Why we read fantasy... A Great Light by Jennifer Ball (Guest Post & #Giveaway)


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Welcome to my tour stop for this new Young Adult inspirational fantasy! The author is sharing
a guest post about reading fantasy that you should check out below, as well as the giveaway...

A Great Light
(The Kingdom to Come #1)
by Jennifer Ball
Young Adult Christian Fantasy
Paperback & ebook, 298 Pages
June 28th 2018 by Revelation Publishing Company

Summary

Love and war are often the same thing.

Prince Karhiad is a humble king-in-waiting. His father, King Vilsig, rules the Kingdom of Merrhius with an iron fist. While the king dreams of endless conquests, his son only wants to conquer the hearts of his subjects through love instead of fear.

Meanwhile, a dark and sinister force threatens every kingdom around. And if King Vilsig and Prince Karhiad can't put aside their differences, an ancient sinister beast and his supernatural army will lay waste to the Kingdom of Merrhius.

On the night of Prince Karhiad’s 17th birthday, he is mesmerized by a radiant light and makes a decision to learn of its origin. That choice will force him towards answers he wasn't seeking, a woman he wasn't planning to fall in love with, and a destiny that will bring him great suffering yet an even greater reward. But in this gripping tale of good vs. evil, the power of love isn't just a shield to ward off the darkness -- it's also the strongest weapon of all.

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Why We Read Fantasy

Why do people read fantasy books? Because the human imagination is far more creative, compelling and fascinating than reality. If all books available only had a non-fictional theme, our minds would explode with the constant mental state of reality we’d always be in. Fantasy takes a person, even if for a brief moment, into a realm of excitement at the thought of “Wow, what if…?” For example, time travel. This fantastical idea has been in novels and movies for decades. Never will time travel be possible, however it takes a person into a state of their own imagination of “Wow, what if…?”

Is reading a Christian fantasy healthy? Some authors, such as C.S. Lewis, do it so brilliantly the answer would not only be “Yes, it’s healthy”, but it would also be recommended. Christian fantasy themes take Biblical stories and elements and present it in such a fashion that makes a reader grasp the spiritual point better. For example, in the first book of The Kingdom to Come, Trinicitian females have a gift they give to males and it only be given one time. It isn’t given in the way most people first think it is. And the gifts are fantastical. The point behind it all is the focus of God’s plan for us all when it comes to relationships, and when you give something up to someone you no longer have that to give to someone else.

Jennifer

About the Author

I am a friend of Jesus who at times fails at making this is my most important relationship. I am a wife who forgets at times this is my primary job. I am a mom who at times didn't get it right. I take lots of pictures that annoy everyone in my family except for my dog. She loves it.

I began writing short stories when I was a child. I would sit in my room for hours writing as fast as I could to keep up with my thoughts. We didn't have a typewriter and certainly no computer. Too often my writing would turn to scribble. I ended up with lots of loose paper with many short stories written on them in half scribble that made it too difficult for others to read. Thanks to technology, I went back to my childhood passion and wrote a story that I turned into a readable book.

That's me, to make a long story short.

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