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Escape to Vindor, Emily Golus

This uplifting story rumbles along at a good pace, accessible to believers and nonbelievers alike.

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The Darkened Land, Larry Paris

Larry Paris’s novel is an ambitious work, filled with heroes battling various grotesque monsters.

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The Book of Secrets, M. L. Little

M. L. Little’s The Book of Secrets imagines fantasy that hovers in a sci-fi setting, playing with magic in industrialized societies and alternate dimensions.

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Blood Traitors, Stella Dorthwany

Stella Dorthwany’s Blood Traitors brings cousins Cora and Faryn back home to the capital, where nonstop action and intrigue swiftly ensue.

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Jordan's World, Allen Steadham

Jordan’s World provides engaging escapism with a cast of likable characters.

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Skinshifter, Alycia Christine

Alycia Christine’s Skinshifter sinks its fangs into a meaty plot pumping with action.

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To Ashes We Run, Just B. Jordan

With To Ashes We Run, Just B. Jordan spins a rich and heartfelt fantasy, crafted with imagination and care.

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The Treasure of Capric, Brandon M. Wilborn

With The Treasure of Capric, Brandon M. Wilborn blends Brother Cadfael with Prince Caspian to conjure a complex, lived-in world.

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The Story Raider, Lindsay A. Franklin

More adventure, higher stakes, and betrayal at every turn make Lindsay A. Franklin’s fantasy The Story Raider a sequel that exceeds expectations.

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Shard & Shield, Laura VanArendonk Baugh

Laura VanArendonk Baugh’s Shard & Shield will intrigue readers with its world-building and complex relationships.

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Romanov, Nadine Brandes

Wrapping history in layers of humanity and magic, Nadine Brandes’s Romanov brings the captivating story of Anastasia to life in a new and vivid way.

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Prelude and Abduction in A Minor, Keith A. Robinson

Prelude and Abduction: in A Minor strikes up a distinctive melody in the key of Star Wars by providing music-based powers to alien races in conflict.

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Going Back Cold, Kelley Rose Waller

Kelley Rose Waller’s sci-fi Going Back Cold sets a mother’s bitter struggle with stillbirth against the backdrop of cutting-edge scientific research in Antarctica.

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The Alien's Daughter, JC Morrows

The Alien’s Daughter presents an intriguing take on how an alien could blend in with earthlings.

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Beatitudes and Woes, editor: Travis Perry

Beatitudes & Woes is a bold experiment . . . the showstopper entries by themselves are enough to justify the price of admission.

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Sci-fi and fantasy clash in this rapid-fire genre-blender.

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The Flame of Telbyrin, Br. Benedict Dyar, O. S. B.

Our elven heroes prove charming, and the narrative burns hot and quick.

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Hidden Current, Sharon Hinck

Sharon Hinck’s fantasy dances to the rhythm of our Creator’s heart.

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The Deceit of Darkness, C. S. Wachter

“The third installment in C. S. Wachter’s epic fantasy series crystallizes the series’ Christianity.”

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Oath of the Outcast, C. M. Banschbach

“Oath of the Outcast bursts with brawn and brains, providing plenty of action.”

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Valiant, Merrie Destefano

Once this story ramps up, it’s a thrilling read, with plenty of unexpected twists, a surprise ending, and pressing questions that demand a sequel.

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Tranquility, Christa Conklin

In the human world of Christa Conklin’s Tranquility, conflict and tension defer to the pleasantries of picnics with fairies and merfolk.

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Speed of Sight, C. R. Flamingbush

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.

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The Savage War, Esther Wallace

With The Savage War, Esther Wallace spins a tale that balances moral conviction with moral complexity.

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Oath Sworn, Meg MacDonald

Strange concepts and tumultuous dialogue can soar over the reader’s head, but this narrative moves at a riveting clip.

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Living in Times of Dragons, John A. Pretorius

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.

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The Hidden Queen, Janelle Garrett

Janelle Garrett’s romantic yet political fantasy The Hidden Queen turns out to be a smart story.

