This month’s Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Blog Tour highlights an incredible author, Mr. Robin Parrish. His works, known in the secular and Christian circles alike, come highly recommended from people far more esteemed than I. But also note-worthy is his amazing blog-based e-zine website, a gorgeous stop I frequent often.
For me personally, I’ve learned most of what I know about Robin through his friends, having not yet had the privilege to meet him myself. I hope that day is coming. But until you get a blog entry about me personally sitting down for a mocha-chino-latte-frappe-hoo-haa and talking about the latest way to start your temperamental weed whacker, here is a cool story to tide you over.
While on the recent Fantasy Fiction Tour with Wayne Batson, Sharon Hinck & Bryan Davis, we stopped at a Borders in a city that I honestly can’t remember. Charlotte perhaps? Maybe Raleigh. Dunnno’. But as we stood setting up our table, Sharon blurts out, “Oh, look! It’s Robin!”
“And face-out, I might add,” says Wayne, noting Robin’s latest book, Fearless, was sitting on the front table, facing the first people to walk in the door. (Quite a feat if you are familiar with publishing at all).
Little did I know that Sharon and Robin are friends, and share a “graduating-class-into-the-same-publisher” stature together. Sharon went on to tell me “how cool a guy” he is, and how amazing his works are. Then again, I’m not sure Sharon could speak poorly of anyone, but there was a genuine sense of appreciation for him.
So long before I meet the man personally, and even after his numerous accolades, endorsements, and “face-out” status, I understand that he is “one cool guy,” and from reading between the lines, a genuine article in the faith.
So I happily endorse you my not-yet-met-friend-of-a-friend, and gladly promote your work from my small island in the cyber sea.
Thanks for reading! And please be sure to check out Robin’s sites and Amazon presence. Leaving lots of comments is always goo, too!
Blessings,
CH
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Check ‘em out! CSFF Blog Tour participants this month:
Trish Anderson
Brandon Barr
Wayne Thomas Batson
Jim Black
Justin Boyer
Grace Bridges
Amy Browning
Jackie Castle
Valerie Comer
Karri Compton
Frank Creed
Lisa Cromwell
CSFF Blog Tour
Gene Curtis
D. G. D. Davidson
Merrie Destefano
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Linda Gilmore
Beth Goddard
Marcus Goodyear
Andrea Graham
Russell Griffith
Jill Hart
Katie Hart
Sherrie Hibbs
Christopher Hopper
Jason Joyner
Karen
Dawn King
Tina Kulesa
Lost Genre Guild
Rachel Marks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Eve Nielsen
John W. Otte
John Ottinger
Robin Parrish
Lyn Perry
Rachelle
Cheryl Russel
Hanna Sandvig
Chawna Schroeder
Mirtika Schultz
James Somers
Steve Trower
Speculative Faith
Jason Waguespac
Daniel I. Weaver









Nice post, Christopher. I love stories about personal interaction with the author, and this is the next best thing.
Oh, and THANK YOU for the video of Wayne’s F & F appearance. The one you posted on the second day worked really well, even for dial-up challenged me.
Becky
Thanks Becky!
And I’m so thankful you followed our tour. Glad the videos worked well for our dial-up users, too! (We finally caved and got satellite as dial-up was *killing* me and DSL will never come down our road to Eden. It’s not as good as cable, but light years beyond a dial tone).
Blessings!
CH
Same thing with my Borders, they did not just put Fearless on display,t hey also put Donita K. Paul’s Dragonfire on display and WTB’s Door Within in the section labeled “What to read while waiting for Potter?” Its great to see Christian books being grouped with secular novels!
That’s awesome, Justin!
*cries* I still don’t have DragonFire – but I also still don’t have a copy of DragonKnight … I’ve read it, I just don’t have a copy of it.