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Immortal Guardian

Immortal Guardian, M. Louis Lambert

Immortal Guardian may start slowly and its prose may occasionally stumble, but this story asks interesting questions with a compelling plot.

The Choice

The Choice, Bradley Caffee

Bradley Caffee’s tight prose makes The Choice a quick Empire Strikes Back–style dystopian sequel that is difficult to resist.

100 Cupboards

100 Cupboards, N. D. Wilson

With thoughtful narrative voice and emotional honesty, N. D. Wilson’s 100 Cupboards (2007) opens doors to worlds of mystery and adventure.

Blood Secrets

Blood Secrets, Morgan L. Busse

Blood Secrets charts a satisfying conclusion to the Skyworld duology, with dashing prose that draws readers into this world of steam and mystery.

Jabberwock’s Curse

Jabberwock's Curse, R.V. Bowman

In Jabberwock’s Curse, R.V. Bowman blends different elements from Lewis Carroll’s classic into a quick-paced coming-of age story whose three heroes must learn who they were created to be.

The Governess of Greenmere

The Governess of Greenmere, Paul Leone

Obscure Arthurian and Celtic references blend with biblical imagery and high heroism in this brief yet old-souled story.

Tilly

Tilly, Frank E. Peretti

Written in 1986, Frank E. Peretti’s novelette Tilly may feel melodramatic to today’s readers, but remains a tearful tale of brokenness and redemption.

The Wonderland Trials

The Wonderland Trials, Sara Ella

Although indebted to a classic, The Wonderland Trials is inventive and colorful in its own right, abundantly able to charm and to intrigue.

Rise of the Earthborn

Rise of the Earthborn, Emma Buenen

Societal intrigue plus steampunk flair and a dash of romance help make Emma Buenen’s Rise of the Earthborn a solid extra-biblical adventure.

Elite

Elite, Kristen Young

Elite explores parallels to the early Church, beautifully intertwining faith and action in this high-stakes post-apocalyptic adventure.

My Brother’s Keeper

My Brother's Keeper, David Wright

In My Brother’s Keeper, David Wright presents a classic fantasy novel obliquely tied to the legends of King Arthur.

Lost Bits

Lost Bits, Kerry Nietz

Lost Bits boldly leads fans out of dead wastelands, exploring the nature of humankind through the lenses of a human creation.

When The English Fall

When the English Fall, David Williams

When The English Fall tells a bittersweet tale of community and commitment that plunges fearlessly into hard questions about the end of the world.

Clawing Free

Clawing Free, Josh Roberts

Clawing Free is an absorbing tale that seamlessly joins modernity and myth.

Prophet

Prophet, Frank E. Peretti

If great fiction dares explore culture wars, it must show more than perfect people smiling before a flat backdrop. Frank E. Peretti’s 1992 novel Prophet reflects this reality.

Realms of Light

Realms of Light, Sandra Fernandez Rhoads

Author Sandra Fernandez Rhoads creatively uses classical art and Milton’s writing to give Cera necessary information to fight the darkness, drawing readers deeper into this urban fantasy world.

Abort

Abort, C. D. Hulen

With vivid characters, compelling world, and serious questions, C. D. Hulen’s Abort fulfills its directive for an engaging sci-fi read.

Maxine Justice: Galactic Attorney

Maxine Justice, Galactic Attorney, Daniel Schwabauer

John Grisham meets Galaxy Quest in Daniel Schwabauer’s whimsy-gilded sci-fi tale, featuring robot judges, secretive aliens, and a truly flawed human heroine.

Stealing Embers

Stealing Embers, Julie Hall

This well-told tale grabs the reader’s attention with romantic tension and action that swoops in from the start and rushes unyielding to the very last page.

Truesilver

Truesilver, DJ Edwardson

Monstrous enemies, magic swords, and weighty discussions of honor and courage balance out teenage angst, village life, and small-minded characters.

Mordizan

Mordizan, Alyssa Roat

Alyssa Roat creates a thrilling sequel to Wraithwood, introducing new characters and moral quandaries in this Arthurian-inspired tale.

Forsaken Island

Forsaken Island, Sharon Hinck

Sharon Hinck skillfully dances through competing storylines of witnessing, spiritual doubts, coping with a life-altering disability, and exploring a new world.

The Retrievers: Valley of the Roden

The Retrievers: Valley of the Roden, Nicole Sager

Nicole Sager’s The Retrievers: Valley of the Roden introduces a fun cast of tiny characters and soaring hawks, sharing faith-filled themes of holding onto hope when all seems lost.

The Undine’s Tear

The Undine’s Tear, Talena Winters

Calandra’s spiritual struggles and eventual awakening bring true hardship and loss, pointing to greater hope across the horizon in sequels to this rip-roaring read.

Oathbound

Oathbound, Victoria McCombs

This tale of oaths and bonds steers an exciting voyage through dangerous waters. Secrets and ambition lurk at every turn, and sins bring real consequences.

The Green Ember

The Green Ember, S. D. Smith

S. D. Smith’s fantasy The Green Ember, book 1 of the Green Ember series, presents a surprisingly earnest epic about small creatures drawn into big spiritual ideas.

First Contact

First Contact, T. D. Patrick

This well-written chapter book promotes courage and other virtues, making First Contact a great tale for boys.

Of Fire and Ash

Of Fire and Ash, Gillian Bronte Adams

Ceridwen’s repeated volatile actions and battle crescendos may threaten to overrun this kingdom, yet the Fireborn Epic’s first book also benefits from two side trails.