by Jason Joyner | Jan 25, 2011 | Blog, brain-dead, CSFF, dragons, fantasy
The CSFF Tour is doing a repeat performance for January!
The featured book is Dragons of the Valley by Donita K. Paul.
I have repeatedly made a mistake.
Donita Paul is highly regarded in the Christian fantasy realm. My problem is that I have yet to read one of her books. I think I know the problem. It seems she is so prolific she is always doing series – and I find out about her latest book in the middle of the series!
This doesn’t make for a good jumping on point.
So I need a little help from my tourmates, and hopefully it can benefit readers of this blog: what Donita K. Paul book would you recommend first?
And for those who want some useful information, you can go to Donita’s author site, her blog, or the more knowledgeable blokes down below!
And in conjuction with this CSFF Tour, I did NOT get a review copy of this book because I am sometimes brain-dead.
Gillian Adams
Noah Arsenault
Amy Bissell
Red Bissell
Justin Boyer
Keanan Brand
Grace Bridges
Beckie Burnham
Keanan Brand
Morgan L. Busse
CSFF Blog Tour
Amy Cruson
D. G. D. Davidson
April Erwin
Amber French
Andrea Graham
Katie Hart
Ryan Heart
Bruce Hennigan
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Dawn King
Emily LaVigne
Shannon McDermott
Matt Mikalatos
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Joan Nienhuis
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Sarah Sawyer
Chawna Schroeder
Tammy Shelnut
Kathleen Smith
James Somers
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
Dave Wilson
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by Jason Joyner | Jan 25, 2011 | Blog, brain-dead, CSFF, dragons, fantasy
The CSFF Tour is doing a repeat performance for January!
The featured book is Dragons of the Valley by Donita K. Paul.
I have repeatedly made a mistake.
Donita Paul is highly regarded in the Christian fantasy realm. My problem is that I have yet to read one of her books. I think I know the problem. It seems she is so prolific she is always doing series – and I find out about her latest book in the middle of the series!
This doesn’t make for a good jumping on point.
So I need a little help from my tourmates, and hopefully it can benefit readers of this blog: what Donita K. Paul book would you recommend first?
And for those who want some useful information, you can go to Donita’s author site, her blog, or the more knowledgeable blokes down below!
And in conjuction with this CSFF Tour, I did NOT get a review copy of this book because I am sometimes brain-dead.
Gillian Adams
Noah Arsenault
Amy Bissell
Red Bissell
Justin Boyer
Keanan Brand
Grace Bridges
Beckie Burnham
Keanan Brand
Morgan L. Busse
CSFF Blog Tour
Amy Cruson
D. G. D. Davidson
April Erwin
Amber French
Andrea Graham
Katie Hart
Ryan Heart
Bruce Hennigan
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Dawn King
Emily LaVigne
Shannon McDermott
Matt Mikalatos
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Joan Nienhuis
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Sarah Sawyer
Chawna Schroeder
Tammy Shelnut
Kathleen Smith
James Somers
Fred Warren
Phyllis Wheeler
Dave Wilson
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by Jason Joyner | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog, CSFF, dragons, fantasy
Hey there true believers! (Sorry, thinking about Stan Lee for some reason…)
The Christian Sci-fi and Fantasy blog tour is off to a great start featuring Starlighter, the latest book from Bryan Davis. I’m not off to a great start, as I kinda missed out on this one. I didn’t realize it was the first in a series, so I wouldn’t have been behind from the get-go. Oh well, summer is busy.
The cover there looks great, and I’d still like to point you to some further sources of info if you’re into dragons that kidnaps humans, or heroes named “Jason” (great choice there Bryan!)
Specifically, check out Fred Warren’s excellent (as usual) posts discussing the book: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.
You can find Bryan’s blog and website at the links.
Below are the links to the others in the tour. For direct links to posts, go to Becky Miller’s blog for the most up-to-date postings.
Brandon Barr
Beckie Burnham
Jeff Chapman
R. L. Copple
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Andrea Graham
Tori Greene
Nikole Hahn
Ryan Heart
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Leighton
Jane Maritz
Rebecca LuElla Miller
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
SarahFlan
Chawna Schroeder
Rachel Starr Thomson
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Dona Watson
Phyllis Wheeler
Jill Williamson
KM Wilsher
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by Jason Joyner | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog, CSFF, dragons, fantasy
Hey there true believers! (Sorry, thinking about Stan Lee for some reason…)
The Christian Sci-fi and Fantasy blog tour is off to a great start featuring Starlighter, the latest book from Bryan Davis. I’m not off to a great start, as I kinda missed out on this one. I didn’t realize it was the first in a series, so I wouldn’t have been behind from the get-go. Oh well, summer is busy.
