Back in 2004 I began my search for Christian speculative fiction. There wasn’t a lot, at least that I could find. Since then, over the course of almost eight years I have found books, publishers, and websites all dedicated to this genre. I know some of you are lovers of the weird and the strange like me, but have no idea where to look to find your fill of fantasy and science fiction. Let me share with you my discoveries:
Where the Map Ends. This is the first site I discovered years ago for Christian Speculative lovers. It has everything from interviews with Christian authors of this genre to book lists to forums where Christians talk about science fiction and fantasy. A bonus to this site is a section where you can learn great writing tips from Jeff Gerke.
Speculative Faith. I found this site about 2 years ago. Monday through Friday you can find articles written by people knowledgeable and passionate about the speculative genre in general and how it relates to the Christian faith in particular. Excellent site for discussion. Bonus: Speculative Faith has a current book list of pretty much all the Christian fantasy and science fiction out there. So if you’re looking for something to read along those lines, check out their list.
Speaking of books, the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour (also known as the CSFF) consists of 30-50 bloggers who each month review a Christian speculative book or site. The goal of this blog tour is to let people know good Christian fantasy and science fiction exists. I will be participating in the tour at the end of this month. If you want to read about my thoughts on past books, click on CSFF Blog Tour.
And lastly, publishers. Since I first began writing, there are at least 4 publishers that I know of now dedicated to Christian speculative fiction. I have not been able to read everything produced, but what I have read I have enjoyed and written up reviews on. Here they are:
And of course, Marcher Lord Press.
I hope this helps many of you on your search for Christian speculative fiction. Enjoy!
Morgan L. Busse 
Nice idea, Morgan. We must think alike. I decided for my Fantasy Fridays I’ll introduce authors. It’s good to let people know who’s doing what in our genre.
BTW, you wouldn’t have any way of knowing this because you’re right that each month CSFF has between 30 and 50 participants. In fact we have nearly 200 members. Wouldn’t it be something if everyone posted as one sometime? 😀
Becky
Wow, I had no idea. Yeah, that would be really neat if everyone posted 🙂
This is great! I can’t wait to check these out. Thank you!
Thank you. I love all the links you posted. 🙂