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Tilly
“Written in 1986, Frank E. Peretti’s novelette Tilly may feel melodramatic to today’s readers, but remains a tearful tale of brokenness and redemption.”
—Lorehaven on Jun 24, 2022

The Wonderland Trials
“Although indebted to a classic, The Wonderland Trials is inventive and colorful in its own right, abundantly able to charm and to intrigue.”
—Lorehaven on Jun 24, 2022

Rise of the Earthborn
“Societal intrigue plus steampunk flair and a dash of romance help make Emma Buenen’s Rise of the Earthborn a solid extra-biblical adventure.”
—Lorehaven on Jun 17, 2022

Elite
“Elite explores parallels to the early Church, beautifully intertwining faith and action in this high-stakes post-apocalyptic adventure.”
—Lorehaven on Jun 10, 2022

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A Weight of Reckoning, C. S. Wachter

A Weight of Reckoning

Though young Prince Rayne triumphed over Sigmund’s demonic evil, will he survive the demon’s plans birthed within the false cult of scroll worship?
Reader ages: adult
Dark is the Night, Mirriam Neal
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Dark is the Night

He’s hunting vampires and revenge, and he’ll get more than he bargained for.
“Mirriam Neal’s vampire novel Dark is the Night keeps the punches and the fangs rolling.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2020
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Fate of the Redeemed, Chad Pettit

Fate of the Redeemed

When his supernatural guide is captured, one man’s decision to serve God will be tested like never before.
Reader ages: adult
Valor's Worth, Rebecca P. Minor

Valor’s Worth

The notorious dragon-kin may still pose a threat to elves and men, driving Lieutenant Commander Vinyanel Ecleriast on a mission to investigate.
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Sorrowfish, Anne C. Miles
Reviewed

Sorrowfish

A bard. A wizard. And a college student from Kentucky.
“A twist to the familiar notion of secret passages between our humdrum world and a magical world . . . Sorrowfish is a creative, empathetic fantasy.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2020
Reader ages: adult
The Ascension, Richard Spillman

The Ascension

Lazarus and his team face overwhelming odds again as they race to stop demonic forces with plans to release a bioweapon.
Reader ages: adult
Babel, Brennan S. McPherson

Babel: The Story of the Tower and the Rebellion of Man

As the world rebels against God, the prophet Noah must face his role in the unraveling of his family and of their trust in the God he serves.
Reader ages: adult
The Story Raider, Lindsay A. Franklin
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The Story Raider

Tanwen and the Corsyth weavers race to collect the strands of an ancient cure. But Gryfelle isn’t the only one afflicted by the weaver’s curse.
“More adventure, higher stakes, and betrayal at every turn make Lindsay A. Franklin’s fantasy The Story Raider a sequel that exceeds expectations.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Remnant, Daniel Peyton
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Remnant

When primitive alien life is found and science declares God is defeated, how does the last vestige of Christianity respond?
“Daniel Peyton’s sci-fi simplifies complex themes while raising important challenges to faith.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2020
Reader ages: adult
Light from Distant Stars, Shawn Smucker
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Light from Distant Stars

Cohen Marah steps over his father’s body, and then steps into a labyrinth of memory. Did he kill his father?
“Magic-edged memory meets the reality of death and family trauma.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2019
Reader ages: adult
Beatitudes and Woes, editor: Travis Perry
Reviewed

Beatitudes & Woes

Explore the beatitudes and woes of the Bible through the stories of thirteen Christian authors in this uniquely powerful anthology
“Beatitudes & Woes is a bold experiment . . . the showstopper entries by themselves are enough to justify the price of admission.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
Reader ages: adult
Shard & Shield, Laura VanArendonk Baugh
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Shard & Shield

An outcast officer in a magical war can save the life of his only friend, but only by betraying the innocents he swore to protect.
“Laura VanArendonk Baugh’s Shard & Shield will intrigue readers with its world-building and complex relationships.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
Reader ages: adult
Jordan's World, Allen Steadham
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Jordan’s World

If you were at death’s door and God gave you a chance to live, would you promise to go against your own hopes and dreams?
“Jordan’s World provides engaging escapism with a cast of likable characters.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
2085: The Rise and Fall of The Sisters, Christopher J. Weeks

2085: The Rise and Fall of The Sisters

In the year 2085, militaristic feminism rules and a small group of renegade Christians holds the key to the world’s survival.
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Conquests and Consequences, Lee Watts

Conquests and Consequences

After being shot down, Alexander Lyons struggles to survive on an untamed world full of gargantuan beasts.
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Wilding, L. A. Smith
Reviewed

Wilding

A young man’s shadowed destiny leads him to the past, and could change our world forever.
“L. A. Smith’s historical fantasy Wilding offers a lively journey through the foreign world of ancient Europe and the wild world of the Fey.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2019
Reader ages: adult
The Treasure of Capric, Brandon M. Wilborn
Reviewed

The Treasure of Capric

In a nation under clouds of darkness, three young monks race to find their sacred treasure before their world collapses.
“With The Treasure of Capric, Brandon M. Wilborn blends Brother Cadfael with Prince Caspian to conjure a complex, lived-in world.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Prelude and Abduction in A Minor, Keith A. Robinson
Reviewed

Prelude and Abduction in A Minor

In a universe where music can manipulate nature, ancient Overlords plot to recover powerful artifacts and wage war against the followers of the Great Composer!
“Prelude and Abduction: in A Minor strikes up a distinctive melody in the key of Star Wars by providing music-based powers to alien races in conflict.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
The Crimson Inkwell, Kenneth A. Baldwin

