Speculative Christian fiction hitting book shelves

Hampton Village Book Club (HVBC), the inspirational book group sponsored by Pampa’s Lovett Memorial Library, has a number of Christian fiction titles under its figurative belt since its inception in 2012. HVBC meets monthly in the main office of Hampton Village on Alcock. Visitors are welcome.

Since this blogster is interested in Christian fiction and belongs to Lovett Memorial’s inspirational book group, this blog often targets this genre and sub-genres as a primary source for posts.

For avid readers of Christian science fiction and/or Christian fantasy novels, Lovett Memorial has a number of titles in young adult (YA), juvenile, and adult fiction areas. Not all titles listed below are newly published; however, most are either relatively new to the library or have recently come to the attention of this blogster.

YA titles for those looking for a “to-read” list:

  · “Cantral Chronicles,” a series by Amanda Davis.

  · “Dragons in Our Midst, a” series by Bryan Davis.

  · “The Safe Lands Captives” and the Christy Award-winner “By Darkness Hid,” both by Jill Williamson. “By Darkness Hid” is part of the “Blood of Kings” series.

  · “Anomaly” by Krista McGee.

  · “Solitary Tales,” a series by Travis Thrasher.

  · “Swipe,” a series by Evan Angler.

Juvenile titles:

  · “Valley of the Dragons,” a series by Donita K. Paul.
  · “The Wingfeather Saga,” a series by Andrew Peterson. Two books in this series are award-winners. (So many books, so little time …)

  · “The Wormling,” a series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry.

  · “The Door Within,” a series by Wayne Thomas Batson.

Adult titles:

  · “Legends of Karac Tor,” a series by D. Barkley Briggs.

  · “The Staff and the Sword,” a series by Patrick W. Carr.

  · “Plain Fear,” a series by Leanna Ellis and “Amish Vampires in Space” by Kerry Nietz. As the second title suggests, these books incorporate vampires into the story lines. “Amish Vampires” is considered speculative fiction. This title is a product of Marcher Lord Press (www.marcherlordpress.com).

According to its Web site, Marcher Lord specializes in Christian fantasy and Christian science fiction with an emphasis on speculative Christian fiction. And, for those quick to scoff (I include myself among that number), Marcher Lord does have some award-winners in its stable of fiction. In 2013, for example, “Daughter of Light” by Morgan L. Busse, was nominated for a Christy Award. “Daughter of Light” is also available through Lovett Memorial.

This blogster does welcome comments, so if you’ve got an opinion (PG, of course) on the subject of Amish vampires feel free to respond via the comments section of this post.

For more information on any of these titles or to learn more about joining HVBC, contact the library at 669-5780 or simply post a comment to this blog.