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How Lovecraft’s Cosmic Horrors Turn Cliché
Parker J. Cole in Articles, Oct 21, 2021

84. How Did Bestselling Christian Novels Build Evangelical Culture? | Reading Evangelicals with Daniel Silliman
Fantastical Truth Podcast, Oct 19, 2021

Read My Eight Favorite Spooky Stories Suitable for Your Church’s Harvest Festival
L.G. McCary in Articles, Oct 18, 2021

The Pirate Princess
Reviews, Oct 15, 2021

Join Our Thu., Oct. 21 Livestream: Beware the Most Dangerous Dragons Infesting YA Fantasy
News, Oct 13, 2021

83. How Can Fans Heal from Stories That ‘Wreck’ Us? | with Marian Jacobs
Fantastical Truth Podcast, Oct 12, 2021

That Pale Host
Reviews, Oct 8, 2021

Why ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Can’t Deliver Holiday Joys
Elijah David in Articles, Oct 7, 2021

82. What If Your Nightmares Came to Life and Haunted Your Day? | That Pale Host with L. G. McCary
Fantastical Truth Podcast, Oct 5, 2021

Crown and Creed
Reviews, Oct 1, 2021

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That Pale Host, L. G. McCary
Shadows at Nightfall, Brett Armstrong
Elite, Kristen Young
Cain's Redemption, A. J. Chamberlain
The Gatekeeper's Descendants, Johanna Frank
Sovereign Servants: The Sending, W. C. Jasper
Secrets in the Mist, Morgan L. Busse
The Rise of the Crimson King, John Paul Tucker
Wraithwood, Alyssa Roat
Shadow, Kara Swanson
The Beauty of Magic, Rachel Ann Michael Harris
Ignite, Jenna Terese
The Chase, Bradley Caffee
Discernment, Lauren H. Salisbury
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The Pirate Princess
“K. R. Martin darts between a love story and political intrigue, until The Pirate Princess parries and lunges into a perfect conclusion.”
—Lorehaven on Oct 15, 2021

That Pale Host
“That Pale Host slips through the walls of time, exposing spectral groanings too deep for words and the hope of healing that often lingers just out of reach.”
—Lorehaven on Oct 8, 2021

Crown and Creed
“Laura VanArendonk Baugh’s saga deepens political and romantic intrigues among a richly unique fantasy world and compelling cast of characters.”
—Lorehaven on Oct 1, 2021

Ignite
“Ignite balances superhero action with deep questions about prejudice and responsibility in a complex, challenging world.”
—Lorehaven on Sep 24, 2021

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84. How Did Bestselling Christian Novels Build Evangelical Culture? | Reading Evangelicals with Daniel Silliman
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82. What If Your Nightmares Came to Life and Haunted Your Day? | That Pale Host with L. G. McCary
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81. Should Christians Use ‘Clean Fiction’ to Fight a Dirty World?
Fantastical Truth, Sep 28, 2021

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Lorehaven serves Christian fans by finding and reviewing the best Christian novels in fantasy, science fiction, and beyond. Weekly articles, an online library, practical reviews, and weekly podcast episodes help fans explore fantasy, science fiction, and other fantastical genres for the glory of Jesus and apply these stories' meanings to the real world our Creator calls us to serve.
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Secrets in the Mist, Morgan L. Busse
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Secrets in the Mist

In a world where humanity lives in the sky to escape a deadly mist below, Cass dives into ruined cities, then is hired to find a way to eradicate the Mist.
“Treasure hunts and zombies sail smoothly in the skies of this post-apocalyptic world, raising natural questions about why such horrors and miseries exist.”
—Lorehaven review, 2021
Reader ages: young adult
Akiniwazisaga: Into The High Places, M. D. Boncher

Akiniwazisaga: Into The High Places

As the power vacuum in the capital tears at the fabric of the city, Leif’s mother fights to protect his inheritance against the rebel jarls.
Reader ages: adult
Heart of the Curiosity, H. L. Burke
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Heart of the Curiosity

