Vampires Anyone? Part I
Jill Williamson, Apr 2, 2009
Bella and Edward don’t have a healthy relationship that teens should be looking to emulate.
Speculative Fiction At Novel Journey
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Mar 30, 2009
Mike Duran, the blogger behind Decompose, is a contributor to the writer site Novel Journey. Today he posted Part 2 of a panel discussion about speculative fiction. Yes, this was a panel I was part of. Here’s my answer to […]
Christy Awards – 2009
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Mar 26, 2009
Well, I’m evidently late to the party, besides being late to post here at Spec Faith. Sometime … I don’t know exactly when … the Christy Award nominations were made public. Here are the ones that speculative fiction readers will […]
Hunter Brown and The Secret Of The Shadow
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Mar 18, 2009
Hunter Brown and the Secret of the Shadow by Christopher and Allan Miller (Warner Press) is an adventure fantasy written primarily for boys ages 10 and up. It is, however, a delightful story filled with spiritual truth and consequently, I […]
Finding Spec Fiction
Jill Williamson, Mar 12, 2009
I liked the sound of this “weird” thing. It made a lot of sense. Turns out I wasn’t as random as I feared.
Introducing Jill Williamson
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Mar 4, 2009
I’ve invited Jill Williamson, author of By Darkness Hid (Marcher Lord Press, April 2009) to become a regular here at Spec Faith. For now she’s agreed to contribute several guest blog posts. Her first one will acquaint you with her […]
By Darkness Hid – A Review
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Feb 23, 2009
I read my first Marcher Lord Press book this week – Jill Williamson’s By Darkness Hid (April 2009), first in the Blood of Kings series. Well, actually I read an Advance Reader Copy (ARC), but I suspect there will be […]
Cyndere’s Midnight—Some Observations
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Feb 17, 2009
Over at A Christian Worldview of Fiction, I’ve written a more thorough review of this month’s CSFF Blog Tour feature, Cyndere’s Midnight by Jeffrey Overstreet, but there are a couple observations I wanted to make and they didn’t really fit […]
Thoughts on Sci-fi and Worldview Pt. 1
Stuart Stockton, Feb 13, 2009
We had some very good comments to last week’s post. Thanks for responding. Some of you highlighted the link science fiction creates between reality and imagination, and I think this is where much of the power comes from. In most […]
The Chronicles Of The ‘Narnia’ Films, Part 2
E. Stephen Burnett, Feb 12, 2009
Failure of marketing and being released between two other summer blockbusters weren’t the only reasons behind the relative lackluster success of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian film last year. In my last column, I offered those among three reasons […]
Sci-Fi’s Brave New World
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Feb 11, 2009
Stuart already posted about “Sci-Fi’s Brave New World,” the excellent article in Christianity Today by James A. Herrick, a professor at Hope College here in Southern California. I want to encourage Spec Faith visitors to read the article. It can […]
A Science Fiction Culture
Stuart Stockton, Feb 6, 2009
It is interesting how some aspects of Christian culture are starting to explore how Science Fiction has influenced modern culture. From a group of Christian filmmakers discussing the themes and implications of science fiction movies, to the February 2009 issue […]
The Chronicles Of The ‘Narnia’ Films, Part 1
E. Stephen Burnett, Feb 5, 2009
You probably know by now that Walt Disney Pictures on Dec. 24 withdrew from its distribution deal with Walden Media, maker of the two Chronicles of Narnia films to date, 2005’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and 2008’s […]
Update on Our Own Stuart Stockton
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Feb 2, 2009
I’m hoping that we can get Stuart Stockton, the man himself, to stop by Spec Faith and write a blog post or two, but in the meantime, marketing is underway for the April release of Starfire (Marcher Lord Press). In […]
Is Fantasy In Trouble?
