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“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.”
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“Kara Swanson’s page-turner soars while wonderfully concluding this creative retelling of the classic Peter Pan.”
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“In Prodigy Prince, Natasha Sapienza builds a complex and rich fantasy world that explores friendship and sacrifice through allegory.”
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Tranquility

“In the human world of Christa Conklin’s Tranquility, conflict and tension defer to the pleasantries of picnics with fairies and merfolk.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Speed of Sight

“In Speed of Sight, C. R. Flamingbush presents a fun concept—comic book stories within Pete’s comic-book-style story, like plays within a play.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

The Savage War

“With The Savage War, Esther Wallace spins a tale that balances moral conviction with moral complexity.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Oath Sworn

“Strange concepts and tumultuous dialogue can soar over the reader’s head, but this narrative moves at a riveting clip.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Living in Times of Dragons

“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**, July 2019

The Hidden Queen

“Janelle Garrett’s romantic yet political fantasy The Hidden Queen turns out to be a smart story.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

The 49th Mystic

“In The 49th Mystic, Ted Dekker overhauls Other Earth with an adventure that’s part The Village, part Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Chains of Gwyndorr

“Unique worlds and sympathetic characters entice readers through a maze of slow-moving action.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

The Caves of Fire

“Can a slave say no? Fee and Daniel struggle with decisions as fully formed characters.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

The Bachelor Missions

“Jes Drew’s The Bachelor Missions follows our hero, Kristian Clark, through three separate but connected espionage adventures with plenty of romantic difficulties.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Armor of Aletheia

“Ralene Burke’s Armor of Aletheia gives readers classic fantasy suffused with spirituality.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Featured Review: Light from Distant Stars

“Magic-edged memory meets the reality of death and family trauma.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

Sponsored Review: Logic’s End

“This bleak and alien world’s only law is ‘survival of the fittest.’”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2019

The Awakened

“In Richard Spillman’s The Awakened, readers find a world in which Lazarus, the man Jesus raised from the dead as recorded in John’s gospel, is still alive.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

The Aykotah Daughter

“The Aykotah Daughter paints a beautiful picture of true sacrificial love and submission.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

The Worlds Next Door

“C. E. White’s The Worlds Next Door is best for adult fans of inventive Christian fantasy and thoughtful theological fiction.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

The Story Peddler

“This story spins a perfect array of delightful characters living with complex magical abilities in a truly unique world.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

The Sign of the Sibyl

“Readers may love how this alternate-universe tale integrates biblical elements as “lost lore” in an alien world.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Heir to the Raven

“Heir to the Raven masterfully weaves history, politics, and myth into a breathing world.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Gods They Had Never Known

“Gods They Had Never Known strongly supports biblical morality and the truth of how sin distorts goodness.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

For Us Humans

“This adventure morphs into a complex fusion of intergalactic conspiracy, prejudice erasure, redemption narrative, and call to personal revival.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

The Emperor’s Harvest

“In The Emperor’s Harvest, R. A. Denny reimagines elements from the biblical account of Christ’s birth in a fantasy setting.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Elvensty

“Fastidious worldbuilding, diverse cultures, and detailed geography give the tale distinctive flair.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Eilinland: Through the Wall

“Eilinland: Through the Wall serves a light, entertaining read, with good thematic substance to accompany the fun.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

The Edge of Over There

“Shawn Smucker unveils a masterwork of lyrical grandeur … this story cracks the spacetime doorway to reveal a reality far richer than the world we know.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Featured Review: The Line Between

“Tosca Lee’s thriller quests toward truth among apocalyptic madness.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Sponsored Review: The Reluctant Disciple

“The Reluctant Disciple tours popular thematic attractions via disquieting paths.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Sponsored Review: Outbreak

“Outbreak will doubtless thrill readers who enjoy a good zombie yarn.”
**—Lorehaven review**, March 2019

Thoughtreal

“Michael Gryboski has thought up an intricate narrative that avoids potential tropes while touching on important issues.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Shivering World

““This story grows on the reader much faster than bacteria in a barren biosphere. . . . Shivering World is good medicine.””
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Sand and Storm

“This book is a delightful read, with a unique and well-developed magic system, engaging characters, and a thrilling plot.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

The Rejected Princess

“With The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark has fashioned a cozy political thriller braided with thoughtful ambiguity and adorned with romance.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Hideous Beauty

“Hideous Beauty strives to (very) graphically illustrate the war of dark versus light waged unseen by mere mortals.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Flower

“H. L. Burke’s clever twists keep the story fresh while still delivering on classic premises.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Fairest Son

“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**, December 2018

The Electrical Menagerie

“Magicians’ rivalries are backlit by murder, and the characters, scenery, and action are so well-drawn.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Dragons and Romans

“Dragons and Romans invests the climactic Third Punic War with high peril, deep meaning, and the spark of the fantastical.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

The Curse of the Vassal Fruit

“The Curse of the Vassal Fruit starts out as a light and fluffy children’s story, but by the end, Eric Sietsema’s narrative has some hop to it.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Child of the Kaites

“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**, December 2018

Bramblewild

“Despite its occasional slowness, Bramblewild is an engaging journey with a comforting end.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

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