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Into the Darkness
“Charles Hack’s Into the Darkness summons a close-range science fiction story, focusing on the personal challenges of space warfare among alien cultures with a steady pace and serious tone.”
—Lorehaven on Feb 3, 2023

The Chosen Succeeds Where ‘Woke’ Stories Fail
“The biblical drama easily features diverse and struggling heroes, but doesn’t cheapen its human narrative with shallow sermons.”
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    A Santa Claus Non-Believer Discovers Tolkien’s Father Christmas Letters
    Travis Perry, Articles on Dec 24, 2020

    There and Beowulf Again: Providence and Plot in Tolkien’s Hobbit
    Anthony G. Cirilla, Articles on Jul 18, 2020

    Will Great Stories Last Forever—Not Just Tolkien Novels But Also Games and Movies?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Apr 28, 2020

    ‘Firebird’ Author Kathy Tyers on Fantastical Truth: My Next Novel May Release in 2021
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Apr 7, 2020

    Brian Godawa Joins Our Podcast to Contend Rationally for ‘Non-Rational’ Imagination
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Mar 10, 2020

    What’s the Deal with the Devil: Conclusion and a Call to Action
    Travis Perry, Articles on Jan 30, 2020

    Is Responsibility for Art Limited to Temptations for People You Know Personally?
    Travis Perry, Articles on Oct 10, 2019

    Tranquility: Tainting Creation in Fantasy Fiction
    Christa Conklin, Articles on Aug 30, 2019

    Two Streams of Thought
    Shannon McDermott, Articles on Jul 31, 2019

    Licking the Chocolate Off Poison Pills: A Comment on Cultural Engagement
    Travis Perry, Articles on Jul 18, 2019

    Dreams of Other Worlds
    Travis Perry, Articles on Apr 11, 2019

    C. S. Lewis and Sub-creation
    Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 22, 2018

    Stop Hating on Christian Popular Culture
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Mar 31, 2017

    Better Proselytization Through Imagination
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Oct 17, 2013

    Stealing Faces
    Patrick W. Carr, Articles on Feb 1, 2013

    The Sincerest Form Of Flattery
    Yvonne Anderson, Articles on Jan 23, 2013

    Incarnation, Part 1: Eternal Entity
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Dec 6, 2012

    Reading Is Worship 12: Desiring God As Fantasy Fans
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Nov 15, 2012

    Reading Is Worship 11: Glory Spectrum Of Stories
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Nov 8, 2012

    Reading Is Worship 8: Source Of All Stories
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Oct 18, 2012

    Reading Is Worship 2: Experience-Worship
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 30, 2012

    Shallow Reasons To Support ‘Narnia’ 1
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 9, 2012

    Beyond Inklings Imitations 1: Exploring The Source
    A. T. Ross, Articles on Aug 7, 2012

    When Bad Things Happen To Good Characters
    Fred Warren, Articles on Jul 24, 2012

    Rearranging Icons 4: Characters Becoming Icons
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Apr 19, 2012

    Will Fiction Last Forever? Part 5
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Dec 8, 2011

    Writing In The Doldrums
    Chris Walley, Articles on Jul 1, 2011

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