Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Blog Tour

Merry Christmas, The Fatal Tree Tour Participants,

Tour Details. Our tour for The Fatal Tree begins Monday and runs through Wednesday. For those of you who received review copies of the books, please remember to include a disclaimer such as the following: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

Special thanks to those of you who post your review in multiple places. Don’t forget you can also share your review at the Speculative Faith’s library — http://www.speculativefaith.com/submit-a-novel-review .

Lastly, please make an effort to visit at least five other blogs during the tour and leave a comment. Thanks for the extra effort.

Tour Links. The links you’ll need this month are as follows ( * indicates required links):
*The Fatal Tree – http://www.amazon.com/The-Fatal-Tree-Bright-Empires/dp/1595548084/ (or some other link of your choice)
Author Website – http://www.stephenlawhead.com/
Author Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephen-R-Lawhead/84503526872
*Participants’ links:

Julie Bihn
Thomas Clayton Booher
Beckie Burnham
Jeff Chapman
Karri Compton
April Erwin
Victor Gentile
Jason Joyner
Janeen Ippolito
Carol Keen
Emileigh Latham
Rebekah Loper
Shannon McDermott
Meagan @ Blooming with Books
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Nissa
Jalynn Patterson
Writer Rani
Nathan Reimer
Audrey Sauble
Jojo Sutis
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Shane Werlinger
Phyllis Wheeler

Blessings on you all for your faithful participation in the tour!

Merry Christmas, All,

At long last, we’re ready for the tour featuring The Fatal Tree by Stephen Lawhead, along with pictures of you and your tats! The tour will run next week, Monday through Wednesday (December 15-17).

Not participating? Check the Opting In/Out Directions below to be sure you don’t need to opt out of the tour.

Start by checking to see if your name is on the list below. Depending on your plans this month, you may need to opt in or out. If you requested a review copy of the featured book you are expected to opt into the tour.

December Tour Links. The links you’ll need for this first tour are as follows:
*The Fatal Tree –    http://www.amazon.com/The-Fatal-Tree-Bright-Empires/dp/1595548084/ (or some other link of your choice)
Author Website –  http://www.stephenlawhead.com/
Author Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stephen-R-Lawhead/84503526872
*Participants’ links (list available no later than Sunday afternoon) – must be included at least once in the body of your blog OR updated in your sidebar to show the December tour participants.

[*indicates required link(s)]

Opting In/Out Directions. Please read the following carefully and be sure to follow the guidelines, whether you requested a review copy of the current book or not.

• IF your name is on the list below and you plan to participate, DO NOTHING.
• IF your name is on the list and you do NOT plan to participate, OPT OUT by responding with your name and “Opt Out” in the body of the email.
• IF your name is NOT on the list and you plan to participate, OPT IN by responding with your name and “Opt In” in the body of the email.
  

As a matter of courtesy to your fellow members who are posting links, please check the list below for your name and follow the Opt in/out directions.

Deadline. Notify me of your opt in/out status change no later than 12:00 P. M. (Pacific time) on Saturday.

Current Participation List.
Those who posted at least once in the last tour (Rebels by Jill Williamson) are listed below:

Julie Bihn
Thomas Fletcher Booher
Beckie Burnham
Jeff Chapman
April Erwin
Carol Gehringer
Rebekah Gyger
Jeremy Harder
Jason Joyner
Carol Keen
Shannon McDermott
Meagan @ Blooming with Books
Melanie @ Christian Bookshelf Reviews
Joan Nienhuis
Nissa
Writer Rani
Audrey Sauble
Chawna Schroeder
Jojo Sutis
Elizabeth Williams

Blessings on you as you finish up your preparations for Christmas.

Hi, All,

Book Offer. I’m so excited to announce that our November/December tour, will feature The Fatal Tree, the conclusion of Stephan Lawhead’simpressive Bright Empires series. See the details below.

But there’s more. To help promote the book the publisher has created some very cool temporary tattoos, using the symbols imprinted on the book covers, and they will give these to anyone willing to post a picture of you (or someone else) sporting the tats.

Two more cool things. Because this is the end of the series, and some people wait for the whole series before starting in, the previous four books are going on sale next week. So anyone who has missed out and would like to get on board before reading the last of the series, now’s your chance to get the books at a discounted price. And please help get the word out about the sale.

One more. The publisher is also giving away a small number of complete sets of the series. I’m currently discussing with the PR contact how we can determine who should get these books. I’ll let you know when we decide for sure. Obviously, first point should be, you don’t already own the series and you’d like to.

OK, here’s the offer: you can request a review copy of The Fatal Tree by itself or you can request a review copy plus the temporary tattoos. As always, if you request a book, you are expected to post a review during the tour, and are encouraged to discuss the book or related subjects on all three days. If you also request the tats, you’re also expected to post a pre-tour picture (and of course you may choose to post pictures during the tour as well) of you or someone else wearing them. If you want the book only, don’t mention the tattoos. If you’d like the book and the tats, simply request both or tats too. Include your name and mailing address (no post office box numbers, please) no later than Tuesday, 9:00 AM(Pacific time).

And now the details:

Series: Bright Empires (Book 5)
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (October 28, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1595548084
ISBN-13: 978-1595548085

Kit stared at his fellow questors. “Is this it . . . the End of Everything?”

It started with small, seemingly insignificant wrinkles in time: A busy bridge suddenly disappears, spilling cars into the sea. A beast from another realm roams modern streets. Napoleon’s army appears in 1930s Damascus ready for battle. But that’s only the beginning as entire realities collide and collapse.

The questors are spread throughout the universe. Mina is stuck on a plain of solid ice, her only companion an angry cave lion. Tony and Gianni are monitoring the cataclysmic reversal of the cosmic expansion—but coming up short on answers. And Burleigh is languishing in a dreary underground dungeon—his only hope of survival the very man he tried to murder.

Kit and Cass are back in the Stone Age trying to reach the Spirit Well. But an enormous yew tree has grown over the portal, effectively cutting off any chance of return. Unless someone can find a solution—and fast—all Creation will be destroyed in the universal apocalypse known as The End of Everything.

Remember, I’ll need your name and mailing address (no post office box numbers, please). For those wishing the tattoos, ask for both or add the words tats too.

Another warm welcome to another new member!  Please head over to her website and say hello!

L.S. King
URL: http://loriendil.wordpress.com/

Please take a few moments to head over to their websites and welcome them.

Kimberly Rogers
URL: http://kimberlyrogerscfwriter.wordpress.com/

Katie Clark
URL: http://www.katieclarkwrites.com/apps/blog/

Simone Lilly-Egerter
URL: http://inspirationsbysimone.blogspot.com

Elsie Lansberry
URL: http://confessionsofabachaddict.blogspot.com

Bethany Baldwin
URL: http://ramblingsbybethany.blogspot.com

Ashlee Willis
URL: http://ashleewillisauthor.wordpress.com

Mark Carver
URL: http://www.markcarverbooks.com

I apologize for not being more organized this month. I love the book we’re featuring and so want this tour to be top notch, which makes my tardiness getting you the links even worse. Be that as it may, here’s what I intended to send you this weekend.

Tour Details. Our tour for Jill Williamson’s Rebels, book three of the Safe Lands trilogy, begins today Monday, September 29, and runs through Wednesday, October 1. For those of you who received review copies of the books, please remember to include a disclaimer such as the following: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

Please consider posting your review in multiple places, including the Speculative Faith’s library  — http://www.speculativefaith.com/submit-a-novel-review ).

Lastly, help build the CSFF community by visiting at least five other blogs during the tour. All CSFF members benefit in the long run, as do the authors of the books we feature.

September Tour Links. The links you’ll need this month are as follows (* indicates required link[s]):

*Merlin’s Nightmare –  http://www.amazon.com/Rebels-Safe-Lands-Jill-Williamson/dp/0310735777/ (or some other link of your choice)
Author Website – http://www.jillwilliamson.com/
*Participants’ links – must be included at least once in the body of your blog OR updated in your sidebar to show the September participants.

