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Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata (Chosen Daughters series) by Simonetta Carr

Posted by Bob Hayton on
January 17th, 2012

Book Details:   • Author: Simonetta Carr   • Category: Children’s Books   • Publisher: P & R Publishing (2011)   • Format: softcover   • Page Count: 256   • ISBN#: 9781596381582   • List Price: $11.99   • Rating: Highly Recommended Review: What would it be like to live in the years immediately following the Reformation? How joyful would the discovery of Gospel truth…

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The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan

Posted by Shaun Tabatt on
January 19th, 2011

Book Details: Author: Terry Brennan Category: Fiction Publisher: Kregel (2009) Binding: softcover Page count: 352 ISBN#: 0825424267 Recommendation: Original Review Date: 11/26/09 by Shaun Tabatt Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Renovations were underway at the historic Bowery Mission in New York City and by chance, the construction workers came across a…

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Naomi and Her Daughters: A Novel by Walter Wangerin Jr.

Posted by Bob Hayton on
November 19th, 2010
Naomi

Book Details: Author: Walter Wangerin Jr. Category: Historical Fiction Publisher: Zondervan (2010) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 288 ISBN#: 9780310327349 Recommendation: Review Date: 11/15/10 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Most Christians are familiar with the story of Naomi, and her famous daughter in law, Ruth. Naomi is one of…

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The Last Christian by David Gregory

Posted by Shaun Tabatt on
June 24th, 2010
The Last Christian by David Gregory

Book Details: Author: David Gregory Category: Fiction Publisher: WaterBrook Press (2010) Binding: Paperback Page Count: 416 ISBN: 978-1400074976 Recommendation: Review Date: 06/24/2010 by Shaun Tabatt Rating:  Recommended Review: As a big reader of non-fiction, it’s always a bit of a struggle for me to pick up a lengthy work of…

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Beyond the Summerland (The Binding of the Blade Series, Book 1) by L.B. Graham

Posted by Bob Hayton on
April 13th, 2010
BeyondSummerland

Book Details: Author: L.B. Graham Category: Fiction Publisher: P & R Publishing (2004) Binding: softcover Page count: 593 ISBN#: 0875527205 Recommendation: Review Date: 04/12/2010 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Faerie tales and adventure stories have long held our imagination. Tales of far off lands with exotic beauty, of…

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Raven’s Ladder (The Auralia Thread series) by Jeffrey Overstreet

Posted by Bob Hayton on
March 12th, 2010
Raven’s Ladder (The Auralia Thread series) by Jeffrey Overstreet

Book Details: Author: Jeffrey Overstreet Category: Fiction Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah (2010) Binding: softcover Page count: 400 ISBN#: 1400074673 Recommendation: Review Date: 03/12/10 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: The best fiction transports the reader into the setting of the book. The adventure written becomes an adventure experienced. Characters aren’t…

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Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue (The Knights of Arrethtrae: Book 4) by Chuck Black

Posted by Bob Hayton on
March 12th, 2010
Lady Carliss and the Waters of Moorue (The Knights of Arrethtrae: Book 4) by Chuck Black

Book Details: Author: Chuck Black Category: Fiction Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah (2010) Binding: softcover Page count: 208 ISBN#: 1601421273 Recommendation: Review Date: 03/12/10 by Bob Hayton Rating: Recommended Review: The appeal of fantasy fiction is wrapped up in its other-worldliness. On film, Peter Jackson captured this well in his Lord of…

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The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan

Posted by Bob Hayton on
December 28th, 2009
The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan

Book Details: Author: Terry Brennan Category: Fiction Publisher: Kregel (2009) Binding: softcover Page count: 352 ISBN#: 0825424267 Recommendation: Review Date: 12/28/09 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan, was my first jaunt into the genre of Biblical archeological fiction. The classic example, I’m told,…

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The Fisherman’s Testament by Cesar Vidal

Posted by Shaun Tabatt on
October 18th, 2009
The Fisherman's Testament by Cesar Vidal

Book Details: Author: Cesar Vidal Category: Fiction Publisher: Zondervan (2008) Binding: paperback Page count: 176 ISBN#: 9780310281047 Recommendation: Review Date: 10/18/09 by Shaun Tabatt Rating: Recommended Review: The Fisherman’s Testament is a unique retelling of the gospel of Mark. The story is told from the perspective of Marcus Junius Vitalis,…

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