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Bear Knight, James R. Hannibal
Reviewed

Bear Knight

To restore the honor of his family and renew the hope of his people, Connor believes he must find the weapon and use it to destroy the dragon leader.
“Bear Knight’s quest pacing starts slow but quickens as two plots merge into one, exploring the Christian’s spiritual walk with adventurous aplomb.”
—Lorehaven review, 2023
Reader ages: middle grade, middle grade boys, teen boys+YA, teens + young adults
The Gift of Dragons, Rachel A. Greco
Reviewed

The Gift of Dragons

The fate of two species rests on the tip of a dagger.
“Strong themes of reconciliation soar in this fantastic realm whose conflicting heroes must find forgiveness.”
—Lorehaven review, 2022
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Son of the Shield, Mary Schlegel
Reviewed

Son of the Shield

A loyal diplomat and an embittered defector have one last chance to choose sides in a war that could cost them both everything.
“Lyrical prose and deeply affecting characters elevate Mary Schlegel’s epic fantasy Son of the Shield.”
—Lorehaven review, 2023
Reader ages: adults
Uprooted, Kandi J. Wyatt

Uprooted

Uprooted from home, Hest journeys to a new country where he discovers castle intrigue may doom his new-found friends.
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Wolf Soldier, James R. Hannibal
Reviewed

Wolf Soldier

Connor Enarian and four young initiates rekindle the fires of the Lightraider Order to destroy a portal and stop an impending invasion.
“Simple prose and candid heroes enjoin biblical truth, highlighting Scripture-like verses and faith as means of vanquishing external enemies.”
—Lorehaven review, 2021
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Heartrender, V. Romas Burton

Heartrender

Ophidian will be almost impossible to defeat. Will Addie be able to complete her promise to Eman before darkness rules?
Reader ages: teens + young adults
The Gatekeeper's Descendants, Johanna Frank

The Gatekeeper’s Descendants

Spirited and stubborn Pipiera grudgingly accepts a task to save a fledgling earth-dwelling boy, Matthew, from sabotaging his own future.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
A Dragon By Any Other Name, S. D. Grimm

A Dragon By Any Other Name

This time, Beauty is the Beast, and she wants Prince Charming dead.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Silverblood, Jamie Foley

Silverblood

Brooke accepts a marriage alliance she knows she’ll soon regret. Meanwhile, an Emberhawk prince is seeding a rebellion.
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Errant: A Legend of the Gallant Knight, Emily Dabb

Errant: A Legend of the Gallant Knight

Driven from his home by the suspicions of an angry brother, the Knight must fight for purpose as he rides on a quest to bring peace to a neighboring kingdom.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Father's Tree, Crystal Jencks

The Father’s Tree

Six desperate travelers quest to find the fruit that can save the world, but in doing so trigger the war to end all wars.
Reader ages: adults
The Wolf Queen, Tabitha Caplinger

The Wolf Queen

Mortals are becoming monsters. Can the heart of the Wolf Queen defeat the darkness before the dragon rises?
Reader ages: teens + young adults
An Echo of the Fae, Jenelle Leanne Schmidt

An Echo of the Fae

One young girl must outwit all the tricksters of faerie to save the sister she has never met.
Reader ages: middle grade
Daughter of Kristos, Andrea J. Graham

Daughter of Kristos

A captive princess—a prodigal father watching down the road—a bridegroom hungry for redemption—A Purple Earth awaiting Lady Veritas.
Reader ages: adults
Emberhawk, Jamie Foley
Reviewed

Emberhawk

The elementals have decided they’re gods, and humans are nothing but fuel for their fire.
“Jamie Foley’s worldbuilding is astounding . . . layers of plot and various twists make this a book readers won’t want to put down.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2020
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Qin: Dragon Emperor of China, Brian Godawa

Qin: Dragon Emperor of China

In 220 B.C., the Greek king over Babylon sends his son, dishonored warrior Antiochus, into the mysterious land of the Far East to capture a mythical creature that will give him absolute power.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Strayborn, E. E. Rawls
Reviewed

