Christian Speculative Fiction
Discover the best Christian speculative fiction books, from fantasy epics like Auralia's Colors and The Restorer to mind-bending thrillers by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. This curated list spans juvenile fiction, angelology, Arthurian romance, and visionary sci-fi, perfect for readers of faith seeking imaginative, spiritually rich stories.
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Virtually Eliminated
by Jefferson Scott
Ethan Hamilton explores the source of the fatal power spikes. But when the deadly, self-proclaimed Patriot target Ethan's family, the investigation turns personal as Hamilton goes after the killer with a vengeance.
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Wind Follower
by Carole McDonell
McDonnell's fantasy debut portrays a land inhabited by the black-skinned Theseni, brown Ibeni and tan Doreni. Peace among the three tribes is disrupted by the paler-skinned, domineering Angleni as well as inner clan conflicts. Loic tyu Taer, the son of the wealthy headman of the Doreni Pagatsu clan, falls in love at first sight with Satha tya Monua, the impoverished but proud daughter of his father's old Theseni friend.
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Skin
by Ted Dekker
Ex-cult member Wendy Davidson seeks to recover from her traumatic past in a small Nevada town, but finds herself threatened by a serial killer known as Red.
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Arena
by Karen Hancock
Dropped into a terrifying, alien world with only a few cryptic words to guide her, can Callie survive the battle raging between good and evil?
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The Restorer
by Sharon Hinck
When Susan stumbles into an alternate universe, she must overcome tremendous odds to deliver a desperate people and restore hope to a world far from her own.
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Shadowmancer
by G. P. Taylor
Vicar Obadiah Demurral isn't satisfied running the affairs of his village -- foolishly he wants to control the world. And if his plan works, he will obtain a weapon so powerful that all of creation will fall down at his feet. Demurral will stop at nothing -- even commanding restless souls to do his bidding. Who will stand against him? Raphah, a young man on a godly mission, has come a long distance to reclaim the ancient relic Demurral has stolen -- dangerously volatile in the wrong hands -- but he can't do it alone. Even younger are Thomas and Kate, accidentally drawn into this ongoing war between good and evil. Their struggle against Demurral brings them face-to-face with the powers of darkness in this unforgettable epic battle. G. P. Taylor's first novel takes readers on a breathtaking voyage, full of suspense and intrigue, where fallen angels and demonic forces come in the night and where the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself. Book jacket.
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Gideon's Dawn
by Michael D. Warden
The Inherited Lands were a place of legend--a mystic realm in a world rich in miracles. From here, Life flowed to the four corners of creation. Or so it once was, before High Lord Gideon used a Word of Desolation that Abaddon had taught him, unleashing a corrupting perversion. Two thousand years later, another Gideon has appeared. No one knows where he came from or how he arrived. But they know he has power. This is no ordinary sojourner, they whisper. This may be the answer to ancient prophesies of doom and deliverance. Or he may just be Gideon Dawning, a graduate student from Texas, in over his head in a world beyond time. . . .
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Isle of Swords
by Wayne Thomas Batson
A young man awakens on an island, alone and seriously injured, with no memory, and as he searches for his identity he finds himself caught between two notorious pirates battling for a legendary treasure reportedly hidden by monks.
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Kingdom's Call
by Chuck Black
A sworn enemy of the Prince vows to eliminate his Followers. Until the Prince saves his life… For generations the Noble Knights have been in service to the King. Following a strict code of conduct, they preserve the peace in Chessington, the King’s chosen city, and rule its citizenry. Sir Gavin is a young and promising Noble Knight, devoted to King and Code. Then a peasant disrupts the tranquility of Chessington, brazenly challenging the Code while claiming to be the son of the King–a Prince. When it is learned that he is actively training a force of men in defiance of the law, the stranger is arrested and executed. But his Followers continue to defy the Code, and Sir Gavin swears to destroy this threat to Chessington–until he himself is grievously wounded in battle. As he faces his own death, Gavin is saved by someone who will transform his heart and change his life… Journey to Arrethtrae, where the King and His Son implement a bold plan to save their kingdom; where courage, faith, and loyalty stand tall in the face of opposition; where good will not bow to evil–and one brave man stands against the Dark Knight.
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The Way of the Wilderking
by Jonathan Rogers
Aidan returns after three years away in Feechiefen Swamp to find--much to his dismay--that the only way to protect his country from the invading Pyrthens is to overthrow the tyrant King Darrow.
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Legend of the Emerald Rose
by Linda Wichman
King Arthur and his queen are dead and Merlin has vanished. Bound by Divine Providence but divided by distrust, Shadoe and Rayn must find a way to save the Isle of Might. A tantilizing brew of fantasy, action, and romance. Guaranteed fiction!
