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Mists of Paracosmia

Stakes are high in this well-written middle-grade fantasy from author Emily Golus.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Labyrinth of Shadows

Inspired by Greek myths, Kyla Stone’s Labyrinth of Shadows tells its own story with cleverness and breathless suspense
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Swift

This little novel packs big twists and turns that will keep readers engaged all the way through the end.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Crystal Witness

Crystal Witness exudes a galactic aroma that pulls in readers with strength like the vacuum of space.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Daughter of Lightning

Daughter of Lightning is a fun adventure that promises to branch into an electric epic as the Dragon and Storm series continues.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Swimmer

Those who dive in will find Avily Jerome’s novel Swimmer an absorbing, dark-edged fairy tale.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Fire Dancer

Fire Dancer is a brilliantly written story full of emotion and action that will have readers blazing through the pages.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Featured Review: Seventh City

Good heroes live in Emily Hayse’s Arctic-flavored fantasy.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Bane of Ashkarith

Bane of Ashkarith gives glimpses of this unique secondary world that prove intricate and compelling.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Dust

Nothing is as it seems, and wishing on stars will get her nowhere in this delightfully twisted sequel to a classic.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

The Vault Between Spaces

The Vault Between Spaces is an inventive fantasy with heart for its religion and its characters.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Let the Ghosts Speak

Although often grim, Let the Ghosts Speak gives a captivating read of murder, mystery, and spirituality.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Mortal Sight

With frequent references to Milton, Mortal Sight is a promising beginning to an intriguing series.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Heartmender

V. Romas Burton’s Heartmender pumps new blood into the classic good-versus-evil paradigm by way of the classic Seven Deadly Sins.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Cora and the Nurse Dragon

Cora and the Nurse Dragon poses hard questions yet keeps a light touch, preferring to serve the pleasant read of an immersive fable.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Outsmarting Time

What happens when time ends up looking like an M. C. Escher artwork? . . . Outsmarting Time is a good read with nice character development.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Jordan’s Arrow

Overall, Jordan’s Arrow is a good follow-up to the first story, showing Jordan’s growth and struggles in her new world.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Emberhawk

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 Team, summer 2020

Sorrowfish

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 Team, summer 2020

For Whom the Sun Sings

W. A. Fulkerson’s debut opens the eyes of adults with childlike faith.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Airfoil: Origins

Evil villains, family struggles, and a dynamic arch-nemesis make this superhero story a fast-paced and engaging read.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Light of Mine

How-to descriptions of building and cooking are interspersed with moral instruction . . . the story conveys a sound faith lesson.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

The Story Hunter

Danger, intrigue, and unforeseen twists make The Story Hunter an entirely satisfying conclusion to the Weaver Trilogy series.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Oxygen

Olson and Ingermanson write fast, fit, and smart. They know their science and characters.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

Phantastes

Readers who dare venture with Anodos into this fantastical land will certainly not return unchanged.
Audie Thacker, spring 2020

The Visitation

Frank Peretti’s heroes confront their own flaws, yet give no ground to false teachings both inside and outside the Church.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

This Present Darkness

Although at times cheesy, Frank E. Peretti’s pictures imbue the ordinary with cosmic significance.
Austin Gunderson, spring 2020

Rescue

The first book in F. E. Greene’s By Eyes Unseen fantasy series introduces fascinating and even atypical characters.
Audie Thacker, spring 2020

Firebird

Tyers deftly describes other worlds, adding color to landscapes and intensity to emotions … a fantastic find for Christian fans and beyond.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien’s genre-defining novel bestrides an epic fantasy world as deep as it is wide.
Elizabeth Kaiser, spring 2020

Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses indirectly echoes the author’s Christian worldview by evoking a vision of healing and spiritual wholeness.
Phyllis Wheeler, spring 2020

A Canticle for Leibowitz

A Canticle for Leibowitz is a masterpiece that mixes profundity, heart, and superb craftsmanship.
Shannon McDermott, spring 2020

The Chronicles of Narnia

By humbling ourselves as little children, we are better placed to gaze up into Aslan’s not-tame eyes and golden mane.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

Wilding

L. A. Smith’s historical fantasy Wilding offers a lively journey through the foreign world of ancient Europe and the wild world of the Fey.
Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Tinsel in a Tangle

