Book Review
The Scourge of Muirwood
by Lee Gooden
Jeff Wheeler’s Muirwood trilogy takes place in a world that seems to be an amalgamation of Medieval Britain, Wales, and Ireland. His work as a fantasist is influenced by Sharon Kay Penman’s medieval mysteries and there are strong...
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Essays and Aphorisms on the Higher Man
by Lee Gooden
History has shown examples of man trying to pull himself out of his ignorant bliss and stagnancy, from the philosopher kings and Renaissance man to Nietzsche’s Superman. A scant number of individuals have dared to become something more...
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Insights on the Exodus, King David, and Jesus
by Lee Gooden
One generation passes its beliefs down to the next, either by word of mouth or by written documentation, and, as time passes, the stories are embellished and mixed with the histories of succeeding generations. They become a hybrid of...
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A Half-Empty Glassful of Optimism
by Lee Gooden
Tim Goral should not be concerned if the self-help guru Anthony Robbins reads this novel, "A Half-Empty Glassful of Optimism". Where some celebrities less secure with their positions in life might take offense, Anthony Robbins would find...
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There is a Road in North Dakota
by Lee Gooden
“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” -William Faulkner Most memoirs today consist of the whining,...
Book Review
Awakenings
by Lee Gooden
"Awakenings", a novel based on a role-playing game developed by the author, begins with a long prologue in which a fierce mêlée rages between a group of heroes and ferocious monsters controlled by a practitioner of dark magic. This...
Book Review
Magic
by Lee Gooden
In the world of "Magic", powerful beings, called Adepts, have always existed side by side with humanity. The Adepts are divided into two groups, the “Elitists” and the “Humanists,” and they are able to perform tasks that...
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1927 A time travel novel.
by Lee Gooden
In 1927, Robert P. Fitton flawlessly combines the genres of romance, historical fiction, and science fiction, so it is a crime that he has allowed the story to be marred by deficient editing, including typos and missing words. Regardless...