Light at the edge of Darkness

This anthology, Light at the edge of Darkness, opens new genres of Christian fiction for today’s demanding reader. Whether you prefer allegories, coming of age, drama, evangelistic, fantasy, horror, science fiction, supernatural, or time travel you will find a short story here for your reading pleasure.

Readers will find in this anthology a wide range of writing styles and genres; many the general population doesn’t realize are out there. I found some new personal favorite authors as well.

My personal favorite from this anthology would have to be Fumbleblot’s Task by Deborah Cullins-Smith. A new Christian, Gretchen is a character that many of us can relate to. Raised by a superstitious grandparent, Gretchen’s every waking moment is dominated by fear rather than peace she so desperately wants. Suffering from the subliminal persecution of Fumbleblot, whose devilish mission is to frighten Gretchen so severely she will renounce her newfound faith. Then, if she should die, surely Satan would give Fumbleblot bonus points and a position of favor by the masters side. Deborah Cullins-Smith is a name I will be keeping an eye out for on the supernatural fiction shelves as well as recommend her work to my favorite local head-librarian.

An anthology such as this will most likely find willing buyers when stocked in small bookstores where regular customers are more likely to purchase a book they would never have chosen from a large bookstore. Librarians, whether you buy for public or school libraries, take the opportunity to consider this anthology as a new addition, recommending it to those frequent guests always looking for something new – you know who they are. I would also recommend this book to all those churches whose libraries are open to their congregation. There is no substitute for God’s word but these stories offer insight into the lives of fictional others that maybe, just maybe, might have an unexpected positive impact on their own.

Whether you teach creative writing to high school students or are a young reader who hasn’t decided yet what genre is your favorite you will find ample variety to choose from within in this anthology. I foresee storytellers will find exciting adventures within these pages with which to captivate audiences and to open the door to the greater population who would otherwise never know Christian fiction could be about something other than ancient history.

There will always be large groups in our American culture who will seek out anything remotely religion oriented, regardless of whose Faith, to drag through the vilest of mud with their self-righteous anti-religion. They no doubt would tear this anthology to pieces. Nevertheless, remember your history – the greater the persecution of the Christian church the greater the number of those coming to Christ.

Please note that not all stories are for every audience, use discretion.

Reviewed contributed by: Mrs. Chantelle Andrews, founder and Chief Researcher of Factual Fiction and Vice President of Research and Investigations for Operation Roger Truckers Pet Transport.