Immersion. Immersion is to become completely and irreconcilably involved in a subject. A person experiencing immersion is someone who has a deep-seated passion for a topic and who has extensive knowledge on it as well. For an author, immersion is...

An ancient world re-created on a private island. Plants and animals genetically engineered in secret. Man-made dinosaurs – living – towering as tall as buildings. Every once in a while comes a novel so enchanting that even the most skeptical of...

It is absolutely no coincidence whatsoever that Mother Earth is portrayed as a woman rather than a man. After all, a large part of the human existence has been spent taking advantage of Mother Earth’s resources. In the same way, many of history’s...