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A few days ago, I read the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. You can read my review of it here: (If you're not going to read the blog post, suffice it to say, I dorecommend the poem!)

Hey, has anyone read The Binding of The Blade series? I found the first book free as an ebook online and am reading it. Free Ebooks ftw!

Here's the link if anyone wants it :) http://www.bindingoftheblade.com

(Edited the link: I found you can download it straight from the home page)

Who else likes Christian Fantasy/Sci-fi? Does anyone have any favorite series?
Fantasy fiction I like:
Narnia by C. S. Lewis Thumbs up!
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Read it in a week, and loved it. Not sure about the wizards and stuff though.
Kingdom Series by Chuck Black Ok, I liked it, but way too much allegory. The story line is too predictable if you know the Bible stories.
The Knights of Arrethtrae by Chuck Black I loved this series so much better than the first! Many of the things that made me not like the first series he changed. Makes me wait in anticipation for his next series! Looks awesome. Only problem is that new creatures come up every book and don't show up ever again. Kind of weird.
The Space Trilogy by C. S. Lewis I've only read the first book and most of the second. I really liked the first book, but the second book was a bit strange, and my sister read the last book and said it was really weird. I think C. S. Lewis changed when he got older. Anyone else read it?
The Dragon Trilogy by Stephen Lawhead I've read the first two in the series. Enjoyable read, but the magic is almost overdone. Not that much more magic than LOTR but it disturbed me more (though mainly practiced by bad guys). Anyone read any of his other books?
The Door Within Trilogy by W.T. Batson Anyone read all three books? Read the third book and liked it sort of, but it doesn't work to read the last book first. I'll probably try and read the other two when I get the chance.
The Peleg Chronicles by M. C. Harding Found the first book free on Amazon Kindle! I like his writing style but you could tell by the ending he was trying to get you to buy the other books. Are the other books worth reading?
Ranger's Apprentice by John Flangan Loved these books, though they are not Christian. There is some swearing and a couple pages you can skip. Really enjoyed reading it. No magic, but it does have a some mind manipulation (not as bad as it sounds). Really want to read the latest book The Royal Ranger in the series and his next series based in the same land The Brotherband Chronicles.
Binding of the Blade Series by L. B. Graham Reading the first book now. Looks like it could be a really cool series! I'll post my thoughts when I finish it.

Has anyone read Dragon in our Midst series? What are your thoughts. I haven't read it. How about Wayne Thomas Batson's other series?

-I read the first book a few years ago, and didn't know if there were more then.
It was pretty good, kinda odd in some places though.-
goes to website and sees strange unforgettable (as in one that has been seen before and not forgotten) cover pic of a giant
Ok, not the books I was thinking of at all.
I did read the first two I believe of this series, Okay I would say, and sorta strange throughout even more so with the things about the titans, and a God like the real one, and prophets, and all. It apparently wasn't such that I felt compelled to read the rest of them. I wondered how many main characters can be killed off, because there was one towards the end of each book that I read. Glad I checked to see what I was talking about.

No!! Don't ruin the ending for me :(. Warning: there is a weird picture but it is just the avatar of the person who posted the link.

It is almost like a copy of the LOTR. The Titans are in place of Wizards. ( I think it's better). Though I haven't read all of it yet.

I suppose this is my opinion, but Not at all like LOTR…… mostly. LOtR is better.

I meant magic wise, Wizards aren't very good, but replacing it with Tizens is better I think. I agree it is very different from lotR. He just took some ideas from it. Like, the bad guys are created under a mountain in the fire (I think), there is bad relations between humans and other races which need to be solved to defeat the enemy, etc.

I've read the Dragon in our Midst series, and I love it! Of course the theology is off a little bit, but I still think it's a great read. :)

Ok! What age group is that for?

Teenage group I think. I've heard of ten year olds, and 50 year olds reading it though. :)

Sounds cool! I'll have to read it some day. :) Have any other book suggestions?

Anyone read "Me, Myself, and Bob" by Phil Vischer?

Anyone read "Me, Myself, and Bob" by Phil Visher?

Love that book! :)

I read it over last night and this morning.

ahhh, read something else Caleb… jk
just make sure you are good on your theology before going into that series.

Ok :D. Is it a lot more off than C S Lewis?

Anyone read "Me, Myself, and Bob" by Phil Visher?

gasp! Spelling error.

WHAT??????

I saw it too. :)

I am probably being incredibly dense, but what spelling error?

The guy's last name is not spelled "Visher".

Ah, thank you! I will fix that.

jaw drops I just helped you?! ^I'm so happy!^ ;-)

All editing or other pointing out of mistakes is appreciated by this perfectionist.

Certain works, I would say enjoy some sort of exemption in their theological accuracy, as they are only allegorical, like Narnia, or perhaps the Binding of the blade series. The Dragons in our midst series, however is like historical fiction, introducing extra and rather major additions into The garden of Eden, The flood with Noah, and then up through the current century I believe.

Edit: Forgot that Narnia also is a historical fiction style book too.

Biblebee mentioned these four pages ago (I think), but - who else likes Douglas Bond's books? (raise hands) :)
And which ones have you read?

I've read…
All four Mr. Pipes books,
The Crown and Covenant trilogy,
The Faith and Freedom trilogy,
Hostage Lands,
The Hand of Vengeance…
(I think that's it)

I just finished reading Hostage Lands. It was really good!

Yes! One of the best… of course, that's what I said about all of them. :P

I've read Hostage Lands, and three of the Mr. Pipes books (I think the first three). I liked Hostage Lands the best.

raises hand I've read 3 – I think the first three Mr. Pipes books.

Does anyone have any suggestions for good children’s books?

You mean like those great classics I enjoyed reading more than a decade and a half ago?
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Ox Cart Man, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Frog and Toad (watch out with that one, I think Toad says drat at one point…ahhh, plug ur ears.Jk ), Blueberries for Sal, Are You My Mother?

eyes get big
My virgin ears! :P

Does anyone have any suggestions for good children’s books?

For what age? 4? 8? 12?

I'd have different recommendations for each one.

"The Monster at the End of This Book"
"Frog and Toad" books are awesome (we sharpie penned out the drat-ing)
"The Mitten"
"Fox in Socks"
"One Fish, Two Fish"
The "Winnie the Pooh" books that were actually written by A. A. Milne not the ones made off of the movies.

Both 4 and 8 really. Mom asked me to get some good children's books for the siblings. :)

@MCS- Thanks! There are a few titles there I hadn't heard of before. Yeah, I liked Frog and Toad too! So silly! :P

Ok, lets see…for them to read themselves, or for reading out loud?

For themselves, all the books mentioned by Margaret and MilesChristiSum, plus The Little Bear stories, Go Dogs, Go! and Little Toot. Oh! and Tacky the Penguin.

For reading out loud: James Harriot's animal stories, Teddy's Button, and others by that author, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Twenty-One Balloons, Chronicles of Narnia…the list is almost endless.

"Fox in Socks"? 0.o Are you trying to kill me? jk HSDT!

@Sarah- Some they would read, and some would be to read out loud… :)

@M. E., Sarah, and MCS, - Thanks so much! A lot of these books are ones I had forgotten about. My siblings with thank you guys too! ;)