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…
His insight, description, and understanding of the lower, middle, and upper worlds is awe inspiring. While the novel is somewhat informational in the beginning, it amps up with adventure and intrigue
His insight, description, and understanding of the lower, middle, and upper worlds is awe inspiring. While the novel is somewhat informational in the beginning, it amps up with adventure and intrigue
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
His insight, description, and understanding of the lower, middle, and upper worlds is awe inspiring. While the novel is somewhat informational in the beginning, it amps up with adventure and intrigue
Readers would be forgiven for thinking the book was crafted by seasoned writers. While technically written for young adults it reads like a literary novel. Descriptions of the gardens
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
Egseth’s style is suitably simple for an adolescent narrator, yet subtle enough to capture the nuances of one awakening to the spark of the divine within all things
I suggest that it be in the hands of every teacher and school administrator because, I dare guess, there are Indigoes in just about every modern classroom, and the old ways just won’t work with them; they already know better.
The intriguing novel, Between Now And Surrende, takes the reader full circle, tapping into the mysteries of the unknown and one’s ability to realize there is more to life than meets the eye.
The world of love eternal. Be prepared for a poignant exploration of mother daughter bonds, and how you can find love in the most surprising people and circumstances.
Gawain and the Green Knight: Temptation Karma Honor by Stefan Emunds is a brilliant rendition of the beautiful tale of Sir Gawain’s destiny, a fiery knight with a single purpose in mind; to attain honor.
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…
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…
“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…
“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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…