Fiction Friday: An Excerpt From One Realm Beyond

The distinct sound of leathery wings unfolding caught [Cantor’s] ear. He fought back a grin and redoubled the speed of his dash to freedom. The dragon on course to intercept him roared a warning. Accepting the challenge, Cantor pushed his muscles with all his might. If he could reach the portal first, he could dive and roll. The dragon in flight would have to land and squeeze through.
— Donita K. Paul in March 2014 —

There Be Dragons

In Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis describes those moments in which some earthly experience awakens us to the truth that there is more to the world than our earthly experience.
— Jonathan Rogers in February 2014 —

Will Poor Adaptation Sink Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Film?

“Noah†can tweak details but must keep the Story’s true themes.
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2014 —

No Story Is Safe

Any story can be used for evil, no matter how wholesome, artistic, gritty, fantastic, or historical.
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2014 —

‘McGee and Me’: The Biggest Lie

Despite good intentions, do some Christian children’s stories end up omitting the Cross?
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2014 —

Looking Back, Looking Forward

John Otter lists his top ten speculative fiction-type things he enjoyed the previous year.
— John Otte in January 2014 —

Don’t Ditch Santa, Part 2

St. Nicholas began as a Christian symbol. Let’s celebrate him, not shun him.
— Timothy Stone in December 2013 —

Will The Real Master Stand Up?

A hundred years and more before Tolkien and Lewis were born, children were reading fantasy stories. Stories of magic. Stories of the very evil versus the innocent or the very good. And stories of epic battles between men and strange creatures.
— Scott Appleton in December 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 12: Inside Information

Two hundred pages into the story, Bilbo Baggins finally “burglarizes†the lair of Smaug the Terrible.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2013 —

The AViS Effect

Yes, give the gift of “Amish Vampires in Space†this Christmas, but this breakout novel could help boost the entire Christian fantasy/scifi genre.
— Kerry Nietz in December 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 11: On The Doorstep

“Stop dragging and get to the dragon,†silly critics may cry; but Tolkien takes his time as his heroes finally reach the Lonely Mountain.
— E. Stephen Burnett in December 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 10: A Warm Welcome

Tolkien tests his modified genre’s limits when The Hobbit’s road trip turns into political intrigue and even archetype parody.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond

You’ll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkien’s escape is much less visible.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2013 —

Fairytales … Truer Than Real Life?

Fairytales promote a desire for . . . other. Not a desire for fire-breathing dragons to terrorize your city block, or a desire for fantastical battles to happen on your front lawn, but a desire for “something beyond.â€
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in November 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders

In which the Dwarves’ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2013 —

The Importance Of Reading: A Biased Opinion

Bias doesn’t mean you’re wrong, as Neil Gaiman shows in a (London) Guardian interview.
— Yvonne Anderson in November 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 7: Queer Lodgings

Tolkien introduces Beorn the non-“were-bear,†a creature of vague loyalties and mixed methods.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2013 —

Looking Over Your Shoulder

My current reads: spiritual warfare, Anne of Ingleside, A Cast of Stones, Amish Vampires in Space. What about you?
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —

‘Nothing But A Black Puerility’

An evil explored in C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra explains politicians’ fits and challenges Disney “backstory†attempts.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —
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