by Jason Joyner | Apr 17, 2007 | Blog, CSFF, fiction
The next two days I’m going to feature posts regarding Karen Hancock and her series Legends of the Guardian-King. Today I want to point out various members of the CSFF that have interesting posts regarding this month’s tour. Tomorrow I hope to review Karen Hancock’s first book, The Light of Eidon. Yes, the tour is regarding the 4th and last book in the series, Return of the Guardian King. But who wants to start a series on the fourth book? I certainly didn’t, so I decided to start at the beginning (novel concept there…). Hopefully between my review and others regarding book 4, you’ll figure out what happened in books 2 and 3 – um, never mind. I say I hope to review it because my timing was a little off, thinking I had a couple more days to read, when the tour started yesterday. Oopsie, as my six year old says.
1. Rebecca Grabill has a wonderful non-review of Return, and her 9 thorns that bug her about the book. What’s a non-review? She doesn’t spoil the book, which thrills me to death. I dislike greatly reviews that give away the plot (note to Bethany House – you did this on the 1st book’s back copy – bad form). Some of her thorns are hilarious (BREASTS). Read it to figure that one out!
2. See Wayne Thomas Batson for his review of Return. He hasn’t read the first three, so some interesting insight (he acknowledges his lack of context, which provides a different perspective).
3. Karen Hancock herself is having a giveaway of the whole set of books! Go see her, how can you miss out on something so cool? Beth Goddard is also having a single book giveaway, so see her too. Ditto Mirtika. And hey, so does Tina Kulesa.
4. Chris Deanne has an interview with Karen Hancock, as does Shannon McNear.
5. Becky Miller, the grandmaster of the CSFF has 4 days worth of posts! Start at Speculative Faith, then head over to her blog for the rest.
6. John Otte has an interesting view of the book. Marcus Goodyear calls it “a fine example of high fantasy.” Finally, Heather Hunt is giving reviews for each of the four books of the series! (Watch for spoilers).
I don’t want to take away from all of my tourmates below, but those are some of the more extensive posts that I noted. Also, the links below are for her books on Amazon and her personal sites.
Check out the tour, and I’ll see you tomorrow!
Karen Hancock’s Return of the Guardian-King on Amazon.com
Karen Hancock’s Return of the Guardian-King Blog
Karen Hancock’s Return of the Guardian-King Website
Nissa Annakindt
Wayne Thomas Batson
Jim Black
Jackie Castle
Valerie Comer
Karri Compton
Frank Creed
CSFF Blog Tour
Gene Curtis
D. G. D. Davidson
Chris Deanne
Janey DeMeo
April Erwin
Kameron M. Franklin
Beth Goddard
Marcus Goodyear
Andrea Graham
Katie Hart
Sherrie Hibbs
Sharon Hinck
Christopher Hopper
Heather R. Hunt
Becca Johnson
Karen
Tina Kulesa
Lost Genre Guild
Kevin Lucia and The Bookshelf Reviews 2.0 – The Compendium
Rachel Marks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Shannon McNear
Caleb Newell
Eve Nielsen
John W. Otte
Robin Parrish
Rachelle
Cheryl Russel
Hanna Sandvig
Chawna Schroeder
Mirtika Schultz
James Somers
Tsaba House Authors
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Daniel I. Weaver
Dawn King
Rebecca Grabill
Jill Hart
by Jason Joyner | Apr 17, 2007 | Blog, CSFF, fiction
The next two days I’m going to feature posts regarding Karen Hancock and her series Legends of the Guardian-King. Today I want to point out various members of the CSFF that have interesting posts regarding this month’s tour. Tomorrow I hope to review Karen Hancock’s first book, The Light of Eidon. Yes, the tour is regarding the 4th and last book in the series, Return of the Guardian King. But who wants to start a series on the fourth book? I certainly didn’t, so I decided to start at the beginning (novel concept there…). Hopefully between my review and others regarding book 4, you’ll figure out what happened in books 2 and 3 – um, never mind. I say I hope to review it because my timing was a little off, thinking I had a couple more days to read, when the tour started yesterday. Oopsie, as my six year old says.
1. Rebecca Grabill has a wonderful non-review of Return, and her 9 thorns that bug her about the book. What’s a non-review? She doesn’t spoil the book, which thrills me to death. I dislike greatly reviews that give away the plot (note to Bethany House – you did this on the 1st book’s back copy – bad form). Some of her thorns are hilarious (BREASTS). Read it to figure that one out!
2. See Wayne Thomas Batson for his review of Return. He hasn’t read the first three, so some interesting insight (he acknowledges his lack of context, which provides a different perspective).
3. Karen Hancock herself is having a giveaway of the whole set of books! Go see her, how can you miss out on something so cool? Beth Goddard is also having a single book giveaway, so see her too. Ditto Mirtika. And hey, so does Tina Kulesa.
