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Fantastical books for middle grade readers!

Best for older children ages 8–12
Beneath the Swirling Sky, Elizabeth Groening
Skate the Seeker by Jeff Ayers
The Red Door, Chris Solaas
boys’ fiction · girls’ fiction · all fiction
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  • How Do We Discern Good and Bad ‘Magic’?
  • Three Fantastical Christian Stories to Help Your Kids Head Back to School
  • The Death and Rebirth of Magic in Children's Fantasy

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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  • Beware the Real Danger of Entertainment
  • Christian-Made Fantasy Can Shine Light in the Grimdark
  • How to Disciple Your Kids with Dangeous Books
  • How Reading Epic Fantasy Helps Me Be Brave
  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
  • Engaging That @&*% Our Stories Often Say

New fiction for adults

Challenging novels for wise readers 18 and up.
The Looking-Glass Illusion, Sara Ella
Light of Eidon, Karen Hancock
Wandering, Loren G. Warnemuende
men’s fiction · women’s fiction · all fiction
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  • Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism
  • How God Uses Story Villains for Our Good
  • Sensual Scenes in Fiction Pose Unique Temptations for Women
  • Stories With Bad Ideas Can Still Help Us Grow
  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
  • Engaging That @&*% Our Stories Often Say

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  • Let’s Not Excuse Movie and TV Porn For the Sake of ‘Redemptive’ Stories
  • Christians Can’t Consistently Blame Leftist Fiction While Pushing Our Own Propaganda

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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60. Why Don’t Real Researchers Heed Sci-Fi Warnings Against Mad Science?

59. How Can Christian Fans Respond to Preachy Secular Fiction?

58. How Did We Enjoy the Heroic Majesty of ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’?

57. How Do Stories Help Us Imagine Suffering and the Hope of Resurrection?

56. Which Biblical Qualities Empower Strong Female Characters? | with Elisabeth Wheatley

55. Should Christians Embrace Cultural and Digital Enclaves? | with Austin Gunderson

54. How Can Christian Fans React When Fantasy Creators Get Cancelled? part 2

53. How Can Christian Fans React When Fantasy Creators Get Cancelled? part 1

52. Do Christians Really Need Science Fiction? | Fiction’s Chief End, part 3

51. Do Christians Really Need Fantasy? | Fiction’s Chief End, part 2

50. Do Christians Really Need Fiction? | Fiction’s Chief End, part 1

49. How Can We ‘Terraform’ the Church to Enjoy Fantastic Fiction?

48. What Were the Top Seven Issues for Lorehaven Readers in 2020?

47. Why Do Some People Long for Escape to a Galactic Community?

46. Ten Years Later, Why Did ‘Dawn Treader’ Sink the Narnia Movies? | with Rilian of NarniaWeb

45. How Can a Wingless Piskey Learn to Fly? | The Flight and Flame Trilogy, with R. J. Anderson

44. How Might Santa Claus Serve in Your Christmas Celebration?

43. How Did a 1980s Evangelical Book Warn about ‘Turmoil in the Toy Box’?

42. What if Invaders Kidnapped Your Brother in a Frozen Land? | Seventh City, with Emily Hayse

40. How May Fantastic Stories Help Us See Politics in Biblical Perspective?

39. How Might Bram Stoker’s Novel ‘Dracula’ Cast Light Against Modern Vampires? | with Geoffrey Reiter

38. Should Christians Enjoy Fantasy with Fictional Magic? Part 2

37. Should Christians Enjoy Fantasy with Fictional Magic? Part 1

36. How Do Paranormal Tales Edify the Christian Reader? | The Reagan Moon series, with Mike Duran

35. Did C. S. Lewis Say It’s ‘Pure Moonshine’ to Create Stories that Teach Christian Truth?

34. How Has Lorehaven Been Questing Through the Great 2020 Pandemic?

32. What Five Questions Help Us Engage Popular Culture for God’s Glory? | The Pop Culture Parent, part 2

31. What If Popular Culture Was Actually God’s Idea All Along? | The Pop Culture Parent, part 1

29. What If You Escaped from Captivity but Left Your Brother Behind? | These Nameless Things, with Shawn Smucker

28. How Should Christians Discern ‘The Chosen’ and Other Biblical Fiction?

27. What Wackiness Awaits in the Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle? | with Bill Myers

26. How Do We Defeat the Top Seven Myths about The Chronicles of Narnia? Part 2

25. Which Christian Fantastical Books Won Big at the 2020 Realm Awards?

24. How Do We Defeat the Top Seven Myths about The Chronicles of Narnia? Part 1

23. What If You Could Turn Stories into Sculptures? | The Weaver Trilogy, with Lindsay A. Franklin

22. How Do Christians Discern UFO Accounts in Light of Scripture?

21. In a Blind World, What If Only One Boy Could See? | For Whom the Sun Sings, with W. A. Fulkerson

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