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The 49th Mystic, Ted Dekker

In The 49th Mystic, Ted Dekker overhauls Other Earth with an adventure that’s part The Village, part Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

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Chains of Gwyndorr, Joan Campbell

Unique worlds and sympathetic characters entice readers through a maze of slow-moving action.

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The Caves of Fire, K. Berklund-Page

Can a slave say no? Fee and Daniel struggle with decisions as fully formed characters.

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The Bachelor Missions, Jes Drew

Jes Drew’s The Bachelor Missions follows our hero, Kristian Clark, through three separate but connected espionage adventures with plenty of romantic difficulties.

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Armor of Aletheia, Ralene Burke

Ralene Burke’s Armor of Aletheia gives readers classic fantasy suffused with spirituality.

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Light from Distant Stars, Shawn Smucker

Magic-edged memory meets the reality of death and family trauma.

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Logic's End by Keith A. Robinson

This bleak and alien world’s only law is “survival of the fittest.”

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The Awakened, Richard Spillman

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.

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The Aykotah Daughter, Andrhea Goertzen

The Aykotah Daughter paints a beautiful picture of true sacrificial love and submission.

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The Worlds Next Door, C. E. White

C. E. White’s The Worlds Next Door is best for adult fans of inventive Christian fantasy and thoughtful theological fiction.

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The Story Peddler, Lindsay A. Franklin

This story spins a perfect array of delightful characters living with complex magical abilities in a truly unique world.

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The Sign of the Sibyl, Phillip Metzger

Readers may love how this alternate-universe tale integrates biblical elements as “lost lore” in an alien world.

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Heir to the Raven, J. Wesley Bush

Heir to the Raven masterfully weaves history, politics, and myth into a breathing world.

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Gods They Had Never Known, J. S. Helms

Gods They Had Never Known strongly supports biblical morality and the truth of how sin distorts goodness.

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For Us Humans, Steve Rzasa

This adventure morphs into a complex fusion of intergalactic conspiracy, prejudice erasure, redemption narrative, and call to personal revival.

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The Emperor’s Harvest, R. A. Denny

In The Emperor’s Harvest, R. A. Denny reimagines elements from the biblical account of Christ’s birth in a fantasy setting.

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Elvensty by M. B. Aznoe

Fastidious worldbuilding, diverse cultures, and detailed geography give the tale distinctive flair.

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Eilinland: Through the Wall, Bailey Davenport

Eilinland: Through the Wall serves a light, entertaining read, with good thematic substance to accompany the fun.

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The Edge of Over There, Shawn Smucker

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.

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The Reluctant Disciple, Jim O'Shea

The Reluctant Disciple tours popular thematic attractions via disquieting paths.

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Outbreak, Joshua C. Chadd

Outbreak will doubtless thrill readers who enjoy a good zombie yarn.

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Thoughtreal, Michael Gryboski

Michael Gryboski has thought up an intricate narrative that avoids potential tropes while touching on important issues.

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Shivering World, Kathy Tyers

“This story grows on the reader much faster than bacteria in a barren biosphere. . . . Shivering World is good medicine.”

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The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark

With The Rejected Princess, Katie Clark has fashioned a cozy political thriller braided with thoughtful ambiguity and adorned with romance.

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Hideous Beauty, Jack Cavanaugh

Hideous Beauty strives to (very) graphically illustrate the war of dark versus light waged unseen by mere mortals.

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Flower, H. L. Burke

H. L. Burke’s clever twists keep the story fresh while still delivering on classic premises.

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Fairest Son, H. S. J. Williams

H. S. J. Williams’ novella Fairest Son contains familiar echoes: seven “dwarves,” a poison apple, a poem of prophecy. But the story is unique.

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Magicians’ rivalries are backlit by murder, and the characters, scenery, and action are so well-drawn.

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Dragons and Romans, William David Ellis

Dragons and Romans invests the climactic Third Punic War with high peril, deep meaning, and the spark of the fantastical.

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The Curse of the Vassal Fruit, Eric Sietsema

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.

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