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Calor Reviews, Dec 2, 2022

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Calor “J. J. Fischer’s novel Calor explores the value of hope and love in this expansive fallen world, where complex cultures and emotional backstories sing haunting refrains.” —Lorehaven on Dec 2, 2022

Daily Wire Announces Streaming Series Based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle “Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing announced Nov. 17 that the cultural conservative streamer will debut the Arthurian saga in 2023.” —Lorehaven on Nov 18, 2022

Aberration “Cathy McCrumb’s compelling style with a keen sense of humanity invigorates this story in which even villains gain their measure of love and loss.” —Lorehaven on Nov 18, 2022

Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism “Christian fans aren’t safe from this human temptation to twist our personal opinions into religious laws.” —Lorehaven on Nov 17, 2022

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Yes, Speculative Faith Is Closed, At Least For Now E. Stephen Burnett, Dec 30

Last Stands, Custer, General Gordon, and Being a Christian Warrior Travis Perry, Jul 2

How Christian Must Christian Fiction Be? Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 24

Gender In Fiction: The Implication Of Failure Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 10

Making a Story Visual UPDATE: Behind the Scenes of the Animal Eye Comic Travis Perry, May 9

What Does “Woke” Culture Have To Do With Christian Fiction? Rebecca LuElla Miller, Apr 26

Who Does Maintenance on Your Story’s Weapons? (And Other Stuff) Travis Perry, Articles on Aug 9, 2018

Why is Harry Potter More Christian than His Creator? G. Shane Morris, Articles on Aug 3, 2018

Much of Magic Shannon McDermott, Articles on Aug 1, 2018

Imperfect Characters Inspire Us Gillian Bronte Adams, Articles on Jul 17, 2018

Why Does ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Back Away from Redemption? Travis Perry, Articles on Jul 12, 2018

Are Talking Animals Biblical? C. J. Darlington, Articles on Jul 6, 2018

A Resurgence Of Epic Fantasy? Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jul 2, 2018

Fiction Friday — Foundling by D. M. Cornish Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jun 29, 2018

When Women Weren’t People Catherine Jones Payne, Articles on Jun 26, 2018

Fiction Friday – Escape To Vindor By Emily Golus Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jun 8, 2018

The Car-Universe Without A Motor, part 8: Multiverse Travis Perry, Articles on Jun 7, 2018

Here There Be Creatures: Mythology and the Sense of Wonder Grace Bridges, Articles on Jun 5, 2018

Dongeng: An Exploration of My Malaysian Identity Anna Tan, Articles on May 29, 2018

Fantasy is the Most Eternally Realistic Kind of Story Raquel Byrnes, Articles on May 8, 2018

The Forest for the Trees Mark Carver, Articles on Apr 20, 2018

The Worthless World Shannon McDermott, Articles on Apr 11, 2018

Should Christian Fiction Genres Exist? Josiah DeGraaf, Articles on Mar 16, 2018

J. K. Rowling’s Progressivist Spells are Backfiring E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Feb 20, 2018

Weekday Fiction Fix – Seeds by Rachel Starr Thomson Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Feb 7, 2018

Fantasy That Works Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Feb 5, 2018

What If Your Kids DO Read Fantasy? Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jan 29, 2018

Wingfeather Saga Short Film Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Dec 26, 2017

Middle-Earth Christmas Zac Totah, Articles on Dec 19, 2017

The Wretched Controversy Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Dec 18, 2017

Rebutting a ‘Wretched’ View of Fantasy Fiction E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Dec 15, 2017

What Is It About Fantasy And Christmas? Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Dec 11, 2017

Things Fantasy Authors Like to Write About—But Really Shouldn’t Zac Totah, Articles on Dec 5, 2017

No Other Gods Mark Carver, Articles on Oct 18, 2017

Fantasy and The Depiction Of Evil Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 9, 2017

7 Reasons Why a Silmarillion Movie Is a Terrible Idea Zac Totah, Articles on Sep 26, 2017

Entering Storyland: Why We Become Immersed in the Tales We Read Zac Totah, Articles on Sep 19, 2017

When Pastors Criticize Popular Culture E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 24, 2017

Why I Quit Watching ‘Game Of Thrones’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ Mark Carver, Articles on Aug 9, 2017

‘Game Of Thrones’ Sex: It’s Not Just Awkward, It’s Violation Cap Stewart, Articles on Jul 21, 2017

So Are Christians Now Okay With ‘Harry Potter’? E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jun 29, 2017

‘Batman v Superman’ v Wonder Woman? E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jun 22, 2017

The Button Girl—A Review Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jun 12, 2017

10 Fantastic Spec-fic Reads For Summer Zac Totah, Articles on May 30, 2017

What To Make Of Dragons: A Reprise Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Mar 20, 2017

What’s On Your TBR List For 2017? Zac Totah, Articles on Jan 10, 2017

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Calor
Reviews, Dec 2, 2022

Daily Wire Announces Streaming Series Based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle
News, Nov 18, 2022

Aberration
Reviews, Nov 18, 2022

Calor

“J. J. Fischer’s novel Calor explores the value of hope and love in this expansive fallen world, where complex cultures and emotional backstories sing haunting refrains.”
—Lorehaven on Dec 2, 2022

Daily Wire Announces Streaming Series Based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle

