"All The Fury Of The Wind" Book Review and Giveaway!

The Cornhuskers play the Colorado Buffaloes in a few hours so I wanted to get today's review and giveaway posted before the game starts - the author won't mind, he is a big Cornhusker fan as well and will be rooting for them too :-) So for today's giveaway, let me introduce you to...

"All The Fury Of The Wind"
by Donald James Parker

I previewed this book for Don and sent him an email with some of my thoughts. I thought I would share part of that email with you...

"First off, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have to admit that I didn't know what to expect when I first received it. It doesn't exactly have that "perfect / professional" look of some of the books out there and sadly I'm not sure I would have grabbed it off the shelf if I was browsing at a bookstore. The other thing would be that the back cover copy doesn't really set the book up very well as far as telling me what the book is really about story wise. But my complaints with the book definitely end there. I was blown away by your insights and wisdom on many spiritual matters. The first conversation to grab me and pull me in was the one that starts on page 45 between Paul and Lisa about the whole submission issue. Wow, how many marriages could be saved if submission was explained in churches as well as you did there. I even read the conversation out loud to my mom ( we were on our way back from a trip to Indiana) and she said, "Whoa, that is really good." That was only the beginning though. I read many pieces of the book to her as she was driving. I enjoyed the storyline even though I hadn't read any of the other books. Of course I loved the ties to Nebraska :-) And the underlying or overwhelming (however you look at it) story of fighting the evolutionary machine was great. The arguments and debates that you put forth were really good. I would definitely recommend this book for the spiritual principles and wisdom that you presented if for no other reason."


This book takes place for the most part in Lincoln, Nebraska - home of the Cornhuskers - so that endeared it to me right away. But it stands on its own two feet the whole way through. This is actually book #5 of the Masterson Family Series, but I hadn't read any of them and I was able to jump right into the storyline. We have the product description -

Maria Masterson and Jeremy Dillon are innocent kids whose world is altered drastically. Their decision to engage the culture they live in and battle for truth in the debate concerning the creation of the Universe and mankind leads them into conflicts in which their adversaries do not always fight by Queensberry rules. A reminder that Christians are to overcome evil with good halts them in their tracks in an attempt to fight back with similar methods. Their only weapon is the Sword of the Spirit of Truth. Their dexterity in the use of this weapon increases as the two are pulled into a battle that they can't win in their own power. This novel could serve as a primer on how to stand tall in a world that wants any person of faith in their Creator to lay low. This book presents intellectual and moral handholds and toeholds for those not afraid to do some spiritual rock climbing.

The plot is good, the characters are well done, but the shining jewel in this book is definitely the biblical insight and the cultural arguments that are peppered throughout.

If you would like to win a copy of this book then leave a comment (with your email address) telling me what you did for Thanksgiving this year - did you travel or host?