Laurie Germaine’s Tinsel in a Tangle is a nice and enjoyable young-adult holiday romance set in a fanciful version of Santa’s town.
Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Mouse

Mouse is an intriguing adventure whose characters draw in readers, with a complex world that promises to become even more rich and vibrant as the series continues.
Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

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Mists of Paracosmia “Stakes are high in this well-written middle-grade fantasy from author Emily Golus.” —Lorehaven

Labyrinth of Shadows “Inspired by Greek myths, Kyla Stone’s Labyrinth of Shadows tells its own story with cleverness and breathless suspense” —Lorehaven

Swift “This little novel packs big twists and turns that will keep readers engaged all the way through the end.” —Lorehaven

Crystal Witness “Crystal Witness exudes a galactic aroma that pulls in readers with strength like the vacuum of space.” —Lorehaven

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Revisiting the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special Travis Perry, Nov 26

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Mists of Paracosmia Stakes are high in this well-written middle-grade fantasy from author Emily Golus. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Labyrinth of Shadows Inspired by Greek myths, Kyla Stone’s Labyrinth of Shadows tells its own story with cleverness and breathless suspense Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Swift This little novel packs big twists and turns that will keep readers engaged all the way through the end. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Crystal Witness Crystal Witness exudes a galactic aroma that pulls in readers with strength like the vacuum of space. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Daughter of Lightning Daughter of Lightning is a fun adventure that promises to branch into an electric epic as the Dragon and Storm series continues. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Swimmer Those who dive in will find Avily Jerome’s novel Swimmer an absorbing, dark-edged fairy tale. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Fire Dancer Fire Dancer is a brilliantly written story full of emotion and action that will have readers blazing through the pages. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Featured Review: Seventh City Good heroes live in Emily Hayse’s Arctic-flavored fantasy. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Sponsored Review: A King’s Return A King’s Return sweeps the reader into a world of complex, sympathetic characters. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Bane of Ashkarith Bane of Ashkarith gives glimpses of this unique secondary world that prove intricate and compelling. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Sponsored Review: Still Small Voice This simple frontier story gives its child heroes complex dilemmas. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Dust Nothing is as it seems, and wishing on stars will get her nowhere in this delightfully twisted sequel to a classic. Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

The Vault Between Spaces The Vault Between Spaces is an inventive fantasy with heart for its religion and its characters. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Let the Ghosts Speak Although often grim, Let the Ghosts Speak gives a captivating read of murder, mystery, and spirituality. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Sponsored Review: The Light Unbound Ambitious in scope and relentless in speed, this novel concludes C. S. Wachter’s saga on a high note. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Mortal Sight With frequent references to Milton, Mortal Sight is a promising beginning to an intriguing series. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Heartmender V. Romas Burton’s Heartmender pumps new blood into the classic good-versus-evil paradigm by way of the classic Seven Deadly Sins. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Cora and the Nurse Dragon Cora and the Nurse Dragon poses hard questions yet keeps a light touch, preferring to serve the pleasant read of an immersive fable. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Outsmarting Time What happens when time ends up looking like an M. C. Escher artwork? . . . Outsmarting Time is a good read with nice character development. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Sponsored Review: A Shattered World This is the Puritan space colonization epic you never knew you needed. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Jordan’s Arrow Overall, Jordan’s Arrow is a good follow-up to the first story, showing Jordan’s growth and struggles in her new world. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Emberhawk 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 Team, summer 2020

Sorrowfish 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 Team, summer 2020

For Whom the Sun Sings W. A. Fulkerson’s debut opens the eyes of adults with childlike faith. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Airfoil: Origins Evil villains, family struggles, and a dynamic arch-nemesis make this superhero story a fast-paced and engaging read. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Light of Mine How-to descriptions of building and cooking are interspersed with moral instruction . . . the story conveys a sound faith lesson. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

The Story Hunter Danger, intrigue, and unforeseen twists make The Story Hunter an entirely satisfying conclusion to the Weaver Trilogy series. Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Oxygen Olson and Ingermanson write fast, fit, and smart. They know their science and characters. E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

Phantastes Readers who dare venture with Anodos into this fantastical land will certainly not return unchanged. Audie Thacker, spring 2020

The Visitation Frank Peretti’s heroes confront their own flaws, yet give no ground to false teachings both inside and outside the Church. E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

