Like fiction? I do. I've been more inspired at times by fiction than non-fiction theology books. Fiction, ironically, is about telling the truth. Of course, I believe that's what preaching and non-fiction should do as well, but fiction has ways of wrapping our minds around a storyline that, if redemptive, takes us places non-fiction can rarely if ever carry us.
So if you like fiction or interested in popular fiction that may later lead you to classics, stay tuned here and you may also be interested in reading my review in Christianity Today of a new popular British author's book, Shadowmancer. Here's part of it and the link for the whole review.
Shadowmancerby G.P. Taylor
Putnam Pub Group Juv
304 pages, $16.99
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A Christian Harry Potter?
Shadowmancer, Britain's hit fantasy novel, conjures darkness so the light will shine brighter.
British fantasy novels have captured the imagination of readers in the United States for decades. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis made their indelible mark on us. J.K. Rowling also impressed Americans, though some Christians wondered if they should read the Harry Potter novels.
The newest English fantasy import, Shadowmancer, was so popular that Putnam paid $500,000 for the U.S. rights—three times what J.K. Rowling received for U.S. rights to her first Potter fantasy. But, though Shadowmancer is a Christian response to Harry Potter, Christians may still hesitate to read it to their younger children.
The world of Shadowmancer is upside down—those you expect to be good are evil, and the title refers not to heroes, as in Potter or The Fellowship of the Ring, but to a wicked vicar. G.P. Taylor's vicar is a shadowmancer, one who conjures darkness. Taylor, a former punk rocker-turned-policeman-turned-vicar who does exorcisms, knows the forces of evil firsthand. More
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