The Crimson Inkwell

When an aspiring journalist discovers a magic pen that turns fact to fiction, her career, family, and engagement face enchanted consequences.
Reader ages: adult
Quest of Fire: The Gathering Dark, Brett Armstrong

The Gathering Dark

A teen risks everything to save a cruel kingdom from cannons and the claws of mythic monsters.
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Akiniwazisaga: The Inheritance Thieves, M. D. Boncher

Akiniwazisaga: The Inheritance Thieves

Leif, heir to the crown of the Akiniwazi Union, fights to protect his birthright from those plotting to steal it.
Reader ages: adult
Claimed, Nicole Adamz

Claimed

In a city full of winged people, Ari and Maewyn have chosen different gods, but only one can reign.
Reader ages: adult
The Darkened Land, Larry Paris
Reviewed

The Darkened Land

In a land of darkness, seven people defend one of the seven cities of light against the forces of darkness.
“Larry Paris’s novel is an ambitious work, filled with heroes battling various grotesque monsters.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2019
Reader ages: adult
The Jericho Prophecy, Fiona Tarr

The Jericho Prophecy

The Israelites come to claim the promised land, but the Priestess and the Goddess are not about to let it go without a fight.
Reader ages: adult
Diondray's Roundabout, Marion Hill

Diondray’s Roundabout

A young man purses his destiny but will become sidetracked by a culture that doesn’t believe in things outside of humanity.
Reader ages: adult
To Ashes We Run, Just B. Jordan
Reviewed

To Ashes We Run

Dieon used to lead his people. Now he must protect them from himself, and from the Twisted One who possessed him.
“With To Ashes We Run, Just B. Jordan spins a rich and heartfelt fantasy, crafted with imagination and care.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Living in Times of Dragons, John A. Pretorius
Reviewed

Living in Times of Dragons

Roger Rommel must play cat and mouse with a faction of militant dragons who want to bring the world of man to an end.
“John A. Pretorius’s Living in Times of Dragons crashes out of a wild imagination. It’s a shot across the bow of Christian fiction.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2019
Reader ages: adult
Song of Leira, Gillian Bronte Adams

Song of Leira

With the fate of the world at stake, the Song bids her rise to battle and the Songkeeper must answer.
Reader ages: adult, middle grade, young adult
Songkeeper by Gillian Bronte Adams

Songkeeper

War ravages Leira and the Song has fallen silent. Freed from the hold of a slave ship, Birdie, the young Songkeeper, and Ky, a street-wise thief, emerge to a world at war.
Reader ages: adult, middle grade, young adult
Orphan's Song, Gillian Bronte Adams
Reviewed

Orphan’s Song

Every generation has a Songkeeper – one chosen to keep the memory of the Song alive. And in every generation, there are those who seek to destroy the chosen one.
“Gillian Bronte Adams draws us into a classic medieval fantasy setting populated with archetypes that somehow feel fresh and vigorous.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2018
Reader ages: adult, middle grade, young adult
The Line Between, Tosca Lee
Reviewed

The Line Between

Cult escapee Wynter Roth finds herself face-to-face with the apocalypse her former cult taught her to fear all her life.
“Tosca Lee’s thriller quests toward truth among apocalyptic madness.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Though Nations Rage, Gregg Davidson

Though Nations Rage

As armies advance and human rights are steadily eroded, the only hope against self-annihilation of the human race rests on a Mulapin defection.
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Princes and Principalities, Gregg Davidson

Princes and Principalities

Acting as religious and cultic spirit guides, aliens steadily lead humanity to the brink of global war—hindered only by the prayer of a street urchin from Mumbai.
Reader ages: adult
Rhats Too!, Kerry Nietz

Rhats Too!

“Frohic again. Listen, I got home to find squatters living in my family’s hovel and no clue as to where father, mother, and the rest of the family went.”
Reader ages: adult, middle grade
Oath Sworn, Meg MacDonald
Reviewed

Oath Sworn

One man’s sacred oath, one boy’s sacred duty; their choices will shape their world in ways neither ever anticipated.
“Strange concepts and tumultuous dialogue can soar over the reader’s head, but this narrative moves at a riveting clip.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2019
Reader ages: adult, young adult
The Light Unbound, C. S. Wachter
Reviewed

The Light Unbound

Alone and weak, Rayne lashes out at the One and turns his back on his quest; can he learn to trust again before it’s too late?
“Ambitious in scope and relentless in speed, this novel concludes C. S. Wachter’s saga on a high note.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2020
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Auxland, M. B. Aznoe

Auxland

Khomar finds his homecoming marred by old prejudices and rivalries.
Reader ages: adult
Seed: Judgment, Joshua David
Reviewed

Seed: Judgment

After judgment, a renegade soldier searches for a spirit that might turn back the darkness.
“Joshua David’s Seed: Judgment marries The Thing, Resident Evil, and Mad Max to generate a post-apocalyptic tale of frenetic intensity.”
—Lorehaven review, 2021
Reader ages: adult
Enclave, Thomas Locke
Reviewed

Enclave

Fifty years after America’s collapse, Caleb has a plan that could help secure his enclave’s future.
“After America falls, white-hat heroes work for a better world.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2018
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Strand of Faith, Rachel J. Bonner

Strand of Faith

When the choice is between love and life, how can anyone decide?
Reader ages: adult, young adult
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