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Is The Midnight Library Visionary Fiction? A Visionary Fiction Book Review by Theresa Crater
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Is The Midnight Library Visionary Fiction? A Visionary Fiction Book Review by Theresa Crater

I just finished up a reading spree of paranormal suspense and felt like a change of pace. I downloaded samples of several best sellers and books recommended by friends and lists. The Midnight Library hooked me. Why? Because for me, it’s visionary fiction at its best. One of the most defining elements of Visionary Fiction…

Sophie’s World – A VFA Book Review by Stefan Emunds

Sophie’s World – A VFA Book Review by Stefan Emunds

Sophie’s World is a nonfiction novel by the Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. The storyline serves as a train track on which Jostein takes the reader for an entertaining trip through the philosophical landscape. I enjoyed his presentation of philosophy. If you ever wanted to visit philosophical landscapes without needing to cross dry-intellectual deserts, this book…

The Anathemas by Victor E. Smith – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Robin Gregory

The Anathemas by Victor E. Smith – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Robin Gregory

A complex, time-tripping tale that explores the past lives of a 19th century father, Richard Strawn, and daughter, Jennifer, who were once the corrupt Roman Emperor Justinian 1 and Empress Theodora. The author provides meticulous, well-researched evidence of the 6th century AD, the era when Justinian and Theodora prided themselves on erecting what was considered…

Merlin’s Daughter by T.L. Ashcroft-Nowicki – A Book Review by Theresa Crater, PhD.

Merlin’s Daughter by T.L. Ashcroft-Nowicki – A Book Review by Theresa Crater, PhD.

“Well now, there’s legends and then there’s secrets that the legends hide.” ~The Singing Stones Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and T.L. Ashcroft-Nowicki, mother and daughter, have both written new takes on the Arthurian legends in the last few years. Dolores wrote The Singing Stones for her grandson and she plans to write more. T.L.’s first novel of…

The Singing Stones by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki – A Book Review by Theresa Crater, PhD.

The Singing Stones by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki – A Book Review by Theresa Crater, PhD.

“Well now, there’s legends and then there’s secrets that the legends hide.” Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and T.L. Ashcroft-Nowicki, mother and daughter, have both written new takes on the Arthurian legends in the last few years. Dolores wrote The Singing Stones for her grandson and she plans to write more. T.L.’s first novel of a planned trilogy…

The Hidden Abbey by Jodine Turner – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Romuald Dzemo

The Hidden Abbey by Jodine Turner – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Romuald Dzemo

A Guest Review by Romuald Dzemo originally published at Readers’ Favorite The Hidden Abbey by Jodine Turner is both fantasy and visionary fiction, with a historical setting in the worlds of Avalon and Glastonbury Abbey, split between two separate timelines and skillfully developed to explore two lovers from a distant past reborn into modern day…

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Stefan Emunds

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Stefan Emunds

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma has a compelling storyline: A rich and successful lawyer drops out and travels to Nepal to find enlightenment. There, he searches for a mysterious group of sages that live high up in the Himalayas in order to acquire their ageless wisdom. This storyline functions as…

The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

A possible dream With almost 3,000 reviews on Amazon for this book, will another make a difference? Likely not so much, but there are certain works that one should not read without leaving the author a note of appreciation for a book well written and thoroughly enjoyed–as has been the case for every Mitch Albom…

American War by Akkad, Omar El – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

American War by Akkad, Omar El – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

Not a happy romp, but still a must-read A no-holds-barred dystopian novel set towards the end of the 21st century, which features the continuation of the perpetual wars of current times, but in reverse: America, in the midst of a 2nd Civil War, is the third-world nation in disarray while a prosperous Middle-Eastern empire provides…

The Vision: A Novel of Time and Consciousness by Stephan Schwartz – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

The Vision: A Novel of Time and Consciousness by Stephan Schwartz – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

Fiction can be an effective teacher I am an avid reader of Stephan Schwartz’s non-fiction and I follow his opinions on what is newsworthy in his SchwartzReport, which consistently promotes human well being. I also enjoyed his earlier novel, Awakening; so his latest, The Vision: A Novel of Time and Consciousness, was a must-read, which…

The Illusionist by Anita Mason – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

The Illusionist by Anita Mason – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

A mind-bending look into the magical world of the notorius Simon Magus The Illusionist by Anita Mason is an intriguing fictional novel about a dark fringe figure of Simon Magus from the Acts of the Apostles and other early Christian source documents. Like most characters from that era, it is difficult to separate fact from…

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

Fiction too close to fact to be ignored Philip Roth may have written The Plot Against America back in 2004, and it may be about an alternate rendering of American history in the early 1940’s that found the pro-Nazi Charles Lindbergh in the White House instead of FDR, but every American who cares about the…

Interviewing Jesus: The Man by David Collis – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

Interviewing Jesus: The Man by David Collis – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

A heart-to-heart talk with a very human Jesus David Collis’s work, Interviewing Jesus: The Man, is a work of scholarship, imagination and, might I say, of personal love and affection for his subject. As a writer and novelist who has worked for decades in the milieu of “alternate” biblical history and meaning, I sensed David…

Star Family by Theresa Crater – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

Star Family by Theresa Crater – A Visionary Fiction Alliance Book Review by Victor Smith

A fascinating novel that is also an education in a little known esoteric religion I grew up in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, notorious for its unusual religious communities, heard of Moravian College in neighboring Bethlehem, but never gave the name a second thought even though I went on to study and write about most…