Strayborn

Being a Draev is tricky, as Cyrus, a girl who can manipulate metal, and Aken the last Scourgeblood, are about to find out.
“E. E. Rawls’s fantasy Strayborn offers an energetic, colorful story, with nature-bending child students and familiar school archetypes.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2020
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults
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: adults, teens + young adults
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: adults
Black Blood, S. D. Grimm

Black Blood

She never wanted to be the deliverer for the very people who killed her family, but destiny didn’t seem to care.
Reader ages: teens + young adults
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: adults
Etania's Worth, M. H. Elrich

Etania’s Worth

Etania sets out on a journey to save Tamnarae and learn to master her new powers with the help of Melchizedek, her father, and her handsome bodyguard.
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Eilinland: Through the Wall, Bailey Davenport
Reviewed

Eilinland: Through the Wall

In a world divided in half by a wall, four warriors venture into dangerous northern territory in search of a missing girl.
“Eilinland: Through the Wall serves a light, entertaining read, with good thematic substance to accompany the fun.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2019
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Never to Live, Just B. Jordan

Never To Live

To save him, she let the madness take her … and now it won’t let her go.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Shattered Blades, Aidan Russell

The Shattered Blades

The heroes have returned home, but there is no peace to be found there.
Reader ages: adults
The Wisprian World, Book I: Tears of Alphega

The Wisprian World, Book I: Tears of Alphega

Before darkness was o’er the deep, a world was whispered.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Skyrik of Landos, Giovanni Red

Skyrik of Landos

A refugee returns to his homeland to free it from its oppressive occupants, while unwittingly carrying something that his enemies will pay a colossal price to obtain.
Reader ages: middle grade
War Demons, Russell Newquist

War Demons

A young soldier returns home from war in Afghanistan to find that he must face his literal war demons.
Reader ages: adults
Earthcore Book 1: RotoVegas, Grace Bridges
Reviewed

RotoVegas

Anira finds herself mysteriously affected by the untamed thermal forces of New Zealand–and they have a job for her.
“The sense of place is lovingly grounded, and the style flows like water.”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2018
Reader ages: adults, middle grade, teens + young adults
Albion Academy, Elijah David

Albion Academy

Is a Djinni just a trickster? Can a wizard only learn magic? Must a Valkyrie always ferry the dead?
Reader ages: teens + young adults
Scarlet Moon, S.D. Grimm

Scarlet Moon

The hunted Feravolk are counting on Jayden, a dagger-wielding, storm-detecting orphan, to save their race—but they killed her family.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Mirklin Wood by Lela Markham

Mirklin Wood

The Raven rises as the One’s Dragon falls. Padraig’s quest to heal the fractured kingdom of Celdrya seems at an end as Tamys’s life hangs by a thread.
Reader ages: 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
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

Out Of Darkness Rising

For the villagers on the accursed Island, life has only one meaning–death. Bound to the Island by the curse, the villagers suffer beneath the iron claw of the Serpent.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Dragon’s Rook

“When broken be the throne of Kel and silent be his voice / When Dragons rise in stormy flight and Nardha’s hounds rejoice / When Men in fear and darkness dwell and children cry to God / Then look to where the day meets night—the Warrior walks abroad.”
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
Slumbering by C.S. Johnson

Slumbering

Sixteen-year-old Hamilton Dinger finds himself reluctantly allied with a changeling dragon and a beautiful warrior as they seek to protect Apollo City.
Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

Golden Daughter

Masayi Sairu was raised to be dainty, delicate, demure … and deadly. But when she learns that a sacred Dream Walker of the temple seeks the protection of a Golden Daughter, Sairu forgoes marriage in favor of this role.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Manipulations

The city of Akbarra is threatened by bizarre and macabre creatures from the Tainted Land, and looks to the Talla Empire for help.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Willow Branch by Lela Markham

The Willow Branch

A healer must mend a fractured kingdom and bring two enemy races together before a greater enemy destroys them both.
Reader ages: adults
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