Saturday Christian Fiction Carnival
This week's questions: Whether or not you celebrate Halloween, there's something about the shorter days and chilly air that makes one want to curl up with a scary book. The horror market for Christian fiction is growing in creativity and testing all sorts of boundaries. The suspense market is also very rich with many talented authors. So my question(s) for you is...what's the best Christian fiction horror or suspense novel that you've read? What book would you recommend to someone who wanted to try out these genres? What's a book in these genres you want to read but haven't yet?
My answers:- The best Christian fiction horror or suspense novel I've read would probably be Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness. I also liked Piercing the Darkness, The Oath, The Visitation, and Monster by Frank Peretti. (I did not like House at all. It was too over-the-top for me.)
- I would recommend any of these.
- The Hunted by Mike Dellosso is on my to-be-read list. There may be other books on my TBR shelf that fall in that category as well.
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8 comments:
I am discovering such a bounty of interesting recommendations. Thanks
Wyn
http://wynsbooks.blogspot.com
I haven't read Frank Peretti yet. Thanks for the recommendation!
I haven't read Frank Peretti yet either, but he comes highly recommended by some family members and friends!!
:) Wendi
Here's my post: http://wendisbookcorner.blogspot.com/2008/10/saturday-christian-fiction-carnival_24.html
Loved the Peretti books. I have not read House.
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I love Peretti. I wrote a neat thing about him paving the way in speculative fiction, but I don't want to retype it again. ;-O
Karla,
I remember well when I read "This Present Darkness". It was so nice to read a novel by a Christian, with Christian themes and message, without it being forced and simplistic. I read several more of his novels, but have fallen behind. Of the books you mentioned, I haven't read "Monster" and the one you didn't like as well.
It was also great to find Peretti's book sitting on the main fiction shelves at the book store, instead of tucked somewhere in the back in the "religious" section.
Larry
Mike Delloso's book was AWESOME! He also has a terrific blog - Wide Eyed Fiction. His second novel will release early next year.
Kim
PS You have a beautiful site!
Most of my recommendations always mention most of Peretti's books, This Present Darkness and Oath are my favorite. It's sad you didn't like the House, both by Peretti and Ted Dekker.:( I'm looking forward of reading this book before the showing date of it in theaters. Delloso's books haven't caught my eyes yet, and my TBR list is soooo long!
Alright, alright, seems that Delloso's are interesting too, added it in my list.
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