Introducing Lost Mission
Our twelfth 2010 nomination is Lost Mission by Athol Dickson (Howard Fiction).
Genre.
Adult supernatural suspense/magic realism
Description.
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Lupe de la Garza, a simple shopkeeper in a mountain village in Mexico, believes God wants her to go to America to preach the gospel. She is guided on her quest by her people’s greatest treasure: an altarpiece painted by the eighteenth century Franciscan friar who founded her village after fleeing the mysterious destruction of his California mission outpost. When Lupe is distracted by desire for a young minister who rescues her from certain death in the Arizona desert, and when her preaching in a southern California beach town inspires only apathy and laughter, she begins to lose faith in her quest. Then the slumbering evil that destroyed the friar’s Franciscan mission rises up again after two hundred years, and Lupe once more looks to the altarpiece for guidance, only to find the true purpose of her quest in the midst of her single greatest fear.
– Author
What others are saying:
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Lost Mission by Athol Dickson is one of the most brilliant and compelling reads I’ve come across in a very long time. This skilled author has the ability to span the centuries and interweave two stories to make them one; the result is a breathtaking and epic saga of human endurance and humble love…I highly recommend this excellent book.
-Kathi Macias, review at Amazon
Awards.
Christy Award Winner – Suspense Category
Learn More.
Read an excerpt
Read CSFF Blog Tour articles – see complete list of links
Read a review at Novel Reviews and at Tossing It Out
Read interviews with Athol Dickson at Favorite PASTimes and Faith, Fiction & Friends
Obtain a Copy of Lost Mission:
from the publisher
from Amazon
from Barnes & Noble
from Christianbook.com
Other Formats.
Kindle edition
eBook from Barnes and Noble; from Simon & Schuster
Hardcover – Large print from Amazon; from Barnes and Noble; from Christianbook.com
Look for or request a copy at a bookstore near you (ISBN# 978-1416583479)
Ask your local library to order a copy.
Hi…just wanted to say I think this is a great award and a great way to let readers know about these books. I just wrote an article about the nominations on Examiner.com
Here is the link:
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-48072-SF-Christian-Fiction-Examiner~y2010m7d5-Clive-Staples-Award-for-Christian-Speculative-Fiction2010-nominees-announced
Have a great day!
All for HIS glory,
Cindi