*indicates required link(s)

Participation List
<a href=”http://kinynchronicles.blogspot.com/“> Julie Bihn</a>
<a href=”http://tulipdrivenlife.blogspot.com/“> Thomas Fletcher Booher</a>
<a href=”http://rbclibrary.wordpress.com/“> Beckie Burnham</a>
<a href=”http://jeffchapmanwriter.blogspot.com/“> Jeff Chapman</a>
<a href=”http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/“> Vicky DealSharingAunt</a>
<a href=”http://projectinga.blogspot.com/“> April Erwin</a>
<a href=”http://worthy2read.wordpress.com/“> Carol Gehringer</a>
<a href=”http://vicsmediaroom.wordpress.com/“> Victor Gentile</a>
<a href=”http://backingbooks.blogspot.com/“> Rebekah Gyger</a>
<a href=”http://christianfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/“> Jeremy Harder</a>
<a href=”http://www.jasoncjoyner.com/blog/“> Jason Joyner</a>
<a href=”http://carolkeen.blogspot.com/“> Carol Keen</a>
<a href=”http://www.shannonmcdermott.com/?page_id=189“> Shannon McDermott</a>
<a href=”http://www.bloomingwithbooks.blogspot.com/“> Meagan @ Blooming with Books</a>
<a href=”http://christianbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/“> Melanie @ Christian Bookshelf Reviews</a>
<a href=”http://rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com/“> Rebecca LuElla Miller</a>
<a href=”http://www.bookwomanjoan.blogspot.com/“> Joan Nienhuis</a>
<a href=”http://annakindt.wordpress.com/“> Nissa</a>
<a href=”http://www.christsbridge.blogspot.com“> Writer Rani</a>
<a href=”http://theloremistress.blogspot.com/“> Audrey Sauble</a>
<a href=”http://www.chawnaschroeder.blogspot.com/“> Chawna Schroeder</a>
<a href=”http://www.jojosutiscorner.wordpress.com“> Jojo Sutis</a>
<a href=”http://kerani-in-the-world.blogspot.com/“> Elizabeth Williams</a>

Not participating in the Rebels tour? You may still need to opt out. Please keep reading.
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Greetings, CSFFers,

Autumn, school, football, and books! What could be better? It’s a great time of year.

Our September tour next week features Rebels, book 3 of the Safe Lands series, by another one of our CSFF members, Jill Williamson. We’ll post Monday through Wednesday, September 29 through October 1.

Check to see if your name is on the participants’ list below. You’ll remain on it until you take yourself off. If you’d like to change your status, either by having your name added to the list or taken off, you’ll either need to opt in or out of this tour. See the Opt In/Out Directions below.

If you requested a review copy of the featured book, you are expected to participate in the tour. Also, please make your reviews count.Follow up your opinion with why. I liked the book because . . . Or I thought the characters were weak because  . . . We’re looking for the kind of excellent posts we had last month.

Opting In/Out Directions. Please follow these guidelines, whether you requested a review copy of the current book or not.

• IF your name is on the list below and you plan to participate, DO NOTHING.
• IF your name is on the list and you do NOT plan to participate, OPT OUT by replying with your name and “Opt Out” in the body of the email.
• IF your name is NOT on the list and you plan to participate, OPT IN by replying with your name and “Opt In” in the body of the email.
  

Deadline. Notify me of your opt in/out status change no later than 12:00 P. M. (Pacific time) on Saturday. I’ll send the list out that afternoon.

September Tour Links. The links you’ll need this month are as follows:
*Rebels – http://www.amazon.com/Rebels-Safe-Lands-Jill-Williamson/dp/0310735777/ (or some other link of your choice)
Author Website - http://www.jillwilliamson.com/
*Participants’ links (list available no later than Sunday afternoon) – must be included at least once in the body of your blog OR updated in your sidebar to show the September participants.

*indicates required link(s)

Current Participation List.
Reminder: your name stays on the participants’ list until you tell me to take it off. Those who were listed as participants for the last tour (Robert Treskillard’s Merlin’s Nightmare) are listed below:

Thomas Clayton Booher
Beckie Burnham
Jeff Chapman
April Erwin
Carol Gehringer
Victor Gentile
Rebekah Gyger
Carol Keen
Emileigh Latham
Jennette Mbewe
Shannon McDermott
Meagan @ Blooming with Books
Joan Nienhuis
Nissa
Jalynn Patterson
Writer Rani
Nathan Reimer
Audrey Sauble
Chawna Schroeder
Jojo Sutis
Robert Treskillard
Phyllis Wheeler
Elizabeth Williams

Reminder: the deadline to send me your Opt In/Out change is Saturday 12:00 P. M. (Pacific time).

CSFF’ers,

I apologize for this last minute change, but I’m postponing the tour for Rebels by Jill Williamson for one week. I’ll get opt in/out info and links to you byWednesday (at least that’s the plan.)

