by Melissa J. Troutman | Jul 30, 2021 | Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track, Guest Bloggers
Embassy by S. Alex Martin is not a science fiction adventure novel. Rather, it’s a science-fiction journey novel, perhaps the first of its kind I’ve ever read. I started it expecting aliens, laser gunfights, and spaceship battles. Like Star Wars, or Star Trek, or the...
by Melissa J. Troutman | Jul 2, 2021 | Blogs/Podcasts, Fantasy, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is desperate to see his little sister freed. But only victory in the Krillonian Empire’s most prestigious tournament will allow him to secretly arrange for Ellie’s escape. Dangerous people are closing in on her,...
by Melissa J. Troutman | Jun 4, 2021 | Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
If you like Lord of the Rings or Chronicles of Narnia, you will enjoy Orphan’s Song. Like Tolkien, Gillian Bronte Adams welcomes readers into a masterfully crafted world that follows a diverse cast of characters through well-developed landscapes. Like Lewis, Adams...
by Melissa J. Troutman | Apr 23, 2021 | Fantasy, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Warning: This book may be for you if… you homeschool were homeschooled know someone with autism are a Christian love fantasy. I fit in most of those categories, and I loved The Tethered World: a unique, ingenious adventure following seventeen-year-old...
by Melissa J. Troutman | Feb 26, 2021 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track, Guest Bloggers
I’m so excited to introduce our newest contributor to the blog: Melissa J. Troutman. Melissa is a Christ-follower, fantasy writer, and book dragon who proudly hails from rural New Jersey (yes, there is such a thing). She’s been writing stories since she...