The cover there looks great, and I’d still like to point you to some further sources of info if you’re into dragons that kidnaps humans, or heroes named “Jason” (great choice there Bryan!)
Specifically, check out Fred Warren’s excellent (as usual) posts discussing the book: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.
You can find Bryan’s blog and website at the links.
Below are the links to the others in the tour. For direct links to posts, go to Becky Miller’s blog for the most up-to-date postings.
Brandon Barr
Beckie Burnham
Jeff Chapman
R. L. Copple
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Andrea Graham
Tori Greene
Nikole Hahn
Ryan Heart
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Leighton
Jane Maritz
Rebecca LuElla Miller
John W. Otte
Donita K. Paul
Crista Richey
SarahFlan
Chawna Schroeder
Rachel Starr Thomson
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Dona Watson
Phyllis Wheeler
Jill Williamson
KM Wilsher
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by Jason Joyner | Jul 23, 2008 | Blog, dragons, fiction, speculative fiction
Here’s day 2 of the tour focusing on Donita Paul’s latest book, DragonLight.
I had a couple of responses to the “are dragons appropriate for Christian fiction” question. Thanks guys. My opinion fits in with both of the comments on this matter. Dragons don’t have to be intrinsically “bad”, as in never write about them. I don’t imagine people running out to find dragons to hang with (except maybe this guy). It depends wholly on how the author uses them. A dragon could be an example of evil (such as Frank Peretti’s The Oath – chilling!) or a force for good like in the world of the DragonKeeper Chronicles. Like Mark shared, God has given us imagination to use for his glory. And Robert made a point that God didn’t make anything that was evil in origin – the evil came from choice. Dragons and fantasy in general can be used for evil purposes, but there’s no reason a creative, imaginative Christian couldn’t use them for good.
My other thoughts on this tour came from looking at the reviews and summaries of Donita Paul’s books on Amazon. I wasn’t sure of the plot and how dragons were used, so I browsed each of the five books on Amazon. I wanted to share this quote from the School Library Journal regarding her first book, DragonSpell:
As in C. S. Lewis’s “Narnia” books (HarperCollins), Christian allegories and messages are clearly presented and easily found, but it is equally possible to read this as Kale’s story as it happened in Amara, a world completely separate from our own. It would be a shame to limit readership by relegating this clever and inventive story to the genre of Christian fiction. There is plenty of room for sequels, and readers will want to know much more about Kale and the remainder of her quest.–Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Note the quote in bold – don’t miss this series! Make sure to see the other tourmates for more…specific information on this book, like reviews and such.
by Jason Joyner | Jul 23, 2008 | Blog, dragons, fiction, speculative fiction
Here’s day 2 of the tour focusing on Donita Paul’s latest book, DragonLight.
I had a couple of responses to the “are dragons appropriate for Christian fiction” question. Thanks guys. My opinion fits in with both of the comments on this matter. Dragons don’t have to be intrinsically “bad”, as in never write about them. I don’t imagine people running out to find dragons to hang with (except maybe this guy). It depends wholly on how the author uses them. A dragon could be an example of evil (such as Frank Peretti’s The Oath – chilling!) or a force for good like in the world of the DragonKeeper Chronicles. Like Mark shared, God has given us imagination to use for his glory. And Robert made a point that God didn’t make anything that was evil in origin – the evil came from choice. Dragons and fantasy in general can be used for evil purposes, but there’s no reason a creative, imaginative Christian couldn’t use them for good.
My other thoughts on this tour came from looking at the reviews and summaries of Donita Paul’s books on Amazon. I wasn’t sure of the plot and how dragons were used, so I browsed each of the five books on Amazon. I wanted to share this quote from the School Library Journal regarding her first book, DragonSpell:
As in C. S. Lewis’s “Narnia” books (HarperCollins), Christian allegories and messages are clearly presented and easily found, but it is equally possible to read this as Kale’s story as it happened in Amara, a world completely separate from our own. It would be a shame to limit readership by relegating this clever and inventive story to the genre of Christian fiction. There is plenty of room for sequels, and readers will want to know much more about Kale and the remainder of her quest.–Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Note the quote in bold – don’t miss this series! Make sure to see the other tourmates for more…specific information on this book, like reviews and such.
