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Fantastical books for middle grade readers!

Best for older children ages 8–12
Beneath the Swirling Sky, Elizabeth Groening
Skate the Seeker by Jeff Ayers
The Red Door, Chris Solaas
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New books for teens + young adults

Best for readers ages 13–18—and beyond!
The Looking-Glass Illusion, Sara Ella
The Eternity Gate, Katherine Briggs
Calligraphy Guild, R. M. Archer
young men’s · young women’s · all fiction
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  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
  • Engaging That @&*% Our Stories Often Say

New fiction for adults

Challenging novels for wise readers 18 and up.
The Looking-Glass Illusion, Sara Ella
Light of Eidon, Karen Hancock
Wandering, Loren G. Warnemuende
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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs
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The Story Peddler

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.

The Sign of the Sibyl

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.

Heir to the Raven

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

Gods They Had Never Known

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.

For Us Humans

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

The Emperor’s Harvest

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.

Elvensty

Elvensty, M. B. Aznoe
Fastidious worldbuilding, diverse cultures, and detailed geography give the tale distinctive flair.

Eilinland: Through the Wall

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

The Edge of Over There

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.

Featured Review: The Line Between

The Line Between, Tosca Lee
Tosca Lee’s thriller quests toward truth among apocalyptic madness.

(Sponsored Review) The Reluctant Disciple

The Reluctant Disciple, Jim O'Shea
The Reluctant Disciple tours popular thematic attractions via disquieting paths.

(Sponsored Review) Outbreak

Outbreak, Joshua C. Chadd
Outbreak will doubtless thrill readers who enjoy a good zombie yarn.

Thoughtreal

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

Shivering World

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

Sand and Storm

Sand and Storm, Stella Dorthwany
This book is a delightful read, with a unique and well-developed magic system, engaging characters, and a thrilling plot.

The Rejected Princess

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.

Hideous Beauty

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

Flower

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

Fairest Son

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.

The Electrical Menagerie

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

Dragons and Romans

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.

The Curse of the Vassal Fruit

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.

Child of the Kaites

Child of the Kaites, Beth Wangler
With well-realized characterization, the overall narrative flies like a thematic arrow toward the real-life account of God freeing his people from Egypt.

Bramblewild

Bramblewild, Audie Thacker
Despite its occasional slowness, Bramblewild is an engaging journey with a comforting end.

Sponsored Review: Jaclyn and the Beanstalk

Magic beans meet medieval myth in this young heroine’s tale.

Sponsored Review: The Light Arises

The Light Arises, C. S. Wachter
The Light Arises will leave readers craving the next word for the next world.

Featured Review: Enclave

Enclave, Thomas Locke
After America falls, white-hat heroes work for a better world.

The White Forest

The White Forest, Aviya Carmen
Best for: Pre-teen readers who like fantasy stories.

Launch

Launch, Jason Joyner
The story inhabits its youthful, modern world with conviction. Fun and never airy, Launch offers a good ride.

The Last Runner

The Last Runner, Shaun Stevenson
Imagination dashes back in with the strange and even horrifying creatures intent on getting their hands, teeth, or claws on Eric.
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