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<blockquote data-quote="eclipsenow" data-source="post: 77319672" data-attributes="member: 274355"><p>The Taliesin, Merlin, and Arthur series by Stephen Lawhead. (Aka "<em>The Pendragon cycle."</em>) He's a Christian fantasy writer with various moral reflections on character and the seasons of life smuggled into his stories. This one is set at the sunset of the Roman empire, and retells the Arthur tale.</p><p></p><p>Also, for a fun secular read, anything by Brandon Sanderson. He wondered what would a fantasy story look like if the Dark Lord actually won? So "<em>Mistborn</em>" is set in a medieval world that's dark and full of volcanos and ash, basically like Mordor, but there are <em>reasons </em>for it all. The heroes burn metal to use magic - so have to carry around little vials of fluid with different metal powders in them to drink before expending energy. It's fascinating, and the plot resolves around both the characters and the unfolding laws in a way that makes total sense in hindsight, but escalates in a totally unpredictable way at the time. I love that, especially when I can't fault the logic.</p><p></p><p>Finally, remember that Tim Keller read <em>Lord of the Rings</em> annually. It's just such a great description of hope in the darkness.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy! And bookmark this thread to get back to us if you read any of these - even if it's a year later - as I'd love to hear what you think!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eclipsenow, post: 77319672, member: 274355"] The Taliesin, Merlin, and Arthur series by Stephen Lawhead. (Aka "[I]The Pendragon cycle."[/I]) He's a Christian fantasy writer with various moral reflections on character and the seasons of life smuggled into his stories. This one is set at the sunset of the Roman empire, and retells the Arthur tale. Also, for a fun secular read, anything by Brandon Sanderson. He wondered what would a fantasy story look like if the Dark Lord actually won? So "[I]Mistborn[/I]" is set in a medieval world that's dark and full of volcanos and ash, basically like Mordor, but there are [I]reasons [/I]for it all. The heroes burn metal to use magic - so have to carry around little vials of fluid with different metal powders in them to drink before expending energy. It's fascinating, and the plot resolves around both the characters and the unfolding laws in a way that makes total sense in hindsight, but escalates in a totally unpredictable way at the time. I love that, especially when I can't fault the logic. Finally, remember that Tim Keller read [I]Lord of the Rings[/I] annually. It's just such a great description of hope in the darkness. Enjoy! And bookmark this thread to get back to us if you read any of these - even if it's a year later - as I'd love to hear what you think! [/QUOTE]
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