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Check Out Marcher Lord Press’s New List!

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I’m getting this post up a couple of days later than I wanted to, but this is too important to omit. Marcher Lord Press (MLP) is getting ready to release its 2011 list and it looks like a good one.

First off, Kathy Tyers’ Firebird trilogy is being re-released by MLP after a long hiatus of being off the market. I have the old omnibus, but am seriously considering trying to get my hands on the new annotated volume. That’s right, kiddies! The new version is completely annotated by Kathy Tyers herself. The sci-fi geek in me is trembling in excitement. :) Check out the cover. Isn’t it gorgeous?

Second on the list is From Darkness Won, the final book in Jill Williamson’s “Blood of Kings” trilogy. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on this one too. I thoroughly enjoyed Book 1 (By Darkness Hid) and Book 2 (To Darkness Fled).

The third MLP book being released this year is Mitchell Bonds’ Hero in Hiding, which is the sequel to Hero, Second Class, a charming, tongue-in-cheek fantasy. As I stated in my review way back in October 2009, Hero, Second Class reminded me of a cross between The Princess Bride and a Monty Python skit. Corny puns galore!

Ok, there. I’ve said it. Just gotta spread a little love around for one of my favorite publishers of Christian speculative, fantasy and sci-fi fiction. If you want more info, here’s a link to the web site:

Marcher Lord Press: http://marcherlordpress.com

Release date for these three new MLP books is slated for sometime in April.

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Hero, Second Class, by Mitchell Bonds

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Hero, Second Class--SmallOk, I admit I’m a little behind in reading this one. I had hoped to read it sooner than now, but…well, let’s just say there are so many good books out there it’s hard to choose sometimes. But Hero, Second Class was so intriguing I never forgot it and now, a year after it was published, I finally got around to reading it.

First, let me say that Hero, Second Class is 600 pages of hilarious satire. It reminds me of a cross between The Princess Bride and Monty Python. It took me longer than usual to work through this book because I kept going back, thinking “Did I read that right?” Then I’d find out that, yes, that’s what I thought it said. If you don’t like corny puns, by all means don’t read this book. At times it almost became too much for me, but I stuck with it, pressed on, and finally finished it with a smile.

Overall, I have to say that it was worth it to me. I can see where some wouldn’t like this book, decrying it as simply too silly, but to me, that was the fun of it. Think of all the most popular fantasy novels, take them to an extreme level of stereotypic situations and plot, throw in some really bad puns, and you have Hero, Second Class. And, I might add, there is a serious element that runs through the book as the main character refuses to acknowledge the existence of the Creator, but in the end must acknowledge that there is indeed a Creator that can and will bend reality to His will when it is for the best, a Creator who loves us and pursues us, even when we run from Him.

On a scale of 1 to 5, I give Hero, Second Class 3.75 stars.

Hero, Second Class is published by Marcher Lord Press. You can read the prologue here.

The Marcher Lord Press website is: http://www.marcherlordpress.com

Disclosure of Material Connection: At times, some of the links in my posts are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”