This Present Darkness Although at times cheesy, Frank E. Peretti’s pictures imbue the ordinary with cosmic significance. Austin Gunderson, spring 2020

Rescue The first book in F. E. Greene’s By Eyes Unseen fantasy series introduces fascinating and even atypical characters. Audie Thacker, spring 2020

Firebird Tyers deftly describes other worlds, adding color to landscapes and intensity to emotions … a fantastic find for Christian fans and beyond. E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien’s genre-defining novel bestrides an epic fantasy world as deep as it is wide. Elizabeth Kaiser, spring 2020

Flora & Ulysses Flora & Ulysses indirectly echoes the author’s Christian worldview by evoking a vision of healing and spiritual wholeness. Phyllis Wheeler, spring 2020

A Canticle for Leibowitz A Canticle for Leibowitz is a masterpiece that mixes profundity, heart, and superb craftsmanship. Shannon McDermott, spring 2020

The Chronicles of Narnia By humbling ourselves as little children, we are better placed to gaze up into Aslan’s not-tame eyes and golden mane. E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

Wilding L. A. Smith’s historical fantasy Wilding offers a lively journey through the foreign world of ancient Europe and the wild world of the Fey. Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Tinsel in a Tangle Laurie Germaine’s Tinsel in a Tangle is a nice and enjoyable young-adult holiday romance set in a fanciful version of Santa’s town. Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Mouse Mouse is an intriguing adventure whose characters draw in readers, with a complex world that promises to become even more rich and vibrant as the series continues. Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Mists of Paracosmia

“Stakes are high in this well-written middle-grade fantasy from author Emily Golus.” —Lorehaven

Labyrinth of Shadows

“Inspired by Greek myths, Kyla Stone’s Labyrinth of Shadows tells its own story with cleverness and breathless suspense” —Lorehaven

Swift

“This little novel packs big twists and turns that will keep readers engaged all the way through the end.” —Lorehaven

Crystal Witness

“Crystal Witness exudes a galactic aroma that pulls in readers with strength like the vacuum of space.” —Lorehaven

‘Alien Worlds’ Shares Fantastic Yet Bleak Sci-Fi
Parker J. Cole, Dec 4

History as Fantasy: Netflix’s Barbarians Miniseries
Travis Perry, Dec 3

Speculative Fiction Building Blocks
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 30

Revisiting the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special
Travis Perry, Nov 26

43. How Did a 1980s Evangelical Book Warn about ‘Turmoil in the Toy Box’?
Fantastical Truth, Dec 1, 2020

42. What if Invaders Kidnapped Your Brother in a Frozen Land? | Seventh City, with Emily Hayse
Fantastical Truth, Nov 17, 2020

41. Should Christians Boycott Popular Culture Like Halloween or Netflix? | with Cap Stewart
Fantastical Truth, Nov 10, 2020

40. How May Fantastic Stories Help Us See Politics in Biblical Perspective?
Fantastical Truth, Nov 3, 2020

Does ‘Engaging Popular Culture’ Include Right-Wing Talk Radio?
E. Stephen Burnett, Oct 9

Join My Livestream This Thursday: Seven Ways to Find Truth in Fantastic Stories
E. Stephen Burnett, Oct 6

A Wild Review of ‘The Pop Culture Parent’ Appears!
E. Stephen Burnett, Oct 1

Mists of Paracosmia

Stakes are high in this well-written middle-grade fantasy from author Emily Golus.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Labyrinth of Shadows

Inspired by Greek myths, Kyla Stone’s Labyrinth of Shadows tells its own story with cleverness and breathless suspense
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Swift

This little novel packs big twists and turns that will keep readers engaged all the way through the end.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Crystal Witness

Crystal Witness exudes a galactic aroma that pulls in readers with strength like the vacuum of space.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Daughter of Lightning

Daughter of Lightning is a fun adventure that promises to branch into an electric epic as the Dragon and Storm series continues.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Swimmer

Those who dive in will find Avily Jerome’s novel Swimmer an absorbing, dark-edged fairy tale.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Fire Dancer

Fire Dancer is a brilliantly written story full of emotion and action that will have readers blazing through the pages.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Featured Review: Seventh City

Good heroes live in Emily Hayse’s Arctic-flavored fantasy.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Sponsored Review: A King’s Return

