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Christian Fantasy
Current Authors
While we are far from living in Christian fantasy�s darkest hour, I would have to say we are far from living in its brightest, either. On this page I�ve listed the Christian fantasy authors whose works, I believe, come the closest to being real literature. You�ll notice the list is fairly short. If this upsets you, good. If there are great Christian fantasists currently out there whom I�ve overlooked, good, let me know about them�I want to read them! (And if they really are good, I�ll put them up here.)
Madeline L'Engle
Best known for her A Wrinkle In Time, Madeline L�Engle is actually a fairly prolific author, a writer of both science fantasy and realistic fiction. A biographical sketch of L�Engle is available in the Wheaton archives. There�s not a lot out there on L�Engle. I�ve located one Madeline L�Engle Fan Homepage, as well as an article on her. The rest of the �net-references to L�Engle were mostly from favorite book lists.
Stephen Lawhead
I wouldn�t bother to put Stephen Lawhead on here if his books didn�t keep getting better and better. There�s a huge and obvious improvement from his amateurish first trilogy, the �Dragon King� trilogy, to his most recent one, the Song of Albion. I still wouldn�t rate the Song of Albion as great literature, but at least it�s a really good read, with some depth to it. And if he keeps on improving at this rate, perhaps his newest book, Byzantium, will break the �lit barrier�.
The most information you�ll get on-line on Stephen Lawhead is to be found on the Stephen R. Lawhead FAQ page. The UnOfficial Stephen R. Lawhead Page is a classic illustration of the principle that prettier isn�t always better. It looks nice, but the (notably plainer) Stephen R. Lawhead Mailing List Homepage and its associated FAQ page (see above) make for much more informative resources.