4. Chris Deanne has an interview with Karen Hancock, as does Shannon McNear.
5. Becky Miller, the grandmaster of the CSFF has 4 days worth of posts! Start at Speculative Faith, then head over to her blog for the rest.
6. John Otte has an interesting view of the book. Marcus Goodyear calls it “a fine example of high fantasy.” Finally, Heather Hunt is giving reviews for each of the four books of the series! (Watch for spoilers).
I don’t want to take away from all of my tourmates below, but those are some of the more extensive posts that I noted. Also, the links below are for her books on Amazon and her personal sites.
Check out the tour, and I’ll see you tomorrow!
Karen Hancock’s Return of the Guardian-King on Amazon.com
Karen Hancock’s Return of the Guardian-King Blog
Karen Hancock’s Return of the Guardian-King Website
Nissa Annakindt
Wayne Thomas Batson
Jim Black
Jackie Castle
Valerie Comer
Karri Compton
Frank Creed
CSFF Blog Tour
Gene Curtis
D. G. D. Davidson
Chris Deanne
Janey DeMeo
April Erwin
Kameron M. Franklin
Beth Goddard
Marcus Goodyear
Andrea Graham
Katie Hart
Sherrie Hibbs
Sharon Hinck
Christopher Hopper
Heather R. Hunt
Becca Johnson
Karen
Tina Kulesa
Lost Genre Guild
Kevin Lucia and The Bookshelf Reviews 2.0 – The Compendium
Rachel Marks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Shannon McNear
Caleb Newell
Eve Nielsen
John W. Otte
Robin Parrish
Rachelle
Cheryl Russel
Hanna Sandvig
Chawna Schroeder
Mirtika Schultz
James Somers
Tsaba House Authors
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Daniel I. Weaver
Dawn King
Rebecca Grabill
Jill Hart
by Jason Joyner | Apr 16, 2007 | Biblical worldview, Blog, infuze, miscellaneous
It looks like Infuze is back with us. It has had quite the makeover, and is supposed to have some new and great features to encourage a community among the members. Robin Parrish, the owner of the site, warns of some bugs to still be worked out. I have noted this firsthand.
I haven’t had much time to play with it today. The look is taking a little to get used to it. I didn’t realize how I missed my pop culture updates through the day!
Go check out the new Infuze, and if you join you can be entered to win a new 30GB iPod. Whooo…
by Jason Joyner | Apr 16, 2007 | Biblical worldview, Blog, infuze, miscellaneous
It looks like Infuze is back with us. It has had quite the makeover, and is supposed to have some new and great features to encourage a community among the members. Robin Parrish, the owner of the site, warns of some bugs to still be worked out. I have noted this firsthand.
I haven’t had much time to play with it today. The look is taking a little to get used to it. I didn’t realize how I missed my pop culture updates through the day!
Go check out the new Infuze, and if you join you can be entered to win a new 30GB iPod. Whooo…
by Jason Joyner | Apr 12, 2007 | apologetics, Biblical worldview, Blog, fiction
I’ve mentioned John C. Wright before (he of the epic Space Princess Literary Movement), but this is a post that I highly recommend.
Mr. Wright is a well-read, thoughtful and articulate man. He is a lawyer, journalist, and currently a science fiction author. He used to be a strident atheist, but between the rationalism of Christianity and an encounter with the living God, he is now a Christian. And is not afraid to state his position. He knows he is losing readers, but he will not back down from discussing the Way.
His LiveJournal is one of the places I have bookmarked through Bloglines, and I always look forward to his posts. They may be ultimately silly or very serious. Today he had a post discussing atheism and Christianity. Not in an attack way, as he holds forth a discussion with a commenter to his blog that he deems a reasonable man asking reasonable, thoughtful questions. However, the counter John has is well worth the read. Below is just a snippet:
I do not assume Christianity is true because I was raised in a Christian society. I know it true because the truth of it was poured into me by the Holy Spirit during a supernatural event in my life. The conviction cannot come to you until the same thing happens to you, and it is beyond my power to reproduce this effect. I cannot pour Infinity into anyone, or show him the cosmos in a teardrop. I am a mortal man, or once was. I am a person who experienced something so full of wonder that it cannot be put into words: I found the Holy Grail. One sip from this cup can grant life, eternal life, and abundant joy. The cup is spiritual, not material, and so I cannot hand it to you. But if you ask for it, it will be given you. And since it is not material, no hand can snatch it from you.
Also, check out his books! I read Orphans of Chaos this winter, and enjoyed it greatly. It is not always up to CBA sensibilities, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing either.
Mr. Wright is someone to pay attention to, whether it be his blog or his writing.