Jason Waguespack, Jan 30, 2009
First off, I have finally, finally figured out how to work this thing, or maybe I just found a better browser. Anyway, after a hiatus of…hmmm….it’s been too long for me to remember…I’m back! So, now that I’ve gotten that […]
More Fantasy on The Horizon
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jan 28, 2009
Because I am not just a fantasy writer but a fan of fantasy, I’m happy to announce the coming of a new series, this one co-written by Christopher Hopper and Wayne Thomas Batson. Last week Christopher announced the project and […]
CSFF Blog Tour – The Book Of Names
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jan 21, 2009
On Monday over at A Christian Worldview of Fiction, I began a discussion, in conjunction with the CSFF featured book for January, The Book of Names, about what constitutes too dark when it comes to fantasy. The comments were enlightening […]
Are Extraterrestrials and Extra-fast Travels Alien To Christianity?
E. Stephen Burnett, Jan 15, 2009
As I’ve planned, my hope this week is not so much to write a giant essay or series of essays, as I’ve done during the past year. Instead, I’d like to start conversations with a question — and gradually let […]
The Obscurity Of ‘purity’ and Christ-honoring Art, Part III
E. Stephen Burnett, Jan 8, 2009
“I hope to finish this series by outlining some Biblically based starter concepts, as best I can, next week.” That’s what I said more than three months ago. But I haven’t posted a thing to Speculative Faith at all in […]
Good News For Christian Science Fiction
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jan 7, 2009
For the last couple years, it seemed like most of the progress in Christian speculative fiction seemed to be gained by fantasy, and young adult fantasy, at that. At long last, there’s some good news for science fiction writers. From […]
The Lost Genre Guild
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 31, 2008
As part of the CSFF Blog Tour, I’m featuring the Lost Genre Guild today. I’ve been a member of the organization for nearly two years now, though my level of participation has fallen off considerably of late. As I understand […]
You Might Be Interested
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 23, 2008
Some news you might be interested to know, though some of it is “old news.” ResAliens, “an online zine devoted to quality fantasy, sci-fi, and supernatural fiction with a spiritual thread” has been in operation for more than a year […]
Guest Blog – Star Wars, Part 2
D. Barkley Briggs, Dec 6, 2008
Here’s part two of D. Barkley Briggs’s article “Star Wars.” This portion contains the real meat and potatoes of his thoughts. Enjoy. And don’t forget to look for The Book of Names in your local bookstore or on-line. I can […]
Guest Blog – Star Wars, Part 1
D. Barkley Briggs, Dec 1, 2008
Below is the first half of an article by the author of The Book of Names, D. Barkley Briggs. You’ll be hearing more about this young adult novel and its author because in January the CSFF Blog Tour will be […]
Christian Fantasy On The March
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 22, 2008
The world of pop culture is all a-twitter, and probably twittering, about Twilight, the movie rendition of Stephanie Meyer’s novel by the same name. I couldn’t help but comment on it as well in my Friday post at A Christian […]
Who Needs Vampires? – The Shade CSFF Blog Tour
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 18, 2008
I owe all you faithful Spec Faith readers big time. I’ve neglected you sorely—not on purpose, to be sure, but in the crunch of deadlines. My schedule should ease up a bit now, so I have every intention of returning […]
CSFF Blog Tour – Beyond The Reflection’s Edge
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Oct 20, 2008
Special thanks to the members of CSFF who posted during the Motiv8 Fantasy Ficton Tour the first week in October. These are the ones I know, though there well may have been others: Merrie Destefano, Margaret, Robert Treskillard, Amy Browning, […]
Sci-Fi And The Presidency
Karen, Oct 16, 2008
We’re in a politically charged time in America. November is just around the corner and with the election of a new president the course of our country will change drastically. People have taken sides, supporting their candidate with fierce determination. […]
The Motiv8 Fantasy Fiction Tour
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Oct 6, 2008
It’s underway! The Motiv8 tour began October 3 in Abbotsford BC, and the authors—Wayne Thomas Batson, Bryan Davis, Sharon Hinck, Christopher Hopper, L.B. Graham, Donita Paul, Eric Reinhold, and Jonathan Rogers—are making their way south. In just a few hours, […]
Fantasy Works If It …
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Sep 30, 2008
Before I begin this discussion, I want to alert readers to an interview Nicole Petrino-Salter is posting September 30 with Jeff Gerke, founder of Marcher Lord Press. Since he is knowledgeable about the publishing industry, anyone who wants to learn […]
