A few months ago the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance read and reviewed Immanuel’s Veins by Ted Dekker. This was one of the times that I didn’t receive the book in time to read it before the tour dates, though I found I still had something to say about the book anyway, fulfilling my obligation for…
Since young blacksmith Joran sent his wife away, he has been haunted by desperate dreams in which she is trapped in a hut above the Sea by the Moon. Joran’s anger burns strong against Charris, and at first he doesn’t want to respond to the summoning. But as his nightmares begin to consume him, he…
Janitor-by-night Dave Johnson, although married for thirteen years and the father of two preteen boys, has never outgrown comic books and superheroes. His wife, Naomi, is about at her wits’ end. To her it doesn’t seem too much to ask that he begin to grow up. Growing up isn’t Dave’s destiny, however. As cleaning staff…
If you’re a fan of Arthurian legend, check out Legend of the Emerald Rose. After the deaths of Arthur and Guenevere, the remaining knights of the round table and Merlin protect and hide the identity of a young child, Emerald Rose Rayn, from everyone, including herself. She’s been raised as Lancelot’s daughter and Galahad’s sister,…
“The ultimate treasure hunt in a playing field of alternate realities.” The Skin Map is the beginning of a new five-book series by master storyteller Stephen Lawhead. In the speculative novel realm, it most closely aligns with time travel combined with fantasy. Kit Livingston lives a rather mundane life in London. He has a girlfriend,…
I actively dislike it when I’ve signed up to review a novel by a certain date and it doesn’t arrive in time for me to read it. However, I find I have a few things to say about Immanuel’s Veins anyway, so it’s all good. Let’s start with the blurb from author Ted Dekker‘s website:…