Merlin’s Nightmare Tour Participants,

Tour Details. Our tour for Robert Treskillard’s Merlin’s Nightmare begins Monday, August 25 and runs through Wednesday, August 27. For those of you who received review copies of the books, please remember to include a disclaimer such as the following: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

Please consider posting your review in multiple places, including the Speculative Faith’s library — http://www.speculativefaith.com/submit-a-novel-review ).

Lastly, help build the CSFF community by visiting at least five other blogs during the tour. All CSFF members benefit in the long run, as do the authors of the books we feature.

August Tour Links. The links you’ll need this month are as follows (* indicates required link[s]):

*Merlin’s Nightmare – http://www.amazon.com/Merlins-Nightmare-Merlin-Spiral-Treskillard/dp/0310735092/ (or some other link of your choice)
Author Website – http://www.KingArthur.org.uk
*Participants’ links (list available no later than Sunday afternoon) – must be included at least once in the body of your blog OR updated in your sidebar to show the August participants.

*indicates required link(s)

Participation List

Beckie Burnham
Jeff Chapman
Vicky DealSharingAunt
April Erwin
Carol Gehringer
Victor Gentile
Rebekah Gyger
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Emileigh Latham
Jennette Mbewe
Shannon McDermott
Meagan @ Blooming with Books
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mirriam Neal
Joan Nienhuis
Nissa
Writer Rani
Nathan Reimer
Audrey Sauble
Chawna Schroeder
Jojo Sutis
Robert Treskillard
Phyllis Wheeler
Elizabeth Williams

I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts about this book.

Happy end of summer, Tourists.

Hope you’re getting ready to dive into the busy-ness of school and the fall season.

Our August tour next week features Merlin’s Nightmare by our own Robert Treskillard. We’ll post Monday through Wednesday, August 25-27.

Not participating? You may still need to opt out. Please keep reading.

Check to see if your name is on the list below. You’ll remain on the participants’ list until you take yourself off. If you’d like to change your status, either by having your name added to the list or taken off, you’ll either need to opt in or out of this tour. See the Opt In/Out Directions below.

If you requested a review copy of the featured book, you are expected to participate in the tour. Also, please make your reviews count. Follow up your opinion with why. I liked the book because . . . Or I thought the characters were weak because . . . We’re looking for posts with substance, ones that interact with the book’s themes as much as with the entertainment factor.

Opting In/Out Directions. Please follow these guidelines, whether you requested a review copy of the current book or not.

IF your name is on the list below and you plan to participate, DO NOTHING.
IF your name is on the list and you do NOT plan to participate, OPT OUT by replying with your name and “Opt Out” in the body of the email.
IF your name is NOT on the list and you plan to participate, OPT IN by replying with your name and “Opt In” in the body of the email.

Deadline. Notify me of your opt in/out status change no later than 12:00 P. M. (Pacific time) on Saturday. I’ll send the list out that afternoon.

August Tour Links. The links you’ll need this month are as follows:
*Merlin’s Nightmare – http://www.amazon.com/Merlins-Nightmare-Merlin-Spiral-Treskillard/dp/0310735092/ (or some other link of your choice)
Author Website – http://www.KingArthur.org.uk
*Participants’ links (list available no later than Sunday afternoon) – must be included at least once in the body of your blog OR updated in your sidebar to show the August participants.

*indicates required link(s)

Current Participation List.
Reminder: your name stays on the participants’ list until you tell me to take it off. Those who were listed as participants for the last tour (Andrew Peterson’s The Warden and the Wolf King) are listed below:

Keanan Brand
Beckie Burnham
Vicky DealSharingAunt
Carol Gehringer
Nikole Hahn
Bruce Hennigan
Jason Joyner
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Shannon McDermott
Meagan @ Blooming with Books
Nissa
Jalynn Peterson
Writer Rani
Chawna Schroeder
Jojo Sutis
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Shane Werlinger
Phyllis Wheeler

Should be a great tour. In case you didn’t know, Merlin’s Nightmare is the end of the Merlin Spiral trilogy, but not the end of the stories about Merlin and Arthur. Robert has a second trilogy in store for us, so if the end of this book seemed somewhat open-ended, you’ll one day be able to read what happens next.

Reminder: the deadline to send me your Opt In/Out change is Saturday 12:00 P. M. (Pacific time).