Matthew Dickerson Knihy

Set against the backdrop of Gondisle, the narrative revolves around the struggle to thwart the Daegmon Lord's menace. Matthew Dickerson intricately weaves a fantasy epic that vividly portrays the natural world, making its landscapes feel authentic and alive. Drawing inspiration from Tolkien and Lewis, the story not only offers thrilling adventures but also explores deeper meanings, enriching the reader's experience with a sense of wonder and re-enchantment.

The resurgence of the Daegmon Lord disrupts the long-standing peace in Gondisle, as a new generation of heroes, endowed with mystical Gifts, must confront this ancient threat. With their powers of healing, shaping, and supernatural strength, they rally to protect their villages from destruction. Complicating their quest, the king, swayed by the Daegmon Lord's minions, denies them support, leaving the heroes to navigate both external dangers and internal betrayal in their battle for survival.

The narrative explores the environmental challenges facing rivers in the Appalachian region, highlighting the impact of pollution and development on wildlife. It begins in western North Carolina, where wild trout struggle to survive amidst litter, moves to Vermont, where the ski industry threatens natural landscapes, and concludes in western Maine, showcasing a river that has been revitalized. Through these journeys, the author emphasizes the importance of conservation and the resilience of nature.

The allure of fantasy continues to grow with film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. But how should Christians approach modern works of fantasy, especially debated points such as magic and witches?From Homer to Harry Potter provides the historical background readers need to understand this timeless genre. It explores the influence of biblical narrative, Greek mythology, and Arthurian legend on modern fantasy and reveals how the fantastic offers profound insights into truth. The authors draw from a Christian viewpoint informed by C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien to assess modern authors such as Philip Pullman, Walter Wangerin, and J. K. Rowling.This accessible book guides undergraduate students, pastors, and lay readers to a more astute and rewarding reading of all fantasy literature.

Matthew Dickerson takes his readers from tiny mountain streams in the southern Rockies of New Mexico to the mighty Colorado River at the head of the Grand Canyon, to the Hill Country of Texas, exploring these various waters that manage to hold cold-loving trout in the midst of the hot desert landscapes of the American southwest. This lovingly described journey brings us through Dickerson’s own life of discovery and his love of fly fishing, trout, and the rivers where trout live. Though neither an historical nor a scientific text, the writing is informed by both. The book is illustrated by original prints from Texas artist Barbara Whitehead.

The story follows Kristinge, a young monk who learns he is the son of a legendary Frisian hero. Leaving his monastery, he embarks on a quest for self-discovery alongside his mentor, Willimond. Their journey takes them from southeastern France to Denmark in search of Kristinge's mother, ultimately leading him back to Friesland. The narrative explores themes of identity, heritage, and the clash between monastic life and personal destiny.

The Salvelinus, the Sockeye, and the Egg-Sucking Leech: Abundance and Diversity in the Bristol Bay Drainage (from the Eyes of an Angler) is the fourth book in Matthew Dickerson's Heartstreams series. This exciting ramble among the remote and beautiful mountains, lakes, and rivers of around Alaska's Bristol Bay is full of encounters with bears, caribou, and other wildlife. But the heart of the book is Dickerson's exploration of native trout, river ecology, and the joys of experiencing wild places and fish by casting flies among them. This volume focuses on rivers and lakes in Alaska's Bristol Bay drainage, and on the native fish that inhabit those waters, from the abundant sockeye salmon species to the Salvelinus genus, which includes the stunningly beautiful Dolly Varden char as well as its cousin the Arctic char, the northernmost freshwater fish species in the world. Although the book explores some of the environmental threats facing these waters, the stories are also full of hope, delight, and awe. Though not a science text, it is well-informed by science as well as by the author's careful eye. The book also includes photographs by Alaskan bush pilot Glen Alsworth.

A critique of the dominant physicalist paradigm of the mind, offering an alternative that places the bodily and the spiritual on an equal footing.

Dickerson's lovingly crafted narratives take us to waters from sockeye spawning streams of Alaska's Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks, to Rocky Mountain rivers in the national parks and forests of Montana and Wyoming, to the little brook trout creeks in his home waters of Maine. Along the way we will fall in love with arctic streams, glacial rivers flowing green with flour, alpine brooks tumbling out of melting snow, and little estuaries where lobsters and brook trout swim within a few yards of each other; with wide deep lakes, little mountain tarns with crystal clear water, and tannin-laden beaver ponds the color of tea. The narratives are creative, personal, and compelling, yet informed by science and history as well as close observation and the eye of a naturalist. The characters in the stories are fascinating, from fly fishing guides to fisheries biologists to wranglers to Dickerson himself who often explores the rivers with a fly rod in hand, but whose writing transcends any sort of fishing narrative. But the most important characters are the rivers themselves whose stories Dickerson tells, and whose music he helps us to hear.