Father Orthoduck is pleased that yet another Christian author has written in. And, this fantasy author is a fellow Antiochian Orthodox! Even better, at the end of the book, which is a novella, there is a chapter by the author explaining how his Orthodoxy integrates with his fantasy writing. Let me say that few authors put this type of information in their books. Again, if you click on the cover you can be taken to the site where you can order either of the two books the author has written so far, whether in paperback or e-book version.
That type of final chapter can be very useful for family discussions or even for church study group discussions. So, take a look and see what you think!
And, this fantasy author is a fellow Antiochian Orthodox!
Which is a kicker, because most of the good (as opposed to Christian (TM)) Christian-themed F&SF comes out of WESTERN-rite backgrounds — Catholic or Anglican. It’s pretty rare to see an Eastern-rite F&SF author.
Shh, he is a convert.
Thanks for the promo Father.
For those interested, there is a small band of us Orthodox fiction writers:
http://www.orthodoxfiction.com/
One of them an Orthodox priest.
Thanks again.
I think you’re on a fantasy kick, Father. Then again, I could just be reading too much into the situation 😉
I have been a fantasy fan for a long time, from before I was even trying to follow the Lord in a serious way. What American Christian fantasy and fiction was available (to my knowledge) was all the formulaic Christian Booksellers Association stuff. One can predict not only the ending but the entire tale by reading the first few paragraphs.
But, that left mostly early 20th century and 19th century Christian authors, or translations from the Russians and so on. So, that means I read secular authors, with all the problems that such brings. So, it is such a pleasure to find a clutch of authors whose worldview is congenial and whose writings are not formulaic.