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Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge, Robert B. Sloan.
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Ancient Voices: Into the Depths, Allison D. Reid

Ancient Voices: Into The Depths

As Morganne and Elowyn plunge into the depths of history and prophecy, they learn who Aviad is calling them to be.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Dragon Forest, R. A. Douthitt

The Dragon Forest

When Prince Peter leaves behind the comforts of palace life to face the Dragon of the Forest, he learns what it means to be King.
Reader ages: middle grade
Rebel by R. J. Anderson

Rebel

The last time Timothy broke a rule, he got suspended. But when he defies the faery empress, it might well get him killed.
Reader ages: adults, middle grade, teens + young adults
Skinshifter, Alycia Christine
Reviewed

Skinshifter

A skinshifter must overcome her curse and unite with other war refugees to defeat the deadwalkers who massacred her clan.
“Alycia Christine’s Skinshifter sinks its fangs into a meaty plot pumping with action.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2019
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Bloodheart, Steve Rzasa
Reviewed

The Bloodheart

Bowen Cord seeks only treasure, and despises his heritage as an ice-summoner. Magic could not prevent his wife’s death. What allegiance, then, should he owe it?
“Rzasa’s first-person, present-tense delivery proves surprisingly versatile.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Dare, Tricia Mingerink

Dare

An assassin must choose between his king and the girl whose family he once helped kill.
Reader ages: teens + young adults
The Lost Prophet, James B. McPike

The Lost Prophet

After one of the Holy Land’s most sacred monuments is destroyed, the Ministry has to turn to their most prolific investigator to solve the case—Vince Ramsey.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Rubies and Robbers

Ian must unravel the secrets of the mountain and discern whom his real enemy is, the enemy both without and within. Book 3 of the Ian’s Realm Saga series, fantasy for middle-grade readers and older.
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

The Dragon Shield

Ian returns to the Realm to fight against the tyranny that has befallen his friends. But the Realm is a different place, and Ian has a hard time proving his allegiance when trouble follows him through the portal. Book 2 of the Ian’s Realm Saga series, fantasy for middle-grade readers and older.
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Deception Peak

Teenager Ian Wilson follows his father through a portal that magically appears on their computer screen.
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Words In The Wind

Marooned in a desolate canyon half a planet from home, a lone survivor struggles to separate reality from illusion.
Reader ages: adults

At Play In The Seas Of The Lord

The Diablo sank beneath the sea with $800 million in gold. It’s a death ship, but two Christians are determined to find it. Contemporary fantasy for adult readers.
Reader ages: adults

Blood and Brine

Vahn’s brother, King Arx, expands the war with neighboring Ganluc, while enemies at home seek to shatter the Rebono dynasty forever.
Reader ages: adults
Journey to Aviad

Journey To Aviad

Elowyn and her sister set out on a remarkable journey that challenges the path Aviad the Creator has laid out for them.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Shadows: Book Of Aleth, Part One

When the Book of Aleth is stolen, Aaron, captain of the Royal Guard, is ordered by Emperor Therion to reclaim the ancient tome.
Reader ages:

The Dragon’s Tooth

Cyrus and Antigone Smith must swear an oath to an order of explorers who preserve the world’s secrets — keepers of powerful relics from lost civilizations, and jailers to unkillable criminals. Book 1 of the Ashtown Burials series, fantasy for middle-grade readers.
Reader ages: middle grade

Revival: The True Fairy Tale

A young girl and a little boy go on adventures and experience great wonders on earth, heaven, and in hell, to have a revival for Jesus Christ in a very special land.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

The Story In The Stars

Ancient Gannah was well on the way to taking over the whole galaxy, until the people of Karkar engineered a virus that stopped them in their tracks. Now, eight centuries later, the plague has struck again. Book 1 of the Gateway to Gannah series, science fiction for adult readers.
Reader ages: adults

The Monster In The Hollows

Join the Wingfeathers on an adventure filled with mystery, betrayal, and sneakery in a land of tasty fruits. There’s a monster on the loose and the truth lurks in the shadows. By Andrew Peterson.
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Reality’s Ascent

When the demon Beltrid demands that Sisko use his supernatural ring for evil, Sisko’s refusal turns his world upside down. Trapping Sisko’s wife, Beltrid sends Sisko and his teenage children on a journey to free her. Book 2 of the The Reality Chronicles series, fantasy for teen readers and older.
Reader ages:

Reality’s Dawn

A mystical ring binds Sisko to bless others with miracles and avoid using its power for himself, which would lead to a curse. With his friends, Sisko explores the emerging reality through his travels and adventures. Book 1 of the The Reality Chronicles series, fantasy for teen readers and older.
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The Forest

One day, Young Timkin, alone among the creatures of the forest, falls headlong into the river and is swept away from all he knows. Thus begins his Journey to the very heart of the One. Fantasy adventure by Susan Prudhomme.
Reader ages: adults

The Last Cordate

Two already failed in their mission. Now Talasa begins her journey as Cordate. She’s convinced that the glorious age of Diapason awaits. Yet, are the people ready to receive this news? Fantasy by Alsion Winfree Pickrell.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

North! Or Be Eaten

Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby thought they were normal children. But now they know they’re really the Lost Jewels of Anniera, heirs to a legendary kingdom, and suddenly everyone wants to kill them. Book Two of The Wingfeather Saga fantasy series by Andrew Peterson.
Reader ages:
The Discipling of Mytra, Rich Coffeen

The Discipling of Mytra

A young woman travels to the depths of the galaxy to open a tyrannical planet, but everything changes when she abducts a young resistor facing execution.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, Andrew Peterson
Reviewed

On The Edge Of The Dark Sea Of Darkness

Three children will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang.
“With mysterious maps, strange saviors, and monstrous menaces like toothy cows and horned hounds, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness sets course for adventure.”
—Lorehaven review, 2022
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

The Battle For Vast Dominion

As army faces army, and navy faces navy, all are drawn inexorably to the source of the epic struggle… the feeding waters of the Firefish within the Achawuk Territory. Book 3 in the Trophy Chase Trilogy fantasy adventure series by George Bryan Polivka.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

The Hand That Bears The Sword

Newlyweds Packer and Panna Throme are once again thrust into high adventure, when pirate Scat Wilkins returns with evil intentions for Packer. Book 2 in the Trophy Chase fantasy series by George Bryan Polivka.
Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Legend Of The Firefish

Packer Throme longs to bring prosperity back to his decaying fishing village by discovering the trade secrets of a notorious pirate who hunts the legendary Firefish and sells the rare meat. Fantasy by George Bryan Polivka.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
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