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Beneath the Swirling Sky, Elizabeth Groening
Skate the Seeker by Jeff Ayers
The Red Door, Chris Solaas
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New books for teens + young adults

Best for readers ages 13–18—and beyond!
The Looking-Glass Illusion, Sara Ella
The Eternity Gate, Katherine Briggs
Calligraphy Guild, R. M. Archer
young men’s · young women’s · all fiction
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Challenging novels for wise readers 18 and up.
The Looking-Glass Illusion, Sara Ella
Light of Eidon, Karen Hancock
Wandering, Loren G. Warnemuende
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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs
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The Deliverer, Jason William Karpf
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The Deliverer

Targeted by a tycoon, hunted by bandit armies, racing pillars of fire—will The Deliverer survive the broken land to save the woman he loves?
“Jason William Karpf’s post-apocalyptic novel The Deliverer transports a grim yet hopeful story, leading to satisfying conclusions for his characters.”
—Lorehaven review, 2022
Reader ages: adults
The Withering, P. S. Patton

The Withering

The moon will soon collide with the surface of Noloro, and three orphaned teens have nothing left in the world but each other.
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Invading Hell, Bryan Davis

Invading Hell

The aliens are conquered, but the sinister force behind them remains to be defeated.
Reader ages: adults
Heaven Came Down, Bryan Davis

Heaven Came Down

The heavenly visitors claimed to be angels, but they may be something far more sinister.
Reader ages: adults
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: adults, teens + young adults
Judgment: Wrath of the Lamb

Judgment: Wrath of the Lamb

Demons are released from the Abyss. The gods of the nations prepare for battle. The long-awaited climax is here: Armageddon.
Reader ages: adults
Resistant: Revolt of the Jews, Brian Godawa

Resistant: Revolt of the Jews

In A.D. 67, Nero’s Roman armies plunder the land of Israel, led by General Vespasian and his son Titus, whose ruthless strategy threatens his affair with Jewish princess Berenice.
Reader ages: adults
Remnant: Rescue of the Elect, Brian Godawa

Remnant: Rescue of the Elect

Israel’s world is ending as Nero’s Roman armies descend upon Jerusalem. Will Christians escape the city before the demons of hell are unleashed?
Reader ages: adults
Contagion, Marcy G. Dyer

Contagion

Weaponized rabies and power-hungry politicians make for a deadly combination. Zombies roam the earth. Three families stand to lose everything.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Null Prophecy, Michael Guillen

The Null Prophecy

Space weather scientists in Northeast Canada have spotted holes opening in Earth’s magnetosphere.
Reader ages: adults

Tyrant: Rise of the Beast

In the first century, a Roman, a Jew and a Christian uncover a secret letter of resistance predicting the world’s end: the Revelation of the apostle John.
Reader ages: adults
Skipjack and the Baleful Banshee, Geoffrey Keith Werner

Skipjack and the Baleful Banshee

Pilot-Captain Jack Anders, his patrol ship crew, and med-rescue team stumble into a clandestine war between galactic governments.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Sparrow, Mandy Fender

Sparrow

As an army rises, so does one girl’s faith … and it will change everything.
Reader ages: teens + young adults

Black Earth: The Broken Daisy

“From dust you came, to ash you go.” These terrifying words are found spray-painted on an office wall in Tucson, Arizona. It is a message left by Legion, an otherworldly entity that traveled to Earth in the fallen vessels. Now […]
Reader ages: adults
Hidden Thrones, Russ Scalzo

Hidden Thrones

Jack Bennett can see evil. His unusual gift catapults him into a spiritual world that threatens not only his life but the human race.
Reader ages: adults

Black Earth: End Of The Innocence

Three individuals find themselves shaken from their everyday lives when the stars begin to fall and wreak havoc and destruction upon Earth.
Reader ages: adults
Defier by Mandy Fender

Defier

When her faith makes her a target, Lennox Winters must leave everything she knows behind. With a new Regime taking over America and imprisoning Christians, she must decide what is worth fighting for.
Reader ages: adults
Sentinel, Jamie Foley

Sentinel

When a meteor storm knocks out the power grid, the supernaturally gifted become pawns in humanity’s struggle for survival.
Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Amazing Adventures Of Toby The Trilby

Created by six scientists who accidentally gave him cat ears (and a tail), 12-year-old Toby decides to leave the safety of his cavern world to seek answers. Book 1 of the Toby the Trilby series for all ages.
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Wolf Time

Something’s gusting into Epsom, Minnesota. A Norwegian poet greets it with triumph. But Professor Carl Martell worries — because Martell cannot tell a lie, but he knows one when he hears it. Contemporary fantasy by Lars Walker.
Reader ages: adults

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