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Host World
Thirteen-year-old Elroi has spent her life knowing the day would come when she'd be taken from her family. Selected for Earth's controversial Imaginarium program, she's renamed Ashtore and sent across the stars to Jokull—a magical world where ancient prophecy, fractured kingdoms, and four dying Gems hold the fate of an entire planet.
As Earth's leaders seek to exploit Jokull's power, Ashtore is drawn into a centuries-old spiritual war between the faithful Christos and the enigmatic Kokabiels. Torn between promises of power that could save the brother she left behind and a mysterious hope that calls her to something greater, she'll have to decide whom to trust before a prophecy unfolds that no one can stop.
As darkness spreads and the Four Torments herald the coming Great War, Ashtore discovers that faith is more than belief— it's standing firm when everything is at stake.
A sweeping young adult Christian fantasy inspired by the Book of Revelation, Host World reimagines biblical prophecy through intergalactic adventure, exploring faith, neurodiversity, and the hope of redemption in a universe on the brink of its own apocalypse.
As Earth's leaders seek to exploit Jokull's power, Ashtore is drawn into a centuries-old spiritual war between the faithful Christos and the enigmatic Kokabiels. Torn between promises of power that could save the brother she left behind and a mysterious hope that calls her to something greater, she'll have to decide whom to trust before a prophecy unfolds that no one can stop.
As darkness spreads and the Four Torments herald the coming Great War, Ashtore discovers that faith is more than belief— it's standing firm when everything is at stake.
A sweeping young adult Christian fantasy inspired by the Book of Revelation, Host World reimagines biblical prophecy through intergalactic adventure, exploring faith, neurodiversity, and the hope of redemption in a universe on the brink of its own apocalypse.
257 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 14, 2026
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October 22, 2026
I would moderately recommend this book for those who are looking for a Christian Sci-Fi novel since there are so few options in this genre.
In this futuristic world, a main pillar of this story deals with children who are born with autistic-like characteristics and behaviors. Oddly, this society treats those individuals both as societal rejects and important disposable tools. Families may donate their "unwanted" children who are on the spectrum to the government. Some children volunteer themselves to benefit their families. Those selected for this program are trained to use their unique autistic abilities a bit like superpowers. They are also essentially brainwashed into believing that they don't matter as individuals, and their parents never wanted them with the aim of breaking family bonds and strengthening government control over the individual. The children are then sent throughout the universe by way of mental projection to glean intergalactic knowledge to benefit all of humanity. Those individuals who survive their mission, they are handsomely rewarded.
While Host World starts out well with gentle sprinkles of Biblical references, it steadily increases more and more to generous Biblical dollops. Toward the end, I felt like I was swimming in Biblical references. Case in point, there was a quote from Revelations at the very end. In doing so, the original plot and the unique Sci-Fi aspect became muddied, perhaps even lost toward the end; it became more like Lord of the Rings than Host World. I prefer more subtle Biblical references sprinkled throughout the story.
I was also annoyed that there was a big battle at the end. Why incorporate an obligatory battle? There were so many paths that this plot could have taken to keep this Sci-Fi story unique. I was really hoping for more originality and was disappointed. However, overall, I would recommend this book to those seeking Christian Sci-Fi.
In this futuristic world, a main pillar of this story deals with children who are born with autistic-like characteristics and behaviors. Oddly, this society treats those individuals both as societal rejects and important disposable tools. Families may donate their "unwanted" children who are on the spectrum to the government. Some children volunteer themselves to benefit their families. Those selected for this program are trained to use their unique autistic abilities a bit like superpowers. They are also essentially brainwashed into believing that they don't matter as individuals, and their parents never wanted them with the aim of breaking family bonds and strengthening government control over the individual. The children are then sent throughout the universe by way of mental projection to glean intergalactic knowledge to benefit all of humanity. Those individuals who survive their mission, they are handsomely rewarded.
While Host World starts out well with gentle sprinkles of Biblical references, it steadily increases more and more to generous Biblical dollops. Toward the end, I felt like I was swimming in Biblical references. Case in point, there was a quote from Revelations at the very end. In doing so, the original plot and the unique Sci-Fi aspect became muddied, perhaps even lost toward the end; it became more like Lord of the Rings than Host World. I prefer more subtle Biblical references sprinkled throughout the story.
I was also annoyed that there was a big battle at the end. Why incorporate an obligatory battle? There were so many paths that this plot could have taken to keep this Sci-Fi story unique. I was really hoping for more originality and was disappointed. However, overall, I would recommend this book to those seeking Christian Sci-Fi.
October 14, 2026
A young girl’s life is going to change when she is sent away from her family to another planet. There she will discover two different truths, follow her to see just how she gets on and which side she will follow. A beautiful tale about finding the truth in their own way
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and a delightful tale
I received an advance copy from hidden gems and a delightful tale
October 18, 2026
The writing was well done, the character build and world creating excellent but it is more a science fiction story and I do not like them so much. The theme of faith came through very strong and also that God is in control and triumphs over evil. I had some trouble with memorizing all the names and technical terms but that shouldn`t stop anyone from reading it.
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