“Daily Wire co-CEO Jeremy Boreing announced Nov. 17 that the cultural conservative streamer will debut the Arthurian saga in 2023.”
—Lorehaven on Nov 18, 2022

Aberration

“Cathy McCrumb’s compelling style with a keen sense of humanity invigorates this story in which even villains gain their measure of love and loss.”
—Lorehaven on Nov 18, 2022

Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism

“Christian fans aren’t safe from this human temptation to twist our personal opinions into religious laws.”
—Lorehaven on Nov 17, 2022

Calor
Book Quests, December 2022

Daily Wire Announces Streaming Series Based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle
Book Quests, November 2022

Aberration
Book Quests, November 2022

Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism
Book Quests, November 2022

Calor
Fantastical Truth, Dec 2, 2022

Daily Wire Announces Streaming Series Based on Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle
Fantastical Truth, Nov 18, 2022

Aberration
Fantastical Truth, Nov 18, 2022

Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism
Fantastical Truth, Nov 17, 2022

Yes, Speculative Faith Is Closed, At Least For Now
E. Stephen Burnett, Dec 30

Last Stands, Custer, General Gordon, and Being a Christian Warrior
Travis Perry, Jul 2

How Christian Must Christian Fiction Be?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 24

Gender In Fiction: The Implication Of Failure
Rebecca LuElla Miller, May 10

Making a Story Visual UPDATE: Behind the Scenes of the Animal Eye Comic
Travis Perry, May 9

What Does “Woke” Culture Have To Do With Christian Fiction?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Apr 26

Who Does Maintenance on Your Story’s Weapons? (And Other Stuff)
Travis Perry, Articles on Aug 9, 2018

Why is Harry Potter More Christian than His Creator?
G. Shane Morris, Articles on Aug 3, 2018

Much of Magic
Shannon McDermott, Articles on Aug 1, 2018

Imperfect Characters Inspire Us
Gillian Bronte Adams, Articles on Jul 17, 2018

Why Does ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Back Away from Redemption?
Travis Perry, Articles on Jul 12, 2018

Are Talking Animals Biblical?
C. J. Darlington, Articles on Jul 6, 2018

A Resurgence Of Epic Fantasy?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jul 2, 2018

Fiction Friday — Foundling by D. M. Cornish
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jun 29, 2018

When Women Weren’t People
Catherine Jones Payne, Articles on Jun 26, 2018

Fiction Friday – Escape To Vindor By Emily Golus
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jun 8, 2018

The Car-Universe Without A Motor, part 8: Multiverse
Travis Perry, Articles on Jun 7, 2018

Here There Be Creatures: Mythology and the Sense of Wonder
Grace Bridges, Articles on Jun 5, 2018

Dongeng: An Exploration of My Malaysian Identity
Anna Tan, Articles on May 29, 2018

Fantasy is the Most Eternally Realistic Kind of Story
Raquel Byrnes, Articles on May 8, 2018

The Forest for the Trees
Mark Carver, Articles on Apr 20, 2018

The Worthless World
Shannon McDermott, Articles on Apr 11, 2018

Should Christian Fiction Genres Exist?
Josiah DeGraaf, Articles on Mar 16, 2018

J. K. Rowling’s Progressivist Spells are Backfiring
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Feb 20, 2018

Weekday Fiction Fix – Seeds by Rachel Starr Thomson
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Feb 7, 2018

Fantasy That Works
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Feb 5, 2018

What If Your Kids DO Read Fantasy?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jan 29, 2018

Wingfeather Saga Short Film
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Dec 26, 2017

Middle-Earth Christmas
Zac Totah, Articles on Dec 19, 2017

The Wretched Controversy
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Dec 18, 2017

Rebutting a ‘Wretched’ View of Fantasy Fiction
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Dec 15, 2017

What Is It About Fantasy And Christmas?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Dec 11, 2017

Things Fantasy Authors Like to Write About—But Really Shouldn’t
Zac Totah, Articles on Dec 5, 2017

No Other Gods
Mark Carver, Articles on Oct 18, 2017

Fantasy and The Depiction Of Evil
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 9, 2017

7 Reasons Why a Silmarillion Movie Is a Terrible Idea
Zac Totah, Articles on Sep 26, 2017

Entering Storyland: Why We Become Immersed in the Tales We Read
Zac Totah, Articles on Sep 19, 2017

When Pastors Criticize Popular Culture
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 24, 2017

Why I Quit Watching ‘Game Of Thrones’ and ‘The Walking Dead’
Mark Carver, Articles on Aug 9, 2017

‘Game Of Thrones’ Sex: It’s Not Just Awkward, It’s Violation
Cap Stewart, Articles on Jul 21, 2017

So Are Christians Now Okay With ‘Harry Potter’?
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jun 29, 2017

‘Batman v Superman’ v Wonder Woman?
E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jun 22, 2017

The Button Girl—A Review
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Jun 12, 2017

10 Fantastic Spec-fic Reads For Summer
Zac Totah, Articles on May 30, 2017

What To Make Of Dragons: A Reprise
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Mar 20, 2017

What’s On Your TBR List For 2017?
Zac Totah, Articles on Jan 10, 2017

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Get exclusive shirts and beyond

Authors and publishers:
Reach new fans with Lorehaven