Did You Know? – Fantasy News
This entry was posted on Monday, August 18. 2008 and is filed under Posts by Rebecca Luella Miller,Fantasy,news.
The new issue of Latest In Spec just came out. As always there's a listing of new releases, author appearances, interviews, book reviews, and much more. It's a great resource for anyone who wants to stay current with the latest in Christian Speculative fiction.
The categories include Contests. On her new Dragon Bloggin' blog, author Donita Paul is holding weekly contests as a build up to the upcoming West Coast Motiv8 Fantasy Writers Tour. Lots of fun.
Donita isn't alone when it comes to running contests to stir up interest in the tour. Bryan Davis, author of the Dragons in Our Midst, The Oracles of Fire, and the Echoes from the Reflection's Edge series also has a contest.
On a new subject, did you know that Stephen R. Donaldson is writing a third Thomas Covenant trilogy? The first, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, published in the 1970's, created a phenomena akin to the Harry Potter craze, but these were adults waiting and waiting for the new release, then rushing to the bookstore at the earliest possible moment.
Anyway, the first book of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Runes of the Earth, came out in 2004. Book two, Fatal Revenant released last year. So why aren't fantasy fans talking about these books?
Speaking of recent releases, Warner Press has published a middle grade fantasy—Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow, first in The Codebearers Series, by Christopher and Allan Miller (brothers, but no relation to me, at least that I know of!) The art work looks wonderful, as you can see if you visit their site, and the story sounds just like my kind of fantasy, only for kiddos.
And now, the truly amazing thing. You can read the book online, for free.
I'm not sure what I think about this marketing strategy. I will say, from what I've seen of the art work, this is a book you'll want to own if the story lives up to the promise. I'll let you decide that one.
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Wednesday, August 20. 2008
Caleb wrote:
I have read the book Hunter Brown. At first the writing was a little less sophisticated for my level, I am seventeen, but the target audience is 10 and up so the writing fits perfectly. The plot is better than I expected. There are several really startling and poignant plot points at the end of the book. The last hundred pages were the best!
I enjoyed this book better than Dragons in Our Midst because it has a clear gospel message. A message at least as clear as the one presented in Narnia.
This is a great book for kids, well grounded in the faith and exciting at every turn.
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Thursday, August 21. 2008
Rebecca LuElla Miller wrote:
Caleb, thanks so much for giving your response to Hunter Brown. It's great to hear from someone who has actually read the book. Also good to know they hit their target audience, yet you still found the plot interesting.
Becky
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Thursday, August 21. 2008
XDPaul wrote:
What I found interesting was that the print of the preview was almost unreadable on my small monitor. However, I loved being able to flip through the book and get an idea of the layout, quality and illustration.
Normally, I'd say the inability to read the book would turn me off, as the only reason I ever download a free e-book, in any format, is to decide after the first page or two, whether I'm going to buy the book or not read it. However, the attractive presentation was enough to keep me intrigued. Strange!
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Saturday, August 23. 2008
Rebecca LuElla Miller wrote:
I thought the small print was just a thing with MY computer. LOL
Yes, larger print would definitely have made it more of a sell, I think. But I agree, the lay-out, art work, all of it is very attractive.
Becky
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Wednesday, October 08. 2008
Samantha wrote:
Hunter Brown was a great book no matter what the format. I felt what ever the characters felt.(the day i started reading it i was grounded from the computer!)
i found this book hard to put down!
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Monday, October 20. 2008
CW Small wrote:
Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow is an amazing book. I could not put the book down and have already read it three times. The storyline is awesome and thye have presented some key faith elements in a fresh way. I highly recommend the book. Can't wait for book 2 next Fall.
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Wednesday, December 10. 2008
zachattack wrote:
I thought this book was awesome! Ilove the website to. They are both a lot of fun. My entire family loved this book. I also love the christian backround to it. So go buy this book today. K. You should buy this bokk because it has every thing a book should have like action comedy love ect. Also buy this book because its great for teens. So buy this book to day.
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Saturday, December 13. 2008
seth wrote:
Absolutely AMAZING is what this book is! Hunter Brown is awesome, its filled with everything a book should have. I love it so much I've read it 2 times because its so great!-nicebook
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Tuesday, December 16. 2008
Connie wrote:
I loved Hunter Brown! What an exciting adventure! This story pulled me in till I felt like I was with Hunter every step of the way, feeling every hurt, joy, sorrow, and accomplishment. I felt like I learned with him as he learned more about the Author and how to follow Him. The imagery is wonderful when Hunter gives Aviad his most precious possession. I enjoyed this book and want to read it again and again, and I can't wait until book number 2!
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Wednesday, January 28. 2009
Mary wrote:
Hunter Brown is a wonderful book! I read it and I could not put it down until I finished it! it's a book I want to read over and over again!
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