The Time of Contempt is the second book in the main series of The Witcher. It centers around a meeting of the main sorcerers, a much ballyhooed event. Geralt, the Witcher, attends as the sorceress Yennefer’s guest. What is supposed to be a boring play
The Books of Babel by Josiah Bancroft is a series of four steampunk-sci-fi-fantasy novels that center around Thomas Senlin and the mysterious Tower of Babel. Thomas is a middle-aged schoolteacher from a rather nondescript fishing village. He is visiting the infamous “Tower” as a newlywed
The Puma Years is a memoir by Laura Coleman. The story recounts Coleman’s work at a parque in the Bolivian jungle. In 2007, Coleman traveled to a wildlife rescue “parque” deep in the jungles of Bolivia. She was only 24 years old and had already
I read The Once and Future King by T. H. White for the Daily Wire Third Thursday Book Club (highly recommended!). I’ve never been that interested in the Arthurian Legend stories, but wanted to give this a try. The book consists of four separate yet
Despite the less than pithy title, The Truth and Beauty – How the Lives and Works of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus is a concise work of Christian thinking. I came to know author Andrew
Heretics by G.K. Chesterton’s is a series of essays published in 1905. My familiarity with Chesterton includes countless mentions and numerous quotes. But this was my first foray into reading one of his books. And make no bones about it, Heretics is not an easy
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, prolific writer and theologian. In his relatively short lifetime, he was murdered at age 39, he accomplished a lot. In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas details this hero’s life and the courage he had to stand
Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher series begins with Blood of Elves. I have already reviewed the short story collections or prequels: The Last Wish, Sword of Destiny, and Season of Storms. Blood of Elves has a lot more of Ciri and her growth. We don’t see as
Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child is a sarcastic, yet spot on guidebook of ways parents and society can ruin a child’s imagination and creative spirit. Anthony Esolen mixes a comical tone with serious insights and includes numerous citations to great literature.
Paul A Biography by N.T. Wright covers the life of Saul from Tarsus, whom on the road to Damascus is blinded after seeing the one God, Jesus. Saul changes his name to Paul and begins what will become Christianity. Paul was a Roman citizen and