Thursday, May 12, 2016

Is the Bible Henotheistic? Well, Is It? Is It? Is it? Huh?

This book addresses the controversial question popularized by PBS's Nova Special: The Bible's Buried Secrets. Such questions as 'Was God believed to have been married to a Goddess?' 'Was Israelite culture polytheistic?' 'How and when did the transition from henotheism to monotheism occur?' 'Were neighboring nations such as the Moabites and Ammonites also henotheistic when it came to the worship of their national patron gods such as Chemosh and Milcom?'
These questions and more will be answered in this gripping book to be released this December.

Coming this December to Amazon.com


The next installment of my fantasy novel. Coming Soon.

Monday, May 9, 2016

A Review of The Last Warrior Queen by Mary Mackey

I'm reviewing this novel since the setting of it is similar to the setting of my own novel. It is about a woman named Inanna, a woman with a healing touch trying to survive in the chaotic ancient world she was born into. Her courage enables her to overcome obstacles throughout the course of the story as she seeks to become a great warrior queen.
The story involves a belief in ancient Sumerian gods and goddesses and is an excellent read. However, some parts of the story are strange and violent. Strangely enough, some people in the story believe the main character is part-wolf. I suspect it might be a feminist work since it involves a woman escaping from a male dominated society.
Overall, it was OK. But I wouldn't highly recommend it unless you're interested in a story that involves tragedy. I think the main demographic for this book was women and feminists. I personally think the book could have been more exciting if it had had more conflict between a main antagonist or kept true to the spirit of an epic adventure that tends to make stories popular. In other words, it could have been more exciting than it was.