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Splashdown Books is seeking reviewers and influencers for  Tales of the Dim Knight, a superhero spoof by Adam and Andrea Graham. “A truly original premise, Tales of a Dim Knight is a light-hearted escape into the world of superheroes and villains with a thoughtful twist as to what matters most in life,” says Jill Williamson, Christy-award winning author of By Darkness Hid In Tales of the Dim Knight, Mild-mannered janitor and superhero fanboy Dave Johnson gets all his wishes at once when a symbiotic alien gives him supernatural powers. But what’s he to do with them? Follow his zany adventures as he fights crime and corruption while trying toRead More →

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Gentle readers, The following is my notes, as taken down, from a workshop I attended at the 2010 Booktoberfest here in Idaho. Love in Christ, Andrea Graham Getting it Done Workshop by Todd Bennett (90% right can be 100% wrong) Getting anything done that you think is important. An author may write different books different ways. Sprinter Plodder (take two years) Secluders, lock themselves away for a week. We don’t get things done because we don’t define why we are doing this. If we don’t attach a greater value to something, it will get deprioritized. What is the reason this is important? Increase platform? ReachRead More →

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This month, the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour’s book selection backed out, so instead we’re sharing our favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy Titles. Mine, in particular order, are: By Darkness Hid (Blood of Kings, book 1) by Jill Williamson This is her title up for the Clive Staples Award and has already won a much deserved Christy Award. Way to go, Jill! Legendary Space Pilgrims by Grace Bridges Her new release from Splashdown Books. I’ve only read it as I critqued/edited it in it’s rougher form, but this is hands down my favorite Bridges title. The mindwipes are scary, how they’re overcome by theRead More →

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This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Heartless from Bethany House (July 1, 2010) by Anne Elisabeth Stengl ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anne Elisabeth Stengl makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she is as an art teacher, giving private lessons from her personal studio, and teaching group classes at the Apex Learning Center. She studied illustration at Grace College and English literature at Campbell University. Heartless is her debut novel. ABOUT THE BOOK Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon be married. She dreams of a handsome and charming prince, but when the first suitor arrives, she finds him stodgy andRead More →

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This month, the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour is featuring Starlighter, the first novel in the Dragons of Starlight series by Bryan Davis. Starlighter has a dual plot line—the heroine is Koren, an orphaned slave on a world where dragons rule and humans are treated like cattle, forced to dig holes to release ignitable gas into the atmosphere that the dragons need to survive, and fear their masters eat them when they’re “Promoted,” which supposedly involved being sent to cooler northern climes. The other plot line involves Jason, a teen boy who takes over his brother’s job guarding the despotic governor and palaceRead More →