I'm not currently planning on sending any characters to Mars, for which this would be a nice, simple tool, but it's been such a mainstay of sf over the years - from H G Wells to War of the Worlds
- that it has to be of passing interest to many sf fans.And yes, it's a landscape already plundered by Christian sf too, right back to C S Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet
, which may well have been the first instance of Christian science fiction - if anyone knows better, let me know!A more contemporary version of Lewis' Malacandra - and therefore one more in accordance with current knowledge of Mars - is rendered by Stephen Lawhead in Dream Thief
. This is one of my favourite Christian novels of any kind - worthy of a re-read and a proper review, but for now I will just say that Lawhead's sf books should be on any list of must-read Christian fiction.
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Great start, Steve. I didn't know Lawhead wrote sci fi. Always had him pegged as fantasy.
I'm afraid that's where I fit, but I am, nevertheless, happy to see someone in the companion genre making a name.
Blessings,
Becky
A Christian Worldview of Fiction blog
Well, I guess this is where I either make friends or lose 'em...
:-/
I'll have to check it out. And by check it out, I mean buy it, since my local library doesn't have a copy.
Unless.... Unless I invoke the power of Interlibrary Loan... hmmm...
On a related note, how would a North American reader such as myself purchase a copy of your book? Amazon.com doesn't seem to have any. Would Amazon.uk be the place to go?
It's listed on amazon.co.uk, or if you've a PayPal account you can buy it direct. Drop me a mail at sales at stevetrower dot co dot uk and I'll work out the postage cost.
Hmm, I HAD a PayPal account but I think I let it lapse years ago. I'll check out the Amazon.co.uk option first.
Click This link and you can buy from me there too. (Cheaper & quicker) :)
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