A King’s Return sweeps the reader into a world of complex, sympathetic characters.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Bane of Ashkarith

Bane of Ashkarith gives glimpses of this unique secondary world that prove intricate and compelling.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Sponsored Review: Still Small Voice

This simple frontier story gives its child heroes complex dilemmas.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

Dust

Nothing is as it seems, and wishing on stars will get her nowhere in this delightfully twisted sequel to a classic.
Lorehaven Review Team, fall 2020

The Vault Between Spaces

The Vault Between Spaces is an inventive fantasy with heart for its religion and its characters.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Let the Ghosts Speak

Although often grim, Let the Ghosts Speak gives a captivating read of murder, mystery, and spirituality.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Sponsored Review: The Light Unbound

Ambitious in scope and relentless in speed, this novel concludes C. S. Wachter’s saga on a high note.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Mortal Sight

With frequent references to Milton, Mortal Sight is a promising beginning to an intriguing series.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Heartmender

V. Romas Burton’s Heartmender pumps new blood into the classic good-versus-evil paradigm by way of the classic Seven Deadly Sins.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Cora and the Nurse Dragon

Cora and the Nurse Dragon poses hard questions yet keeps a light touch, preferring to serve the pleasant read of an immersive fable.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Outsmarting Time

What happens when time ends up looking like an M. C. Escher artwork? . . . Outsmarting Time is a good read with nice character development.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Sponsored Review: A Shattered World

This is the Puritan space colonization epic you never knew you needed.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Jordan’s Arrow

Overall, Jordan’s Arrow is a good follow-up to the first story, showing Jordan’s growth and struggles in her new world.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Emberhawk

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 Team, summer 2020

Sorrowfish

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 Team, summer 2020

For Whom the Sun Sings

W. A. Fulkerson’s debut opens the eyes of adults with childlike faith.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Airfoil: Origins

Evil villains, family struggles, and a dynamic arch-nemesis make this superhero story a fast-paced and engaging read.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Light of Mine

How-to descriptions of building and cooking are interspersed with moral instruction . . . the story conveys a sound faith lesson.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

The Story Hunter

Danger, intrigue, and unforeseen twists make The Story Hunter an entirely satisfying conclusion to the Weaver Trilogy series.
Lorehaven Review Team, summer 2020

Oxygen

Olson and Ingermanson write fast, fit, and smart. They know their science and characters.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

Phantastes

Readers who dare venture with Anodos into this fantastical land will certainly not return unchanged.
Audie Thacker, spring 2020

The Visitation

Frank Peretti’s heroes confront their own flaws, yet give no ground to false teachings both inside and outside the Church.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

This Present Darkness

Although at times cheesy, Frank E. Peretti’s pictures imbue the ordinary with cosmic significance.
Austin Gunderson, spring 2020

Rescue

The first book in F. E. Greene’s By Eyes Unseen fantasy series introduces fascinating and even atypical characters.
Audie Thacker, spring 2020

Firebird

Tyers deftly describes other worlds, adding color to landscapes and intensity to emotions … a fantastic find for Christian fans and beyond.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien’s genre-defining novel bestrides an epic fantasy world as deep as it is wide.
Elizabeth Kaiser, spring 2020

Flora & Ulysses

Flora & Ulysses indirectly echoes the author’s Christian worldview by evoking a vision of healing and spiritual wholeness.
Phyllis Wheeler, spring 2020

A Canticle for Leibowitz

A Canticle for Leibowitz is a masterpiece that mixes profundity, heart, and superb craftsmanship.
Shannon McDermott, spring 2020

The Chronicles of Narnia

By humbling ourselves as little children, we are better placed to gaze up into Aslan’s not-tame eyes and golden mane.
E. Stephen Burnett, spring 2020

Wilding

L. A. Smith’s historical fantasy Wilding offers a lively journey through the foreign world of ancient Europe and the wild world of the Fey.
Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Tinsel in a Tangle

Laurie Germaine’s Tinsel in a Tangle is a nice and enjoyable young-adult holiday romance set in a fanciful version of Santa’s town.
Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019

Mouse

Mouse is an intriguing adventure whose characters draw in readers, with a complex world that promises to become even more rich and vibrant as the series continues.
Lorehaven Review Team, winter 2019