The phrase Christian living became fantasy expresses my most recent revelation about writing fiction. During the later portion of the 20th century and the first portion of the new millennium, truly walking in the Spirit reached the realm of myth … Continue reading →
Morgan L. Busse offers Raven Mark and I’m of two minds again. Mark of the Raven is an excellent fantasy. The characters are complex, memorable, and intriguing. The world build becomes real very quickly. Evil reveals itself graphically with over-the-top nastiness and a gruesome … Continue reading →
I received the Speed of Sight Superhero Adventure through BookCrash with no preconditions. I almost did not review it, because it’s not Christian. Yet, as I plowed through it, I started to enjoy it a bit. But, knowing the mission of this … Continue reading →
I found an enjoyable relaxing read as Elvensty gives excellent Christian fiction — yay! Though I missed the redemptive and Spirit-filled aspects of the faith, the reality of Christian living shows through this seductive fantasy. I’m not talking about sex but the empathetic, … Continue reading →
Feelings were mixed as I opened the review copy I received from Bethany House of Darkwater Saga 3 Patrick W Carr The Wounded Shadow. Bethany has been sliding away from the faith for quite a while. I was afraid that Carr … Continue reading →
My only real complaint about Kinsman’s Tree [book 1—free] was that it was a pre-messiah spirituality. Tim Hurst spirit-filled fiction Æglet’s Answer fulfills my hope—better than I could have imagined. In a bold move, he has taken a wonderful, highly imaginative … Continue reading →
A great cover, a wonderfully entertaining book, but Last Motley fantasy ignores spiritual reality for horror. In years past, I would have loved it. I really enjoyed it now also—but the sparseness of Truth tempers my enthusiasm. That’s probably because I’m … Continue reading →
Extreme Speculative Christian • The Chronicles of the Sons of None blows the walls off the category—not! Like many books in the category, speculation rules and Biblical is left far behind. As a promoter of redemptive fiction, I hate to … Continue reading →
Importantly, the Pre-Christian Kinsmans Tree contains truth in enough measure to work well. This fantasy of a unique world at times seems to be allegorical Genesis. And, then again it’s pure fantasy. The Kinsman’s Tree is rich with meaning on many … Continue reading →
I just read an excellent romance in The Divine Space Pirates dystopian science fiction fantasy by C.S. Johnson. It is dystopian, reads like an epic fantasy, while it’s clearly science fiction—with a nicely done romance. It’s not nearly as strong as … Continue reading →