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The Curse Of The Spider King — Day 2

Today is day 2 of the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour, and our book is THE CURSE OF THE SPIDER KING (COTSK), a new novel written by Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper.

Today I want to cover a few minor-minor-minor things that could be improved in the book.

Yesterday’s review was over-the-top-excellent, so today I want to balance it out a wee little bit. Okay, so it won’t balance it out—the book is that good.

Anyway, here are my thoughts, and remember, there may be some plot spoilers below. Click to read on.

The Curse Of The Spider King — Day 1

THE BOOK: Seven teenagers. Portals to another world. Ghoulish assassins. ITS CREATION: Two co-authors. Virtual collaboration through the internet. Devilishly…

Haunt Of Jackals by Eric Wilson — Wow!

This week the CSFF Blog Tour is covering the Haunt of Jackals by NY Times Bestseller Eric Wilson. Being extremely…

The Vanishing Sculptor by Donita K. Paul

My daughter and I met Donita K. Paul at last year’s ACFW conference, and so wanted to promote her latest…

Tom Pawlik’s VANISH Wins The Christy Visionary Award!

Yes, you heard it right, Tom Pawlik’s book VANISH has won this year’s coveted Christy Award in the Visionary category…

Tom Pawlik’s VANISH and VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

Today I am reviewing VANISH by Tom Pawlik. This review is part of the June Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy…

Co-Top Blogger For May’s CSFF Tour

May 2009 I am privileged to share the “CSFF Top Blogger” award for May with John Otte! So go on…

The High Cost Of Heaven — Tuck, Day 3

Welcome to my review of TUCK by Stephen Lawhed, Day 3. Today I want to speak to what Stephen Lawhead…

Tuck By Stephen Lawhead — Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of my review of TUCK by Stephen Lawhead.

Today I’m going to cover the “not so good”, the “good”, and the “genius”.

Notice that there is not a “bad” list, as I found little to dislike in this volume, and much to satisfy.

Reading it was like a long, cool drink on a hot afternoon. So, if you haven’t read TUCK, or the first two books in the King Raven series (HOOD & SCARLET), do so without delay!

But — be warned: SPOILERS BELOW!!

Tuck By Stephen Lawhead — Day 1

So we begin at last our review of TUCK by Stephen Lawhead. This is part of the latest Christian Science…

Stephen Lawhead’s Hood – A Quick Review

This blog post is in response to a comment/question from Steven Till, who runs a most excellent blog over at…

In The Hall Of The Dragon King – A Review

I just finished reading “In the Hall Of The Dragon King”, by Stephen Lawhead. My copy was given to me…

Beauty And Truth In Fiction

At the end of the last CSFF Blog Tour, Stephen L. Rice and I had a strong discussion regarding Auralia’s…

Cyndere’s Midnight — An Interview With Jordam, The Beastman

Cyndere's Midnight By Jeffrey Overstreet

Today, as part of Day Three of the CSFF Blog Tour, I wanted to interview one of the main characters of Cyndere’s Midnight, Jordam the Beastman.

Now if you haven’t read my review of Cyndere’s Midnight, take a look.

And if you haven’t read my interview yesterday with the author, Jeffrey Overstreet, please do so!

Now bear with me, I know interviewing Jordam, a murderous beastman, is dangerous.

All precautions have been taken, including putting myself into a cage in Tillianpurth.

And I’m not afraid to talk to him. Really. After all, isn’t he a tame beastman?

Well, I hope he is. Read on at your own risk.

(Click the following link to keep reading — interview below!)

Cyndere’s Midnight — An Interview With Jeffrey Overstreet

This is day two of the CSFF Blog Tour, and we are reviewing the MOST EXCELLENT craftsmanship of Jeffrey Overstreet.

(If you haven’t read my full review of Cyndere’s Midnight, you can do so by clicking here.)

Today I am “pleased as pear cider” to present an interview with Jeffrey Overstreet regarding his latest book, Cyndere’s Midnight, conducted via email over the last few days.

And he gets some extra points here because I didn’t give him much time to answer these at his leisure, one of his answers coming in at 11:00pm, and another at 1:00am!

He is very busy not only with his day job, but also finishing up the third novel, Cal-raven’s ladder, the Gold Strand in The Auralia Thread.

And if you take the time to read the interview below, there are some fascinating scoops on that third novel, and a bit about the upcoming fourth novel—hooray!

(Click the following link to keep reading — interview below!)

Cyndere’s Midnight — A Full Review

Today is day one of the CSFF Blog Tour, and we are reviewing the EXCELLENT craftsmanship of Jeffrey Overstreet.

In particular, we are looking at his second novel, CYNDERE’S MIDNIGHT, the blue strand of the Auralia Thread.

The Cover

To begin with, I really want you take a close look at the incredible cover of this book.

Some books have great covers and poor writing. Here, the artistry of the cover matches the quality of the authorship.

The First Book

I reviewed the first book of this series, Auralia’s Colors, last year as part of the tour, and if you are not familiar with the series or that book, please take a look at these posts:

Not only have these posts proved popular on my blog, but the first one is MY MOST POPULAR book review of all time—by almost double the number of hits than its nearest competitor! If that is any indication of the books popularity and sales, then Jeffrey is well on his way to making a permanent place for himself in the halls of great Christian fantasy authors.