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Making fictional evil real

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on June 9, 2019 by David BergslandNovember 20, 2022

Making fictional evil real always remains a focus of excellent Christian fiction—at the levels of four and five especially. But any fiction showing spiritual truth requires Absolute Truth when describing the enemy, also. This never appears in worldly or entertaining fiction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Author, Christian fiction, Creative, Discipleship, Redemptive Fiction, Reviews & commentary, spirit Filled Fiction, Spiritual Warfare | Tagged christian author, christian fiction, Christian novel, Christian Speculative Fiction, demons, Fiction, Holy Spirit, Jesus, magic, redemptive fiction, spiritual warfare

Darkwater Saga 3 Patrick W Carr The Wounded Shadow

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on April 19, 2018 by David BergslandApril 20, 2018

Feelings were mixed as I opened the review copy I received from Bethany House of Darkwater Saga 3 Patrick W Carr The Wounded Shadow. Bethany has been sliding away from the faith for quite a while. I was afraid that Carr … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery | Tagged christian author, entertaining, epic fantasy, fantasy, magic, worldly

Last Motley fantasy ignores spiritual reality for horror

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on December 15, 2017 by David BergslandFebruary 6, 2018

A great cover, a wonderfully entertaining book, but Last Motley fantasy ignores spiritual reality for horror. In years past, I would have loved it. I really enjoyed it now also—but the sparseness of Truth tempers my enthusiasm. That’s probably because I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction | Tagged christian author, clean, fantasy, Fiction, horror, magic

Sky ships nasty villains in a bit of entertaining fluff

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on March 7, 2017 by David BergslandMarch 7, 2017

The Bloodheart is a supposedly Christian fantasy by an excellent writer who pulled the punches, really badly. Sky ships nasty villains in a bit of entertaining fluff tells it all. While I enjoyed the authorial dexterity, there is nothing here but entertainment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action Adventure, Announcements, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery | Tagged action/adventure, christian author, dragons, enclave, fantasy, magic, speculative fiction

Christian YA Fantasy: The Tethered World by Heather L.L. FitzGerald

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on May 16, 2016 by David BergslandMay 16, 2016

This is a fun read. It’s a little young for YA and a little old for Mid-school. But mid-school children should enjoy it a lot [if schools still teach them how to read]. It’s an interesting premise: “As ya know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Mid-school, YA | Tagged christian author, dragons, fantasy, magic, mid-school, ya

Christian mid-school fantasy: Of Mobsters and Magic (A Prince of Lynvia Book 2) by Chris Solaas

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on April 22, 2016 by David BergslandApril 22, 2016

This one is also great fun to read. The children continue to grow in character. The state of the worlds becomes more clear. This book is even more funny than the first. [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”] Fantasy & superheroes, does it get … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Mid-school, Spiritual Content, YA | Tagged christian author, Christian fantasy, christian fiction, dragons, Faith, God, magic, magicians, superhero, superheroes

Christian mid-school fantasy: Of Secrets and Sorcery (A Prince of Lynvia Book 1) by Chris Solaas

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on April 22, 2016 by David BergslandApril 22, 2016

This book is obviously targeted at early teens and pre-teens, but I enjoyed them a lot at 72 years old. Though the children make mistakes appropriate to their age, they are all surprisingly mature and complex. The adults are quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Fantasy, Mid-school, Spiritual Content | Tagged christian author, Christian fantasy, christian fiction, dragons, evil regent, fantasy, God, magic, magicians, prince, queen

Christian Fantasy book review: Arrow by R.J. Anderson

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on April 12, 2016 by David BergslandApril 12, 2016

Excellent entertainment with a smidgeon of Truth It’s actually an urban fantasy of sorts, taking place in England. As an Anglophile, I enjoyed that. We have fairies and magic, inter-racial romance, a power-hungry Queen attempting to throttle the Truth, violence, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Christian Traditional, Fantasy | Tagged christian author, Christian fantasy, England, fairies, magic, warfare

Christian fantasy: The Healer’s Rune by Lauricia Matuska

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on April 2, 2016 by David BergslandApril 2, 2016

What a fun ride this was. A world in which to escape with enough truth to keep it real. That’s what I look for in Christian fiction. This book qualifies. [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”] Christian fantasy entertainment This is not redemptive, yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Award of Excellence, Book Reviews, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Spiritual Content | Tagged Christian fantasy, christian fiction, dystopian, Evil, fantasy, God, magic

Christian Epic Fantasy: King’s Folly by Jill Williamson

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on March 24, 2016 by David BergslandMarch 24, 2016

I was hesitant to use the word Christian in the title, because this is definitely not a Christian book. I know Jill is a Christian author, and she has virtually promised that the series will arrive at this spiritual destination … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews & commentary | Tagged black spirits, christian author, disasters, drugs, earthquakes, epic fantasy, fantasy, gods, lustful, magic, nasty, Prophecy, shape shifters, spiritual warfare, traditional publisher

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