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Solomon Kane Castle of the Devil v 1

Robert E. Howard’s vengeance-obsessed adventurer begins his supernatural adventures in the haunted Black Forest of Germany in this adaptation of Howard’s “The Castle of the Devil.” When Solomon Kane stumbles upon the body of a boy hanged from a rickety gallows, he goes after the man responsible – a baron feared by the peasants from miles around. Something far worse than the devilish baron or the terrible, intelligent wolf that prowls the woods lies hidden in the ruined monastery beneath the baron’s castle, where a devil-worshiping priest died in chains centuries ago.

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The Devils Heiress

To save the home his family has owned for centuries, Major George Hawkinville has only to prove that the hussy known as the Devil’s Heiress was party to the murder of Lord Deveril and the forging of the will that gave her his fortune.

Even though his army career made him expert in investigations, Hawk does not find his task as easy as he expected. Clarissa Greystone is a most unlikely criminal, and she is connected to people of power who will stop anyone who tries to harm her.

And then he falls in love with her….

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3 Stars A reasonable tale but not completely satisfying
This was the first book by Jo Beverley that I have read, and by the end I realised that it was the third book she had written about this group of characters (The Georges) and she has also written several other books about the Rogues (who also feature in this novel). Although it didn’t matter that I hadn’t read the other books, there were quite a lot of characters to get to grips with, and they seemed rather one-dimensional in this book. I expect if I’d read the others before this I would have found them more satisfying.

The basic premise of the story is that Clarissa Greystone is about to be launched into society as a young heiress; she was formerly forcibly engaged to Lord Deveril, an unpleasant man who was killed – was Clarissa the killer? – and his Will found near the body left all his money to his fianc

Grendel Devil By The Deed Grendel Graphic Novels

When Wagner first serialized Grendel: Devil by the Deed as a backup in his critically acclaimed title Mage, its innovative storytelling techniques, philosophical undertones, and charismatic anti-hero ignited a devoted following. Introducing Hunter Rose as the brilliant, twisted assassin Grendel, it gave birth to what would become a centuries-spanning epic exploring the roots and consequences of violence. This influential tale has been collected only twice in the past twenty years, quickly selling out each time. Now, for the first time in hardcover, Dark Horse presents the book that brought one of the most popular alternative comics characters to life and marked the auspicious arrival of one of the greatest visionaries of modern comics!

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4 Stars Re-Red, and Not for the Better
While Devil by the Deed still stands as an important and quite beautifully realized milestone in comics history, I did find the decision to recolor the work in the ‘black, white, and red’ style to be a mistake. The coloring of the original version of the story had always been one of my favorite aspects of the work, and I do not think the revision was necessary or desirable. While it is nice to own a hardcover of the story (which is mostly undiminished by the alteration), I may have thought twice had I known about the recoloring. That’ll teach me to do a little research, I guess. Fortunately, I do still own a copy of the 1993 re-issue (I’ve never run across a copy of the original Comico collection).

I can at least content myself with the fact that this version of Devil by the Deed still stands lightyears ahead of the alterations that Image did to the original Mage collection.

5 Stars The best graphic prose ever written!
This book is a visual and literary masterpiece. Matt Wagner took a novel approach to the comic book format and created the poetic dark story of Hunter Rose aka Grendel, the most sadistic and romantic killer in comic book history. It chronicles the birth and death of Grendel in a smoothly flowing pictorial, with text inserts. This book is a must read if you are a fan of the dark and twisted. This is not a children’s book by any means

2 Stars By highschoolers, for highschoolers.
The art work is very much like something you would expect from a talented highschooler; the writing is like a movie treatment written by a highschooler who is NOT remotely as talented as his mother says he is.

5 Stars Grendel Devil by the Deed
You just do not see much about the wildly popular Grendel Comics from Comico written by Matt Wagner and the Pander Brothers. That is unfortunate, but maybe it is time for a new generation to discover the character. With the 25th anniversary editions coming out, and the original Comico comic books being reissued by Dark Horse they are slowly coming back into circulation, it is time to find out and read about the Grendel story. The premise of the Grendel series was that various people snap and then take on the character exacting bloody revenge on the problems and issues of the day. Some are darker than others, some explore human issues, those times where we could be stronger about our principles and morals but fail abjectly.

