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Spirit-filled Superhero Jesus Boy

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on January 27, 2018 by David BergslandJanuary 27, 2018

The Jesus Boy by Sean Elliot Russell gives us a wonder. This spirit-filled superhero Jesus boy presents an urban fantasy as an extension of true reality. The wondrous events ring true even though we know this is fiction. It’s clearly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Award of Excellence, spirit Filled Fiction, Spirit-filled Fiction, Spiritual Content, SuperHeroes, UrbanFantasy, YA | Tagged christian author, christian fiction, Christian Speculative Fiction, Faith, God, Jesus, teenage, thriller, ya, youth group

Tim Hurst spirit-filled fiction is a wonder

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on January 17, 2018 by David BergslandJanuary 17, 2018

My only real complaint about Kinsman’s Tree [book 1—free] was that it was a pre-messiah spirituality. Tim Hurst spirit-filled fiction Æglet’s Answer fulfills my hope—better than I could have imagined. In a bold move, he has taken a wonderful, highly imaginative … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Award of Excellence, Book Reviews, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, spirit Filled Fiction, Spirit-filled Fiction, Spiritual Content, Spiritual Warfare, YA | Tagged christian author, Christian fantasy, christian fiction, demons, discipleship, epic fantasy, fantasy, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Spirit Filled Fiction, spiritual warfare

Freedom’s Heroes written large in this surprising Christian YA Scifi

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on December 30, 2017 by David BergslandDecember 30, 2017

I’m always excited to receive another book by Celesta Thiessen. This time I found Freedom’s Heroes written large in this surprising Christian YA Scifi. Celesta’s deceptively simple stories always intrigue the mind and bless the spirit. She loves dystopian scifi and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Dystopian, Redemptive Fiction, Redemptive Fiction, Science Fiction, Spiritual Content, Spiritual Warfare, Worldbuilding, YA | Tagged angels, Angels and demons, christian author, christian science fiction, demons, dystopian, God, guardian angels, Jesus, spiritual warfare, ya fiction

Solidly Christian cyberpunk dystopian YA done well

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on December 9, 2017 by David BergslandDecember 9, 2017

Android Uprising is a truly fun book of solidly Christian cyberpunk dystopian YA. Den has developed a wonderful series. I’m praying for the Lord to anoint it for the readers. This is what I hope for with Christian fiction of this … Continue reading →

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YA utopian thriller a real joy

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on October 17, 2017 by David BergslandOctober 17, 2017

I received a YA utopian thriller the other—an end of the Millennium thriller. Named The Final Prophet, this story of the final end of days was an uplifting joy to read. Though some might find too much teaching, the tale would … Continue reading →

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Posted in Action Adventure, Announcements, Biblical, Book Reviews, Endtimes, Redemptive Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Spiritual Content, Spiritual Warfare, YA | Tagged christian author, christian fiction, Christian Speculative Fiction, demons, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, redemptive fiction, science fiction, spiritual warfare, thriller

Christian dystopian military fiction with a medieval twist

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on February 27, 2017 by David BergslandFebruary 27, 2017

Book two in the Stonegate series by Harry James Fox is Christian dystopian military fiction with a medieval twist. This is a very interesting tale of life a hundred years from now in the Central Rockies and the Front Range. Having … Continue reading →

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Epic Christian urban fantasy provides a fun read

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on February 6, 2017 by David BergslandFebruary 6, 2017

If you like long reads [I do], in The Starlight Chronicles, C.S. Johnson has written an epic Christian urban fantasy. It’s a 7-book series. It will keep you enthralled for a week or more—depending upon how compulsive you are. It seems completely outside … Continue reading →

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Dystopian YA thriller: The Senator’s Youngest Daughter

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on December 29, 2016 by David BergslandDecember 29, 2016

This book reads like a dystopian YA thriller —though the characters seem to be bit older. It’s a familiar scenario. Here’s the prologue: Eight years ago, at the height of a media crisis centered on a controversial decision by the … Continue reading →

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Redemptive Barton Family Adventure Series

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on November 19, 2016 by David BergslandNovember 19, 2016

For Christian mid-school entertainment, you’d have to look long and hard to beat this series. The Redemptive Barton Family Adventure Series takes the genre up a couple of steps. To quote from the blurb: The Barton Family Adventures are filled with Christian … Continue reading →

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Posted in Action Adventure, Announcements, Award of Excellence, Book Reviews, Inspirational, Mid-school, Redemptive Fiction, Spiritual Content, YA | Tagged action-adventure, action/adventure, christian author, christian fiction, Christian novel, Faith, God, Jesus, mid-school, redemptive fiction, teens, thriller

Mainline Christian fantasy Carr’s The Shattered Vigil

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on October 28, 2016 by David BergslandOctober 28, 2016

Here’s another mainline Christian fantasy. Carr’s writing makes it enjoyable. But, as Christian fiction there’s not a lot here. However, it is entertaining. Patrick creates characters who are compelling and complex. Plus, the relationships are intense and convoluted. Carr gives us several surprises … Continue reading →

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