The Curiosity’s sole hope lies in a mythical power source hidden beneath the maze-like passages and trapdoors of the theater—the Heart.
“Biblical themes dazzle and heroines must heal from harm throughout the wonders of H. L. Burke’s The Heart of the Curiosity.”
—Lorehaven review, 2021
Reader ages: middle grade, 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
Nick Newton: The Highest Bidder, S. E. M. Ishida

Nick Newton: The Highest Bidder

Nick Newton dodges mechanical baby strollers, fencing sisters, and auction bids, all as he’s trying to help his friend put his android back together.
Reader ages: middle grade
The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark
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The Rejected Princess

If Roanna is to save herself and her future, she must stall her marriage and squelch the growing rebellion—all while discovering how deeply her power runs.
“With The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark has fashioned a cozy political thriller braided with thoughtful ambiguity and adorned with romance.”
—Lorehaven review, winter 2018
Reader ages: young adult
Imani Earns Her Cape, Bokerah Brumley
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Imani Earns Her Cape

Imani’s mother has been kidnapped by a giant troll, and now Imani is lost in the Fae Realm with no way back home to Virginia.
“Bokerah Brumley paints a colorful urban-fantasy backdrop and peoples it with distinctive characters.”
—Lorehaven review, fall 2018
Reader ages: middle grade
The Tremblers, Raquel Byrnes
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The Tremblers

Branded as traitors, Ashton and Charlotte brave the treacherous floating sky ports of Outer City to hunt down an elusive inventor.
“Crack open this rip-roaring tale of post-apocalyptic steampunk peril. ”
—Lorehaven review, spring 2018
Reader ages: adult, young adult
For Steam and Country, Jon Del Arroz
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For Steam and Country

A girl inherits an airship from her adventurer father and finds herself in the middle of a war.
“Jon Del Arroz’s For Steam and Country constructs a world of escapades, mystery, and heroism.”
—Lorehaven review,
Reader ages: young adult
Akiniwazisaga: A Light Rises in a Dark World, M. D. Boncher
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Akiniwazisaga: A Light Rises in a Dark World

Brother Finn, a monk sentenced to exile on pain of death, is stranded. Can he finish his original journey into exile before the snow comes?
“M. D. Boncher’s fantasy novel Akiniwazisaga: A Light Rises in a Dark World is a fascinating blend of history, religion, and sinister folklore.”
—Lorehaven review, 2021
Reader ages: adult
Nick Newton Is Not a Genius, S. E. M. Ishida
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Nick Newton is Not a Genius

Nick Newton is an ordinary boy from a family of extraordinary geniuses, but that doesn’t stop him from making his own discoveries—whether they be unusual inventions or unexpected friendships.
“Children and grown-ups alike will be charmed by this gentle, creative tale.”
—Lorehaven review, summer 2018
Reader ages: middle grade
Tainted, Morgan L. Busse

Tainted

Kat Bloodmayne and Stephen Grey search World City and beyond for a doctor who can cure Kat. What they discover goes beyond science and into magic.
Reader ages: adult, young adult
Pale Blue Scratch, Jay DiNitto

Pale Blue Scratch

Elisabeth Reese, journalist, professor, and joke-cracking nun, has one goal: to rebuild a failed time machine in alternate history San Francisco.
Reader ages: adult
A Reluctant Assassin, A Reluctant Assassin, J. C. Morrows

A Reluctant Assassin

What if Cinderella had been sent to kill the Prince?
Reader ages: young adult

Luckbane

In a dystopian future, online gaming is the ultimate escape … until one corporation lets lucky players play their favorite game on a distant planet.
Reader ages: adult, young adult

Crosswind

Winchell Sark has a fine life as a reporter, a good family, and a faith that seems downright peculiar to most everyone else. But dark powers are at work.
Reader ages: adult, young adult

The Ark

Noah secretly builds the vast ship, unaware that he is the target of a deadly conspiracy.
Reader ages: adult
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Lorehaven serves Christian fans by finding and reviewing the best Christian novels in fantasy, science fiction, and beyond. Weekly articles, an online library, practical reviews, and weekly podcast episodes help fans explore fantasy, science fiction, and other fantastical genres for the glory of Jesus and apply these stories' meanings to the real world our Creator calls us to serve.