There’s been a lot of variation in how The Wolf of Tebron is classified. I’ve seen it labeled Children’s, Adult, and Youth; I’ve read reviewers say it was above children and even above teens. I’ve read that it’s good for some teens, good for young adults and up, and good for everyone. Who is responsible…
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CSFF Blog Tour: The Wolf, the Lion, and the Messiah
Yesterday I said that there is a strong Christian aspect to The Wolf of Tebron. I wrote a little about it, but there is much more that can be said. Today I hope to say some of it. I’m afraid that, in order to discuss certain elements of the book, I’m going to have to…
CSFF Blog Tour: The Wolf of Tebron
(Note: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.) How far would you go to save your wife? Would you make good on the old lovers’ promise to go to the ends of the earth? Would you go to the most extreme north, to the…
Coming Next Week …
… the next CSFF Blog Tour. On Monday we begin reviewing The Wolf of Tebron, a novel styled after C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. A “unique reinvention of the traditional fairy tale,” its website states. Come back and – as the newsies used to say – read all about it.
CSFF Blog Tour: The science, the scam, the history of Phrenology
Phrenology is the study of the structure of the skull to determine a person’s character and mental capacity. This pseudoscience is based on the false assumption that mental faculties are located in brain “organs” on the surface of the brain and can be detected by visible inspection of the skull. The Viennese physician Franz-Joseph Gall…
CSFF Blog Tour: Building Corenwald
Every fantasy world is a mixing and changing of real-world elements. Corenwald, the setting of The Charlatan’s Boy, is different in which elements are chosen. Unlike most fantasy worlds, Corenwald is more American than European, more modern than medieval. A few things in Corenwald do sound British – the constables, the public houses. But the…
CSFF Blog Tour: The Charlatan’s Boy
(Note: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.) It’s a sad day in Corenwald when no one believes in feechies anymore. Specifically, it’s a sad day for Floyd Wendellson and his boy, Grady. The paying crowds pay them no longer. After making a living…
CSFF Blog Tour: Random Notes
This is the last day of the tour, and I’ll close with a few random notes. (1) and (3) have spoilers. (1) The Christianity of The Skin Map is like the secularism of many popular books and movies: It’s there, but a lot of the time you can’t really tell. Every once in a while,…
CSFF Blog Tour: Spoiler Day
Yesterday I gave a general review. Today I have designated Spoiler Day, where I will show no compunction in giving away plot details. One of the best characters in The Skin Map is the villain, Lord Burleigh. He’s a smooth villain – intellectual, polished, handsome, entirely willing to work with those who will work with…
CSFF Blog Tour: The Skin Map
If your great-grandfather, who vanished a century ago, reappeared in a deserted alley and asked you to join him on a mission through parallel realities, would you say yes? Kit Livingstone said no. Then he went to buy bathroom curtains with his girlfriend, Wilhelmina (!). In an effort to convince her he had a good…