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The Knight in Battered Armor

A captive princess and the son of a knight prove that shining armor is the sign of a coward, but battered armor reveals the hero within.

Reader ages: middle grade

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: adults

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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: adults, teens + young adults

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

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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

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: adults, middle grade, teens + young adults

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: adults, middle grade, teens + young adults

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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: adults, middle grade, teens + young adults

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The Savage War

While civil war rages within the kingdom of Mira, the Lord Carpason believes Arnacin to be their only hope.

“With The Savage War, Esther Wallace spins a tale that balances moral conviction with moral complexity.”

—Lorehaven review, summer 2019

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Decree

From the story of how Leith and Martyn met to Ranson’s search for a life outside of the Blades, these stories will answer plaguing questions and expand the world of Acktar.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Adrift

Fallon returns to Ariboslia, but the creatures she’s there to save want her dead.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

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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: adults, teens + young adults

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

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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: adults, teens + young adults

F’lorna of Rodesh

As F’lorna prepares for the Double Moon Ceremony, storms begin to build across the lands of Rodesh.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Auxland

Khomar finds his homecoming marred by old prejudices and rivalries.

Reader ages: adults

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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: adults

Strand of Faith

When the choice is between love and life, how can anyone decide?

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Eilinland: Through the Wall, Bailey Davenport

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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

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Mark of the Raven

Lady Selene is torn between upholding her family’s legacy or seeking the true reason behind her family’s gift of dreamwalking.

“Those who walk in dreams wield great power to inspire—or destroy.”

—Lorehaven review, fall 2018

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Overpowered

Barred from the city of refuge, Taliyah’s only chance at safety lies with a band of seven mercenaries.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Resonance

Saved from death and freed from the spiritual realm, all Kai wants is a chance to go back for the friend he left behind.

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Sword of Decision

It takes a sword to sever the past from the present and set a former assassin free from the powers of darkness.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

The Sword and the Way

Reavers killed his kinfolk. Now Jorgan Anderson seeks a legendary sword-dance, which will probably kill him.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

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

Hera’s Doom

Hera Jackson never expected Arcadia to go to war. Much less a civil war.

Reader ages: middle grade, teens + young adults

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Armor of Aletheia

An orphaned princess is charged with finding the sacred armor of her people in order to defeat an ancient evil infecting her world.

“Ralene Burke’s Armor of Aletheia gives readers classic fantasy suffused with spirituality.”

—Lorehaven review, summer 2019

Reader ages: teens + young adults

Shelter Island

Can Cary, Clarisse, and Gregory help an intelligent race of birds end a centuries-old conflict before war invades their homeland?

Reader ages: middle grade

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Gods They Had Never Known

The divine order of creation is violated, leading to idolatry, corruption, and the threat of extermination.

“Gods They Had Never Known strongly supports biblical morality and the truth of how sin distorts goodness.”

—Lorehaven review, spring 2019

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The Wolf Prince

A cursed prince and his brother race against time to defeat an evil sorcerer before a wicked spell dooms them all.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

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The Deceit of Darkness

Sigmund puts a new plan to thwart prophecy into action while Rayne struggles to face the residual darkness coiling within him.

““The third installment in C. S. Wachter’s epic fantasy series crystallizes the series’ Christianity.””

—Lorehaven review,

Reader ages: adults

Frosted Fire

Hunted by soldiers with dark enchantments on their side, Iyanka fights to find hope for herself and her people.

Reader ages: teens + young adults

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Fairest Son

When mortal huntress discovers a maimed faerie prince up in the mountains, she must choose her side in an ancient feud.

“H. S. J. Williams’ novella Fairest Son contains familiar echoes: seven “dwarves,” a poison apple, a poem of prophecy. But the story is unique.”

—Lorehaven review, winter 2018

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

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Child of the Kaites

To free her people from slavery, Rai must decide if she is a warrior or historian in this desert fantasy retelling of the story of Moses.

“With well-realized characterization, the overall narrative flies like a thematic arrow toward the real-life account of God freeing his people from Egypt.”

—Lorehaven review, winter 2018

Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults