Religious Fiction Fantasy

Darkness divides the land. Half of Er'Rets is locked beneath an impenetrable shroud. On the side that still sees the sun, two young people struggle to understand the mind-communication abilities thrust upon them. It's called bloodvoicing. Some say it's a gift. One of the newly "gifted" wish it had never come. While Achan learns to use his new ability, Vrell struggles to shut hers down. All the voices strive to learn Achan and Vrell's true identities - and a different kind of voice is calling them both. Toward a destination that is by darkness hid.

After a harrowing escape from the army of the Sanhedrin, Joshua Adams and his six young companions are thrust into yet another battle against Elmas, Chief Interrogator of the Sanhedrin and servant of the dark Lord Necros. Fulfilling the legend of old, the Seven Sleepers seek to follow their spiritual leader Goel's instructions and are led into a most beautiful and frightening part of Nuworld. The evil Lord Necros is in control of most of the land; now he desires to conquer it all - even the cities under the sea!

The world has been thrown into chaos after thousands of people suddenly vanished one horrifying evening. Four kids in the Chicago suburbs - Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan - reel with shock as they learn they are the only ones left in their families. As the truth behind the disappearances becomes clear, the kids discover they are faced with far-reaching decisions. But while the others are making their choices, Lionel gets a disturbing message from his uncle in Chicago. Not knowing if his uncle is still alive, Lionel rushes to the inner city to search for him.

All lies have consequences. Promoted to the top rank among King Respen's assassins, First Blade Leith Torren hides his involvement with the Resistance. How many lies will it take to protect his secret? When the unthinkable happens, faith waivers. Friendships tear. What else will they be forced to deny? But this time, Leith faces his greatest fear. He can't save everyone.

Three brothers embark on separate journeys to fulfill their father's dying wish. In their journeys, they go to distant lands, find curious treasures, and learn the true meaning of giving. Illustrated by Baird Hoffmire.

Seeker's older sister, Moira, has dreams and longings in her heart about the future. Trapper and Fantasy convince her that only in the World Beyond the Kingdom will her dreams come true. But they have lied to Moira. She doesn't realize that the path she has chosen will end in the Valley of Lost Dreams. The Doorkeeper didn't stop the children with his usual question, do you really want to see the King? Instead, he quickly opened the door just in time for the army of children to race through. They slid down the shining hallway not for fun today, but just because it was faster.

Sage Maddox has been turned. Determined to penetrate Nero's inner circle on an assassination mission, he has fallen prey to the sadistic Emperor's brainwashing, and time is running out. Meanwhile, Sage's father, Colonel Thomas Drexler, and Darius, the former High Vassal to Emperor Nero, prepare to unmask the totalitarian despot in a public display at the Gloriosa Revelatio. The Fifth Column man is in place, and all seems ready. However, the slightest hiccup in plans—or in fidelity—could spell certain doom for the Defiance.

Cantor D’Ahma waited his whole life for this day. Born with a gift to walk between worlds, the young realm walker is finally ready to leave his elderly mentor and accept his role as protector and defender of the realms. But mere hours after he steps through his first portal, Cantor discovers that his job will be more dangerous and difficult than he ever imagined. The realms are plagued with crime and cruelty, and even members of the once-noble Realm Walkers Guild can no longer be trusted.

We'd done it. After tackling her first mission and coming to terms with her power of empathy, Andriana discovers her first battles were only a taste of what is to come. She and her knight Ronan have admitted their feelings for each other, but their bonds are tested when Dri is captured by their mortal and spiritual enemy - Sethos - and his master Keallach, emperor of Pacifica.

Reeling from her disastrous foray into the Pit, Birdie, the young Songkeeper, retreats into the mountains. But in the war-torn North, kneeling on bloodstained battlefields to sing the souls of the dying to rest, her resolve to accept her calling is strengthened. Such evil cannot go unchallenged.

When a man with power believes he's God, mankind doesn't have a prayer. When Constantine Jedidiah Goodfellow shot up through the senate, people were all-too surprised and delighted to see someone in the prime of life wanting to heal wounds, bring people together, and bring peace, so they elected him President. His aim, however, was to bring the exact opposite. The year is 2113, and Christianity is under siege. A massive virus has torn across the planet and killed off half of the world’s population and its leaders.

Parvin Blackwater wanted to die, but now she's being called to be a leader. The only problem is no one wants to follow. The Council uses Jude's Clock-matching invention to force "new-and-improved" Clocks on the public. Those who can't afford one are packed into boxcars like cattle and used for the Council's purposes. Parvin and Hawke find themselves on a cargo ship of Radicals headed out to sea. What will the Council do to them? And why are people suddenly dying before their Clocks have zeroed-out?

After years of training in stealth and warfare, Andriana and her Knight protector, Ronan, are finally ready to answer the Call and begin the life they were designed for. But as they embark with the other Remnants on the first of their assignments, they quickly discover that the world beyond the protected Valley is more dangerous than they imagined.

The Dark Figure continues to advance toward his ultimate goal—rid Eden of the Spirit Oaks and free his master, the Great Deceiver, from Tartarus. Temptation, demons, and other mortals will stand in the way of Marcus and his companions in an attempt to hinder their progress.

Parvin Blackwater is dead. At least that's what the Council and the world thinks. But her sacrifice tore down part of the Wall long enough to stir up hope and rebellion in the people. Now she will rise again. Strong, free, and fearless. Parvin and Solomon must uncover the mysterious clues that Jude left behind in order to destroy the projected Wall once and for all. Meanwhile, the Council schemes to new levels of technology in its attempts to keep the people contained. Can a one-handed radical and a scarred ex-enforcer really bring shalom to the world?

In publishing-speak, here's what we at the LQ office sometimes describe as the Queer lovechild of Sholem Aleichem and Philip Roth: Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn't have a name other than Shtetl). The angel and the demon have been studying together for centuries, but pogroms and the search for a new life have drawn all the young people from their village to America. When one of those young emigrants goes missing, Uriel and Little Ash set off to find her.

This is a story of the days of chivalry in England and of young Myles Falworth, son of a lord unjustly disgraced for treason, who was forced to make his fortune as best he might in the days when men seemed made of iron. How he entered the service of a powerful lord, rose to knighthood, defeated his father's old enemy in thrilling combat, and at last won the friendship of the king is told against a background of the dangerous times of the 14th century that makes them live again.

Secret of the Blue Pouch Seeker is about to go on a new kind of adventure and fight the greatest battle he has ever fought, but no one knows about it. No one knows what Seeker really wants. No one knows about the picture in the little white box. And no one knows about the fifteen coins.

Telly D. Young was never meant to stand out. Born with an extraordinary ability to heal with a single touch, his parents hid him away from the world to protect him—and themselves. But when a dying girl suddenly walks again in the quiet mountain town of Alder Bend, whispers ignite like wildfire. Suddenly, the world’s eyes turn toward Telly.

Could God ever love a half-blood all of society looks upon with such fear and disdain? Jace once believed so, but when a tragic loss shatters the only peace he’s ever known, his faith crumbles as the nagging doubts he’s tried to put behind him descend on his grieving heart. With them come the haunting memories of the bloodstained past he longs to forget but can never escape. Taken from home at a young age and raised to serve the emperor, Kyrin Altair lives every day under a dangerous pretense of loyalty.