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Christian speculative fiction at its best: Ice Wind by Guy Stanton III

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on February 20, 2015 by David BergslandFebruary 20, 2015

I’m at a loss for words. My only quibble is that it’s yet another of those #%$&*( )@#$ novellas. I have literally run out of superlatives for Guy’s books. Another genre busting book This is Christian, action/adventure, science fiction, western, … Continue reading →

Posted in Action Adventure, Announcements, Book Reviews, Dystopian, Reviews & commentary, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Content, Spiritual Warfare, Western | Tagged action/adventure, book review, christian author, Christian book reviewer, christian fiction, Christian Speculative Fiction, Clive Cussler, Louis L'amour, romance, science fiction, speculative fiction, spiritual warfare, thriller, Western

Christian book review: Celtic Cross by Tammy Doherty

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on September 17, 2014 by David BergslandSeptember 17, 2014

After living in New Mexico for twenty five years, a good western always feels like going home. This is a very nice Western. The Christianity is low level evangelical. In other words, there’s no rebirth transformation and no personal communication … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Reviews & commentary, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Content | Tagged christian, colorado, horse whisperer, horses, mountains, old west, ranching, Western

Review: a steampunk Western…eventually, Blowing Off Steam #1

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on April 3, 2014 by David BergslandFebruary 18, 2015

Steampunk Western It’s a nice story, fairly well crafted. You get involved and the tale is moving along nicely–it takes several radical steampunk twists that are seemingly compelling, but the book ends at that point, completely unresolved. It’s not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Content | Tagged christian, steampunk, Western

Review: Redeeming Grace, Redemption Tales #3 by George McVey

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on January 7, 2014 by David BergslandMarch 3, 2014

This book is the best of the three. I miss New Mexico, and I’m growing partial to westerns because of this series [and Zane Grey, of course]. I’m sad I got a pre-release copy with a lot of production flaws, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Content | Tagged God, Grace, historical, Jesus, Lord, New Mexico, Western

Review: A Chain of Flames by Tony Cleaver, a gem!

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on November 11, 2013 by David BergslandNovember 11, 2013

When I saw the cover, I said to myself, “Uh-oh.” From the description, I saw this is not what I usually read. But the Holy Spirit kept urging me to read it. This is a wonderful book Eli Rathebohn is … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Spiritual Content | Tagged Cochiti, God, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, Jesus, Lord, Mexico, Osage, Osage Nation, police chaplain, romance, Vietnam, Western

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