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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

Featured Review: Enclave

“After America falls, white-hat heroes work for a better world.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

The White Forest

“Best for: Pre-teen readers who like fantasy stories.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Launch

“The story inhabits its youthful, modern world with conviction. Fun and never airy, Launch offers a good ride.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

The Last Runner

“Imagination dashes back in with the strange and even horrifying creatures intent on getting their hands, teeth, or claws on Eric.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Kristian’s War

“The writing is terse and focused on characters’ actions, making for a quick and enjoyable read.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

The Kinsman’s Tree

“Readers will find charm in the everyday life of the Etom boy Nat, his mother Nida, and the other Etom.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Keeper of Shadows

“Bridgett Powers creates something unusual in fantasy: a heroine who, physically damaged to the point of disability, can fight only through spiritual strength.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Imani Earns Her Cape

“Bokerah Brumley paints a colorful urban-fantasy backdrop and peoples it with distinctive characters.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Coiled

“H. L. Burke weaves faux-mythology and complex characterization into a narrative that slithers along at a brisk clip.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Blessings and Trials

“Blessings and Trials spans a large and fascinating world filled with angels, either exiled from heaven or sent from heaven to help mankind.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Featured Review: Mark of the Raven

“Those who walk in dreams wield great power to inspire—or destroy.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

The Gevaudan Project

“A. K. Preston has spliced together a bone-hard, near-future sci-fi in the tradition of Michael Crichton.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Experiment 93

“Good storytelling mechanics … serves a light and enjoyable read.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Castaways

“A memorable and entertaining tone … younger readers will take delight in this light, sweet tale.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Featured Review: Fawkes

“Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Wolf of the Tesseract

“A rapid start in divergent universes … Wolf of the Tesseract is a satisfying adventure.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Unlikely Intrusion of Adams Klein

“This is a fun, engaging adventure with fantastic worlds and action.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Tyrant

“Brian Godawa’s Tyrant unites history, spiritual warfare, and eschatology in an ambitious epic.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Rise of Aredor

“Claire M. Banschbach spins an enjoyable, worthwhile adventure of wartime courage.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Featured Review: Fawkes

“Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Remnant

“The Remnant spins a future of well-meaning tyranny sure to help readers ponder the threat of potential real-world dystopia.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Lightningfall

“Steve Rzasa’s sequel is best for older teens and adults seeking a swashbuckling sword-and-sorcery spectacle.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Bloodheart

“Rzasa’s first-person, present-tense delivery proves surprisingly versatile.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Red Rider

“The Red Rider bears teeth, but horror fans will find it gives an exciting chase.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Masters and Beginners

“Daley Downing blends the traditional Faerie mythology with biblical ideas of angels, Nephilim, and the war in heaven.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Day Moon

“Immersive descriptions and ornate prose . . . presents a richly layered world and magnetic plot with need for a sequel.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Nick Newton is Not a Genius

“Children and grown-ups alike will be charmed by this gentle, creative tale.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

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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

Sponsored Review: Jaclyn and the Beanstalk “Magic beans meet medieval myth in this young heroine’s tale.” —Lorehaven review, December 2018

Sponsored Review: The Light Arises “An newly freed assassin-prince quests to reclaim lost truth.” —Lorehaven review, December 2018

Featured Review: Enclave “After America falls, white-hat heroes work for a better world.” —Lorehaven review, December 2018

The White Forest “Best for: Pre-teen readers who like fantasy stories.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Launch “The story inhabits its youthful, modern world with conviction. Fun and never airy, Launch offers a good ride.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

The Last Runner “Imagination dashes back in with the strange and even horrifying creatures intent on getting their hands, teeth, or claws on Eric.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Kristian’s War “The writing is terse and focused on characters’ actions, making for a quick and enjoyable read.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

The Kinsman’s Tree “Readers will find charm in the everyday life of the Etom boy Nat, his mother Nida, and the other Etom.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Keeper of Shadows “Bridgett Powers creates something unusual in fantasy: a heroine who, physically damaged to the point of disability, can fight only through spiritual strength.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Imani Earns Her Cape “Bokerah Brumley paints a colorful urban-fantasy backdrop and peoples it with distinctive characters.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Coiled “H. L. Burke weaves faux-mythology and complex characterization into a narrative that slithers along at a brisk clip.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Blessings and Trials “Blessings and Trials spans a large and fascinating world filled with angels, either exiled from heaven or sent from heaven to help mankind.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Featured Review: Mark of the Raven “Those who walk in dreams wield great power to inspire—or destroy.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Sponsored Review: Affinity “Affinity is a creative and original play on old concepts, and if you’re willing to take the ride, you’ll find it goes places.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

The Gevaudan Project “A. K. Preston has spliced together a bone-hard, near-future sci-fi in the tradition of Michael Crichton.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Experiment 93 “Good storytelling mechanics … serves a light and enjoyable read.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Castaways “A memorable and entertaining tone … younger readers will take delight in this light, sweet tale.” —Lorehaven review, October 2018

Sponsored Review: Road of the Lost “Aidan Russell creates action-driven fantasy of all the good old things.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Sponsored Review: The Sorcerer’s Bane “C. S. Wachter flings thematic windows open to sunlight and storms.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Featured Review: Fawkes “Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Wolf of the Tesseract “A rapid start in divergent universes … Wolf of the Tesseract is a satisfying adventure.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

The Unlikely Intrusion of Adams Klein “This is a fun, engaging adventure with fantastic worlds and action.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Tyrant “Brian Godawa’s Tyrant unites history, spiritual warfare, and eschatology in an ambitious epic.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