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Nicole of Prie Mer
by Robin Hardy
One hundred years after the Great Surchatain Roman of Lystra, the beautiful Chataine Rene meets Nicole, the 17-year-old daughter of a humble tailor, and insists she come to the palace at Westford. Nicole is unprepared for the sophistication and treachery of palace life, but her father has decreed that she shall not come home without a rich or noble husband.
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Giver of Roses
by Kathleen Morgan
An epic tale of Crown Prince Vartan and Lady Danae in their extraordinary quest to save a fantastical land teetering on the brink of evil. Book one of the Guardians of Gadiel series.
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Through the Valley of Bones
by Randall Thorn
In The Dark Ages, three commoners were beset by mythical beings in a struggle for life or death as they passed through a forest known as Shadow Woods.
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Oxygen
by Randall Scott Ingermanson
Past the point of no return, a space crew discovers their vessel was sabotaged. And there is only oxygen left for one person. A Christy Award winner.
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In His Image
by James Beauseigneur
Based on events surrounding efforts to authenticate the Shroud of Turin, BeauSeigneur takes readers on a brilliantly researched and vividly imagined journey to find whether a forbidden experiment will lead to the Triumph of Man--or the Wrath of God.
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Flashpoint
by Frank Creed
Flashpoint is Biblical Cyberpunk set in the year 2036 and is the story of an alternative future where patriotism meets tyranny, the Patriot Act waxes Stalin-esque and the violence of terrorism has united the world. 2036 is the time of a central one-world government: the One-State. Fundamentalist terrorists are the One-State's only threat.This group includes Bible-believing Christians. When peacekeepers make a home-church bust in Ward-Six of the Chicago Metroplex, only Dave and Jen Williams evade capture. The siblings turn to the Body of Christ Underground for help, adopt street-names (Calamity Kid and e-girl) and slip between the cracks of the Chicago Metroplex. Calamity Kid and e-girl undergo technological re-formation that provides them with skills, knowledge and other abilities that allow them meet the gravest challenges facing fundamentalist christians and ultimately help them save their family, friends and neighbours before they're brainwashed, enslaved or worse by the One-State Neros.
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Nephilim
by Lynn A. Marzulli
Two years ago, Art 'Mac' Mackenzie was a respected newspaper journalist with a wonderful family and a great future. Now he lives by himself, eking out an existence as a freelance writer. His faith in God, humanity, and virtually everything else is gone. What's left is a pile of bills and the ache of his eldest son's death. Enter a woman in a psychiatric ward, with an off-the-wall story of how aliens abducted her, created a baby within her, and later stole it. From her seemingly twisted account springs the potential media story of the century . . . and more trouble than Mac has ever imagined. In this engrossing page-turner, Mac follows his story to Israel, where he comes across the remains of one of the nephilim: an ancient biblical giant, sired by demons and born of human women. Mac's encounter is just the tip of a terrifying supernatural iceberg --- for the nephilim are back on earth. And Mac has stumbled onto their secret. Nephilim winds from the Holy Land to the Nevada desert, through mind-numbing dangers and choices that will affect the future of the human race. Just one hope stands between Mac and destruction: the power of the risen Messiah. But can it save Mac and his children from the evil spiritual forces that spawned the nephilim? Or fulfill his agonizing quest for meaning and purpose in life?
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Faith Awakened
by Grace Bridges
Have you ever wondered... if your life is designed?Coincidences, déjà vu, fate, God... what does it all mean?Have you ever wished you could go back and do things differently? Maybe you can.Maybe you did already.If you could design your own virtual world to live in, what would it look like?Is God a computer programmer?And can he take you to heaven... before you die?
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Auralia's Colors
by Jeffrey Overstreet
When thieves find an abandoned child lying in a monster’s footprint, they have no idea that their wilderness discovery will change the course of history. Cloaked in mystery, Auralia grows up among criminals outside the walls of House Abascar, where vicious beastmen lurk in shadow. There, she discovers an unsettling--and forbidden--talent for crafting colors that enchant all who behold them, including Abascar’s hard-hearted king, an exiled wizard, and a prince who keeps dangerous secrets. When Auralia’s gift opens doors from the palace to the dungeons, she sets the stage for violent and miraculous change in the great houses of the Expanse. Auralia’s Colors weaves literary fantasy together with poetic prose, a suspenseful plot, adrenaline-rush action, and unpredictable characters sure to enthrall ambitious imaginations.
