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Moonlight - The Complete Series
$39.98
I received my dvd quick and in good condition. Love the Moonlight series.
M.D.

The Door in the Dragon's Throat/Escape from the Island of Aquarius/The Tombs of Anak/Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea (The Cooper Kids Adventure Series 1-4)
$23.96
The first four books in Frank Peretti's "Cooper Kids" series. We were given the set by a friend and were extremely thankful as we have also recently purchased the next 3 books in the series. Whether battling demonic forces, OT-inspired giants, a band of cultists, or communist forces, the action is always intense with some of that "Indiana Jones" feel. I felt that the fourth book was easily the best written with a much stronger Christian message, while the first book is somewhat light on meaty dialogue and character progression - something you'd expect from an introductory book in a long series. One note, the third book - The Tomb Of Anak - is not really appropriate for younger kids as we felt that the action surrounding the central "Goliath" villain was somewhat scary at times.

Throughout the books, Peretti treats the devout Christian lives of the Coopers as just another normal part of the story and, contrary to some Christian books, movies, or audio tapes that I've had, this aspect of their lives does not seem false or forced into the storyline in order to turn out a "Christian" product - when the Coopers stop to pray before making a tough decision it is an appropriate action that only helps to further the action. Reading some of the reviews for this set or the individual books in the series, I think it's pretty funny when some obviously atheist parent tags the book as a "stealth Christian product" when anyone who knows Peretti's works or spends more than 5 min reading the book realizes it isn't a stealth Christian book - it's an OVERT Christian book and proud of it.

Just as all the Cooper Kids books, the real message throughout the story is not the fantastic locales/enemies or gripping action and story telling, but the Christian values (faith, love, and perserverence immediately leap to mind) of the central characters. Always wonderful stories to be either read alone by your "tween" child (my 8 yr old could easly read the book alone), out loud at night as a bedtime story, or as part of a Bible curriculum for homeschoolers.

Witchblade: The Complete Series
$69.98
Well, first of all, the price was excellent. To get the entire series (2 seasons plus pilot etc.) for this price was unexpected! As for the content of the series, i had never seen it before and was a bit disappointed.

The first season was great, but the second season felt like the beginning of a long series. There should have been more seasons to wrap up the story. Season one is one long story with a good and hopeful ending. It should have stopped after the first season or gone 3 or 4 more seasons to reach a proper finish.

I read somewhere that Yancy Butler had to go to rehab and they cancelled the show.

The characters are fairly good: All the cops are good, Ken Irons is pretty good, although not as big and strong as the comic, and Ian Nottingham is sometimes laughable in his manorisms and pouting face. The comic showed him as stoic (i think) and this show makes him childlike mostly.

Lastly, (obviously the budget wasn't there) the Witchblade doesn't really do much cool stuff. No shooting fire, minimal organic tendrils or morphing. Mostly it's metal and either sword-gauntlet, armor or both. It seems its only powers are blocking bullets (which gets really old) and giving Pezzini some psychic powers (plus some time control).

Super Witchblade fans would like it in their collection. Casual viewers may not.

A Hunger Like No Other (The Immortals After Dark Series, Book 1)
$7.99
I was looking for something after Black Dagger Brotherhood Series and this was a PLEASANT surprise to say the least. ROMANCE, LUST, ADVENTURE, SUSPENSE..and plenty of PARANORMAL activity ... great book!!!!!!!!