Angles of Attack (Frontlines Book 3) by Marko Kloos. 350 pages. 47North Books. Buying books in the same series is always a gamble. I have had some series that have started off promising and just petered out after a book or two (see any of my reviews on books by David Weber), and occasionally find … More Review: “Angles of Attack” by Marko Kloos
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.–Ecclesiastes 7:2 (NIV) Day 6 of the Great American Vacation. Shelly and I have escaped from relatives and are chillin’ in the Mug Shots … More Lessons from a Cemetery
Day Three of vacation. At home in Texas, the rain continues to fall. Here in Lodi, California, the drought continues. For us visitors, the weather has been very kind. Yesterday was 91 degrees. The locals were complaining about the heat, but for us who are used to humidity, it felt like 80. Feels pretty nice here. … More And Then There Was Confetti
Tonight’s the calm before the…calm. Tomorrow marks the beginning of vacation. Shelly and I are headed off to California to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. Yeah, I know; that’s how we roll. Other professors–and even some of my students–are in Greece this summer, or Italy, or maybe the Holy Land. But Shelly and I are sticking … More A Rocking Chair in a Room Full of Cats
Defenders by Will McIntosh. 512 pages. Orbit Books. It’s hard to write an alien invasion story that hasn’t been already written. They’re like westerns. It would seem that so many variations have already been tried that there’s nothing new under the sun. That’s why it’s always good when you can find one that is fresh, … More Review: “Defenders” by Will McIntosh
We are rapidly approaching completion of the first draft for Salome’s Charger, the Christian suspense novel that Celeste Perrino-Walker are eager to share with the world. It will be out later this summer. In the meantime, here’s another peek: The last of the daytime staff were just leaving when Ezra’s cell phone chirped. Lost in … More Teaser #3: “Salome’s Charger”
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S. C. Gwynne. 672 pages. Simon and Schuster. If you were to take a look at my yearly goal of 30 books that I posted on Goodreads, you’d see that the vast majority of books I’ve read so far this year (and I am … More Review: “Rebel Yell” by S. C. Gwynne
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. –Arthur C. Clarke As an author, I find myself in an interesting situation. For those who don’t know, I write Christian suspense novels. I also write science fiction. Many of those who read my Christian suspense novels would turn their noses up at the idea of science … More Angel or Alien?
I’ve been talking on and off about my co-authoring project I’m currently working on with Celeste Perrino-Walker entitled Salome’s Charger. It’s a lot of fun, which I was originally skeptical about. Now we are rapidly approaching the end of the rough draft, and I’m hoping we will have the finished product out in 4-6 weeks. … More Collaborating with Another Author
While Celeste and I finish up our current project entitled Salome’s Charger, I am dabbling with a universe I am in the process of creating for my next book, Deal with the Devil. As with a lot of my books, it skirts the boundary between science fiction and Christian suspense. What I have here isn’t … More “E.L.I.”
