rule. I mean, the novel has been so well researched that you'd think by the descriptions that Mr. Young actually lived there!

Another nice surprise is the action and the character of Barabbas in particular. If you've ever seen Brad Pitt in TROY then you'll get my drift when I say that Barabbas kicks major hiney!! In fact, Young does a magnificient job of portraying the whole group of zealots as hard-as-nails, crafty warriors that even the legions of Rome are hard pressed to deal with.

There's alot to love about this book and those who are already familiar with the brief account of Barabbas in scripture will find this a very interesting tale indeed." -- P.O.D.lings