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Akiniwazisaga: A Light Rises in a Dark World
Reviews | Lorehaven Review Team on Apr 16, 2021

58. How Did We Enjoy the Heroic Majesty of ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’?
Podcast | Fantastical Truth on Apr 13, 2021

How Reading Epic Fantasy Helps Me Be Brave
Articles | Josiah DeGraaf on Apr 9, 2021

All the Queen’s Sons
Reviews | Lorehaven Review Team on Apr 9, 2021

Implicit Magic in Fantasy Fiction Can Stir Our Longing for Transcendent Myth
Articles | Elijah David on Apr 7, 2021

57. How Do Stories Help Us Imagine Suffering and the Hope of Resurrection? | Epic Resurrection, part 4
Podcast | Fantastical Truth on Apr 6, 2021

The PRISM Conspiracy
Reviews | Lorehaven Review Team on Apr 2, 2021

To Help Kids Learn Pop Culture Engagement, Parents Must Work Together
Articles | Jason Joyner on Mar 31, 2021

56. Which Biblical Qualities Empower Strong Female Characters? | with Elisabeth Wheatley
Podcast | Fantastical Truth on Mar 30, 2021

Why We Long for Movies to Match Their Books
Articles | L.G. McCary on Mar 25, 2021

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The Father's Tree, Crystal Jencks
The Mermaid's Sister, Carrie Anne Noble
The Watcher, Sara Davison
Etania's Worth, M. H. Elrich
Cinderella Spell, Laurie Lee
When Desperate Measures Are All You Have Left, J. C. Morrows
Fractures, James C. Joyner
Torch, R. J. Anderson
The Terran Summit, Anna Zogg
The Xerxes Factor, Anna Zogg
The Paradise Protocol, Anna Zogg
The Awakened, Richard Spillman
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Akiniwazisaga: A Light Rises in a Dark World
“M. D. Boncher’s fantasy novel Akiniwazisaga: A Light Rises in a Dark World is a fascinating blend of history, religion, and sinister folklore.”
—Lorehaven on Apr 16, 2021

All the Queen’s Sons
“All The Queen’s Sons from Elizabeth Kipps will delight both young and old fans of level-headed girls, charming princes, and lovely lands.”
—Lorehaven on Apr 9, 2021

The PRISM Conspiracy
“Mary Schlegel’s gentle sci-fi The PRISM Conspiracy offers an attractive blend of possibility and sweet romance.”
—Lorehaven on Apr 2, 2021

Songflight
“Songflight by Michelle M. Bruhn tells the gripping story of dragon singer Alísa, and is best for lovers of fantasy and dragons.”
—Lorehaven on Mar 19, 2021

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58. How Did We Enjoy the Heroic Majesty of ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’?
Fantastical Truth, Apr 13, 2021

57. How Do Stories Help Us Imagine Suffering and the Hope of Resurrection? | Epic Resurrection, part 4
Fantastical Truth, Apr 6, 2021

56. Which Biblical Qualities Empower Strong Female Characters? | with Elisabeth Wheatley
Fantastical Truth, Mar 30, 2021

55. Should Christians Embrace Cultural and Digital Enclaves? | with Austin Gunderson
Fantastical Truth, Mar 16, 2021

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Get a Glimpse of Lorehaven’s Summer 2019 Issue, Which Arrives Next Month

Coming in Lorehaven’s next issue: novelist Shawn Smucker with “Light from Distant Stars,” plus 12 more book reviews.
E. Stephen Burnett on Jun 11, 2019 | 1 comment

My battle for survival in May 2019 is over. The battle to release the next issue of—

Oh, nah, it’s not a battle. Not really, not to finish Lorehaven magazine‘s sixth issue. Not with so many fantastic folks exploring, advertising, and sharing stories for review in this free-to-subscribe publication.

We’re still in the editing process. But I can reveal some of what Lorehaven magazine‘s summer issue will showcase:

Cover author

We interview novelist Shawn Smucker. He wrote the award-winning The Day the Angels Fell and The Edge of Over There. Such fantastic themes. I really enjoyed our conversation.

Featured review

Smucker’s newest novel, Light from Distant Stars. This book is a bit different from the Christian-made fantasy you might expect. It’s a late-coming-of-age, suspense story with a murder mystery, magical realism, and lots of family conflict.

Sponsored review

Don’t look now, but we might also have one other feature-length sponsored review–name and author to be announced.

Book reviews

Once more, we found the best in new, Christian-made, excellently written fantastical novels.

(“Review mine!” cry the authors among us. Sure, we’ll consider it; just share your story here. Even better, sponsor a print or online advertisement! We’re taking this magazine into new frontiers for Christian fantasy creators.)

Fanservants articles

Paeter Frandsen explores how God’s “creative writers,” who wrote the biblical book of Psalms, help give fans divine instruction and inspiration.

Marian Jacobs shares several great ways that parents can graciously guard against sexual content that slinks in the pages of some young-adult novels.

More potential voice(s) for the Fanservants section to be announced . . .

Lorehaven beyond

We’re preparing to showcase the magazine, including all six issues to date, at next month’s Realm Makers conference.

Please pray for an improved chance for Christian fantasy book clubs, growing from the Lorehaven Book Clubs online group into reality (at least in Austin, Texas!).

Next year’s conferences will be even more interesting. After all, we’ll have not only magazines but a whole book to offer, come spring. Just today I learned the (very potential) release date for my upcoming book (with two coauthors). Watch this space for updates.

Further up and further in!

Stephen

E. Stephen Burnett

E. Stephen Burnett creates sci-fi and fantasy as well as nonfiction, such as The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage Their World for Christ (coauthored with Ted Turnau and Jared Moore, from New Growth Press). Stephen explores biblical truth and fantastic stories as publisher of Lorehaven.com and cohost of the Fantastical Truth podcast. He and his wife, Lacy, live in the Austin area, help with foster parenting, and serve as members of Southern Hills Baptist Church.

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  1. Brennan McPherson says:
    June 11, 2019 at 8:29 am

    Smucker’s book sounds sweet. I LoVelOvELOVE magical realism. I sorely miss Billy Coffey’s books because he was one of the only authors in Christian fiction who did it well (that I knew of), though he always had slow pacing and I prefer faster paced stories.

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