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Time Masters
by Geralyn Beauchamp
Get ready for one wild ride! The year is 3698 and the threat of civil war is not only brewing, but near boiling. Kwaku Awahnee, Time Master of Muirara, must pass on his Time Mastership to his pre-chosen successor, Dallan MacDonald, to prevent the inevitable. Councilor John Eaton must tell the unsuspecting Scot of his new office and all it entails. There are, however, a few slight problems. To become a Time Master, the Highlander has to willingly join with a Muiraran Maiden, who, stolen as an infant, hidden in another time, and now grown, must mate or die. Dallan's job of convincing her that she is Muiraran, not human, and persuading her to fall in love with him is a small task compared to their impossible race against time. John's job is to make sure the Scot is ready to listen. And then, of course, talk him into it along the way.
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Soul Tracker
by Bill Myers
David Kauffman is desperate to find out about the hours before his daughter's death. When he discovers a virtual reality program--one that allows the living to experience what lies beyond the grave--he risks his life to discover the truth.
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The Personifid Project
by R. E. Bartlett
In the future, technology has advanced to the point that people can transfer their consciousness into artificial bodies, so-called personifids - thus living forever. Aphra discovers plans to use the personifid technology to eliminate the ability for these transferred humans to choose between good and evil. The corporation touts it as the ultimate evolution of human morality, but Aphra knows it's a tool to dominate all mankind. The corporation wants her silenced. Assassins, human and machine, close in. Only an outcast couple- people who still hold to an ancient, outlawed faith-have the knowledge and the courage to come to her rescue. Can they prevent this great evil, or will the explosives lodged in Aphra's arm destroy them all before they have the chance?
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Atlantyx
by Chase Dalton
Graduate student Valier Russell investigates the mysterious addictive qualities of a popular new computer game and the disappearances of more than seventy avid players.
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Fallen from Babel
by T. L. Higley
A university professor who teaches his students that all spiritual paths are valid touches an artifact that send him back to ancient Babylon where he is tried for murder in Nebuchadnezzar's court.
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The Surrogate
by Kathryn Mackel
When Kyle and Bethany hire a surrogate after their last surviving embryos die, they allow themselves to hope again. Laurel seems perfect in every way, but what dark secrets is she hiding?
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The War in Heaven
by Theodore Beale
Christopher Lewis is a boy with potential -- potential for great good...and for great evil. And no one knows that better than Kaym, an angel-lord with incredible power, hell-bent on storming the gates of Heaven. With an army of demons, devils, and dark princes at his side, Kaym needs just one more thing to begin his crusade: the immortal powers hidden within Christopher.But watching over Christopher is his guardian angel, Mariel. Armed with her flaming sword -- "a marvelous instrument of righteous retribution" -- and a cohort of angels, she will do everything in her power to protect Christopher and banish Kaym and his legions from the throne of the Most High.Filled with otherworldly creatures and all-out spiritual warfare, The War in Heaven establishes Theodore Beale as a rare talent who successfully blends the Christian and fantasy genres in a dazzling tale of faith and redemption.
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The Fall of Lucifer
by Wendy Alec
Alec tells the story of Lucifer and his two brothers, Michael and Gabriel, who reside in heaven at the dawn of the creation of a physical universe.
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When The Day Of Evil Comes
by Melanie Wells
Dylan Foster's world becomes punctuated with disturbing, inexplicable events. She's in the center of a nightmarish battle with only God-issued spiritual armor and her own wits to protect her.
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Dark Friday
by Jeffrey Leever
An investigative reporter travels to a small Indiana town to look into a series of horror-movie-inspired murders?and uncovers mystery, mayhem, and conspiracy.
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A Ship Possessed
by Alton Gansky
J. D. Stanton investigates the mysterious appearance of a sunken submarine that has returned fifty years after it was presumed lost in the Atlantic.
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Demon
by Tosca Lee
Lucian, a fallen angel, dictates his memoirs to a book editor, covering such topics as the creation of the universe, the fall of Lucifer, and the struggle for mankind.
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Shadows of Legion
by Vernon Buford
Their dark legacy dates from before the dawn of recorded human history. Their reach echoes through the ages, an evil too terrible to comprehend and a strength to rival the greatest angels of heaven and the foulest of the fallen from hell. They are Legion, a horde of countless demons acting as one, united in mind and purpose. When Scott Macklin's father dies, Scott begins to uncover the secrets behind his father's involvement with a mysterious group known as The shadowed Ones. With a conspiracy of dark forces pressing in from every side, Scott finds that he is not alone in opposing Legion. He is joined by Douglas Prichard, a dedicated military commander; Father William Los Cruzado, a priest with a shady past; and Dr. Rachel Walters, a skilled hostage negotiator. Together they must face this force of darkness known as Legion. With little but their faith to guide them, they must hold back a rising tide of evil that threatens to consume the souls of all mankind, without falling prey to their own human feelings.