The Rise of Aredor “Claire M. Banschbach spins an enjoyable, worthwhile adventure of wartime courage.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Featured Review: Fawkes “Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

The Remnant “The Remnant spins a future of well-meaning tyranny sure to help readers ponder the threat of potential real-world dystopia.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

The Lightningfall “Steve Rzasa’s sequel is best for older teens and adults seeking a swashbuckling sword-and-sorcery spectacle.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

The Bloodheart “Rzasa’s first-person, present-tense delivery proves surprisingly versatile.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

The Red Rider “The Red Rider bears teeth, but horror fans will find it gives an exciting chase.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Masters and Beginners “Daley Downing blends the traditional Faerie mythology with biblical ideas of angels, Nephilim, and the war in heaven.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Day Moon “Immersive descriptions and ornate prose . . . presents a richly layered world and magnetic plot with need for a sequel.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

Nick Newton is Not a Genius “Children and grown-ups alike will be charmed by this gentle, creative tale.” —Lorehaven review, July 2018

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Fantastical Truth, Jan 24, 2023

145. How Did Edmund Spenser’s ‘The Faerie Queene’ Shape Christian Fantasy? | with Rebecca K. Reynolds
Fantastical Truth, Jan 17, 2023

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Lander’s Legacy

“Lander’s Legacy stacks modern thrills and complex characters on a foundation of biblical what-ifs.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 20, 2023

Prince Caspian

“Pacing starts slow but creature lore grows in C. S. Lewis’s sequel, introducing practical tyrants and talking-beast politics into a Narnian resistance.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 13, 2023

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

“New and returning readers of all ages would do well to seek deeper magic within C. S. Lewis’s faithful classic.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 13, 2023

Silver Bounty

“Current themes of freedom, sacrifice, and revenge flow through the briny depths of Silver Bounty by Victoria McCombs.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 6, 2023

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

Sponsored Review: Jaclyn and the Beanstalk

“Magic beans meet medieval myth in this young heroine’s tale.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Sponsored Review: The Light Arises

“An newly freed assassin-prince quests to reclaim lost truth.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

Featured Review: Enclave

“After America falls, white-hat heroes work for a better world.”
**—Lorehaven review**, December 2018

The White Forest

“Best for: Pre-teen readers who like fantasy stories.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Launch

“The story inhabits its youthful, modern world with conviction. Fun and never airy, Launch offers a good ride.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

The Last Runner

“Imagination dashes back in with the strange and even horrifying creatures intent on getting their hands, teeth, or claws on Eric.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Kristian’s War

“The writing is terse and focused on characters’ actions, making for a quick and enjoyable read.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

The Kinsman’s Tree

“Readers will find charm in the everyday life of the Etom boy Nat, his mother Nida, and the other Etom.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Keeper of Shadows

“Bridgett Powers creates something unusual in fantasy: a heroine who, physically damaged to the point of disability, can fight only through spiritual strength.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Imani Earns Her Cape

“Bokerah Brumley paints a colorful urban-fantasy backdrop and peoples it with distinctive characters.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Coiled

“H. L. Burke weaves faux-mythology and complex characterization into a narrative that slithers along at a brisk clip.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Blessings and Trials

“Blessings and Trials spans a large and fascinating world filled with angels, either exiled from heaven or sent from heaven to help mankind.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Featured Review: Mark of the Raven

“Those who walk in dreams wield great power to inspire—or destroy.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Sponsored Review: Affinity

“Affinity is a creative and original play on old concepts, and if you’re willing to take the ride, you’ll find it goes places.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

The Gevaudan Project

“A. K. Preston has spliced together a bone-hard, near-future sci-fi in the tradition of Michael Crichton.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Experiment 93

“Good storytelling mechanics … serves a light and enjoyable read.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Castaways

“A memorable and entertaining tone … younger readers will take delight in this light, sweet tale.”
**—Lorehaven review**, October 2018

Sponsored Review: Road of the Lost

“Aidan Russell creates action-driven fantasy of all the good old things.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Sponsored Review: The Sorcerer’s Bane

“C. S. Wachter flings thematic windows open to sunlight and storms.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Featured Review: Fawkes

“Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Wolf of the Tesseract

“A rapid start in divergent universes … Wolf of the Tesseract is a satisfying adventure.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Unlikely Intrusion of Adams Klein

“This is a fun, engaging adventure with fantastic worlds and action.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Tyrant

“Brian Godawa’s Tyrant unites history, spiritual warfare, and eschatology in an ambitious epic.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Rise of Aredor

“Claire M. Banschbach spins an enjoyable, worthwhile adventure of wartime courage.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Featured Review: Fawkes

“Guy Fawkes’s 1605 gunpowder plot gets a color-magical twist.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Remnant

“The Remnant spins a future of well-meaning tyranny sure to help readers ponder the threat of potential real-world dystopia.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Lightningfall

“Steve Rzasa’s sequel is best for older teens and adults seeking a swashbuckling sword-and-sorcery spectacle.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Bloodheart

“Rzasa’s first-person, present-tense delivery proves surprisingly versatile.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

The Red Rider

“The Red Rider bears teeth, but horror fans will find it gives an exciting chase.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Masters and Beginners

“Daley Downing blends the traditional Faerie mythology with biblical ideas of angels, Nephilim, and the war in heaven.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Day Moon

“Immersive descriptions and ornate prose . . . presents a richly layered world and magnetic plot with need for a sequel.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

Nick Newton is Not a Genius

“Children and grown-ups alike will be charmed by this gentle, creative tale.”
**—Lorehaven review**, July 2018

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Get exclusive shirts and beyond

Authors and publishers:
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