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A Little Greek, A Little Sci-Fi – Ep.352 – 2025 Book Reviews – Part 1

Patrick   January 5, 2026

A Little Greek, A Little Sci-Fi

2025 kicked off my goal of reading the great books of Western Civilization. So in typical fashion I read a little Greek, a little sci-fi, and a smattering of everything else. Indiepub still factored into the list with some hits and misses, just like the tradpubs. As always, the goal we should all have isn’t quantity it’s quality. But quality doesn’t just mean classic great books, it means books you enjoy and changes you and allows you to experience escapism and learn more about God’s world as He is the ultimate storyteller.

TIMELINE:

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:14 – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
00:07:06 – The God Frequency by Douglas Hemme
00:10:40 – Amorphous – Breaking the Mold by Steven Burgess
00:12:06 – Spectrum Multiview Christian Ethics Four Views edited by Steve Wilkens
00:18:18 – The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
00:22:37 – Greek for the Rest of Us by William D. Mounce
00:26:05 – The Iliad by Homer
00:32:09 – Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
00:34:31 – Flight of the Eagles by Gilbert L. Morris
00:37:21 – Sundered by Ernie Laurence Jr.
00:38:55 – Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
00:41:37 – The Odyssey by Homer
00:43:17 – D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d’Aulaire
00:44:46 – The Secret Door by Jenny Phillips
00:46:59 – Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
00:49:34 – Passing the Torch An Apology for Classical Christian Education by Louis Markos
00:53:21 – The Core by Leigh A. Bortins
00:56:06 – Agamemnon by Aeschylus
00:59:10 – The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus
01:00:39 – The Eumenides by Aeschylus
01:02:29 – The Air We Breathe How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality by Glen Scrivener
01:05:11 – Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray
01:07:00 – Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
01:09:45 – The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
01:12:15 – Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
01:13:37 – Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
01:16:36 – Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
01:18:39 – Antigone by Sophocles
01:21:12 – To Be Continued Next Week

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Books mentioned in this episode:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

The God Frequency by Douglas Hemme
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

Amorphous – Breaking the Mold by Steven Burgess
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

Spectrum Multiview Christian Ethics Four Views edited by Steve Wilkens
Kindle 
Paperback 
CaveToTheCross Episodes – wwww.CaveToTheCross.com/ChristianEthics

 

 

 

 

The Peace War by Vernor Vinge
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

Greek for the Rest of Us by William D. Mounce
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

The Iliad by Homer
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

Flight of the Eagles by Gilbert L. Morris
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

Sundered by Ernie Laurence Jr.
Kindle

 

 

 

 

 

Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
Kindle
Paperback 
Audible

 

 

 

 

 

The Odyssey by Homer
Kindle
Paperback 

 

 

 

 

 

D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d’Aulaire
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

The Secret Door by Jenny Phillips
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

 

Passing the Torch An Apology for Classical Christian Education by Louis Markos
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

The Core by Leigh A. Bortins
Kindle
Paperback 
Audible

 

 

 

 

Agamemnon by Aeschylus
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

The Eumenides by Aeschylus
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Air We Breathe How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality by Glen Scrivener
Kindle
Paperback 
Audible 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

 

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
Kindle
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

 

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
Kindle 
Paperback
Audible

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
Kindle
Paperback

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antigone by Sophocles
Kindle
Paperback


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