The Devil by the Deed looks at the Hunter Rose period, the original serialization is hard to find, but the anniversary edition is worth reading. Dark Horse has done a wonderful presentation of the original material, and the book is just as rich, dense, and enjoyable as it was the first time around as a comic book. They are well worth picking up and taking a look at the implications and conclusions. Grendel is a machine in many ways through these, there is no way for the character to accomplish his goals, without changing everyone around him, friends, family, and everyone else. What the Grendel character never seems to understand or realize is that change will only come with him as a leader, not as a source of violence and destruction. The series is overall interesting, and worth reading.

Grendel will influence you, these are much more than comic books, in many ways, Matt Wagner has hit on one of those few universal meme’s, power, revenge, anger, that consumes the actor in the end.

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Freedom From The Religious Spirit

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5 Stars very insightful eye-opening picture of the true enemy of the Church
I have heard of the Religious Spirit but I didn’t know quite what it was and how it oppressed the church. After reading this book, I was able to see very clearly the way it attacks and divides Christ’s body – the Church, individual Christians, and practical ways to war/intercede against this spirit. This book offers several perspectives and insights on the religious spirit, written by different pastors and leaders. As a result, you get a very well-rounded view of this dangerous spirit that has oppressed the Church for centuries. Reading this book will cause you to be aware of the schemes of the enemy and how he tries to choke the very life out of God’s Word, God’s people, and God’s Kingdom work. Some of the enemy’s schemes are so commonplace and ordinary that I am surprised I didn’t see them earlier. As I look back into my own experiences, there is newfound insight into why I struggled through past obstacles in my own faith and in ministries within the Church body.

3 Stars A Different Take on a Familiar Term
The term “religious spirit” seems innocuous enough to many believers and non-believers. But the theogically trained contributors to “Freedom From the Religious Spirit” consider the term antithetical to true religion. According to this interprettion, religious spirit is all about the form and nothing of the substance of true spirituality. It encourages pride and arrogance rather than submission to God’s will in humility. It encourages an empty devotion to ritual and perfectionistic ideals that have nothing to do with real service to others.

The contributing writers give plenty of biblical support for their attack on religious spirit. Jesus condemned the Pharisees whose words seemed to Jesus to laud God while their deeds denied him. The book cautions against being so impressed with the outward forms and traditions and other manifestations of religious spirit that the real humanistic concerns of faith are diminished or ignored altogether.

4 Stars Religious spirits are very common
This book is written by about 9 different individuals who have witnessed religious spirits in operation in main-stream churches. For the most part the authors are career ministers. They outline what they witnessed, which was a spirit that resisted the Holy Spirit while operating within a religious organization. It is no surprise that such spirits exist today since they were also in control of the religious institutions of Jesus’ day. Satan himself is a religious spirit and has generated many forms of godliness. Religious spirits take the form of godliness (ie., they direct people to go to church, read the Bible, pray, work in ministry etc.) while denying God’s power. They do not deny that God is powerful; they deny the Holy Spirit from taking control of the religious person’s life. Instead religious spirits use the power of religious men and women to carry out ministries of man, not the ministry of the Holy Spirit. This book provides a good first step in learning to recognize religious spirits.

5 Stars Thank God for honesty!
Thank God for honesty.

This will not be the first book I have ever read on the subject of religious spirits.

Most of these books are written by pastoral ministries, and the lopsided bias is mind-boggling.

The picture is painted of a poor, honest, sincere, God loving, sheep loving, hard working, Polly- poor-bred pastor who is working so hard he/she is almost sweating great drops of blood over his/her incredible diligence and care….etc…etc…etc.. and then along comes the big bad wolf…..

And the big bad wolf is ***ALWAYS*** within the flock, and ***NEVER*** a ministry.

Give me a break!

Do they think I’m that dumb!

The truth is, the enemy savourest the things of MEN. (Mark 8:33)

And this is always un-submitted flesh.

When ever, and where ever it is!

And if you don’t think there is un-submitted flesh within the ministry, boy are you in for a surprise!

Diotrephes is everywhere! (3 John 1:9)

So that is why I was looking forward to Peter’s perspective on this topic.

And, indeed I got more than I bargained for, as Peter utilizes a number of ministries.

Not an in depth analysis on the characteristics of those Jezebel…etc spirits that you typically find.

Not earth shatering, but a very balanced and good perspective.

And, most of all, he breaks out of the *poor-wonderful-me* mold set by most pastors on this subject.

Peter, how about a book titled “The Hireling Spirit”.

That will rock the evangelical world a little!!

Thanks for your honesty Peter! A+

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