For swords and sorcery fans, this book is exciting. This is nearly epic fantasy. But it’s very dark, and all about the battles. It’s a spiritual battle between demons and the people they possess against humans and the followers of … Continue reading →
Fairly good science fiction, but barely Christian The science fiction is reasonably good teenage fare. It’s an exciting and relatively believable story of life on Mars as compelled by the population explosion. The hero is marvelous—wheelchair-bound. There are two stories with the … Continue reading →
OK! Before I get jumped by everyone who loves this book, let me remind you of the focus of this blog. My purpose is to review the level of Christian content. An imagination & world building tour de force This … Continue reading →
The description led me to believe this was a fantasy. I guess I didn’t read it closely enough. I was seduced by memories of excellent action/adventure thrillers I read decades ago by Hunt’s hand. It has many elements of a … Continue reading →
Venture Delving is a wonderful, though quite messed up, hero. This is an unlimited fighting wonder man, but the story has heart, great characters, bigoted noble bad guys, and wonderful relationships. This is a radical martial arts fantasy Our hero … Continue reading →
Christian epic fantasy is possible. This is a small, but truly enjoyable, Christian, epic fantasy. The characters are interesting: both good and evil. The warfare is strongly and well done. Parts are very sad. Much is gloriously joyful. The relationships are … Continue reading →
This is a good book and a compelling read, but very dark. In this day and age, many will like it or even love it. The other reviews prove this out. But I found yet another unrelenting tale of darkness … Continue reading →
Four days later, and I can barely remember it. I recall that the hero is a librarian. I liked him—sorta. The StormMaster is a strange villain. He seemed vaguely powerless during the book—just nasty for no reason other than he … Continue reading →
Of course, to start with I don’t like the concept of parallel worlds. I see no scriptural basis for such a thing, at all. However, Narnia works and the Door Within does also. It’s a relatively simple epic fantasy. The … Continue reading →
Not visionary or prophetic, this is speculative popular fiction for the masses. This is a modern version of C. S. Lewis-type allegories and tales like “The Great Divorce”. When compared with true visionary books like “Close Encounters of a God … Continue reading →
