Aaron Landon doubts he’ll accomplish anything significant for mankind during this mining mission in these dusty parts of the galaxy. Finding planets with valuable resources would be useful but not truly important. Thirty years ago, the discovery made by Aaron’s great-grandfather had changed the course of history on two planets. Aaron wished his life could be that meaningful. When he stumbles upon another intelligent species, it is a leap in the right direction.
The crew of the Phoenix discovers a world where every living soul professes belief in God. What could such a world be like? Will it be heavenly … or hellish? What will they think of these humans when some of them don’t even believe in God?
Bonfire is theologically sound Christian Science Fiction that does not shy away from the Gospel. It concludes the initial trilogy leaving you in awe of God’s power and wisdom not only in this fictional reality but in ours as well.
Vance Kessler's writing style could be called "Informal Theology." He loves to study about God. When he learns something new, he likes to frame that truth in a way that is easily relatable. This helps us better understand whatever truth God is teaching him. His writing is interesting, easy to read, and easy to understand. You will find very few big fancy church words in his writing. His latest joy has been in writing Christian Science fiction. He manages to put God’s truth into the gripping fictional realities he creates.
Vance loves reading non-fiction Christian books about various aspects of God or about Christian living. Vance is also an avid fan of science fiction and fantasy. His favorite authors include C.S. Lewis, Timothy Keller, William Craig, N.T. Wright, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Francis Chan, A.W. Tozer, Orson Scott Card, Robert Jordan, Isaac Asimov, Neil Gaiman, Terry Brooks, Terry Pratchett, and of course J.R.R. Tolkien.
Vance Kessler is a native Georgian and lives there with his lovely wife and his two wonderful children. Vance loves to study the Bible and has been studying it for over 30 years. He is a quiet person but if you get him started talking about spiritual matters it is hard to get him to stop.
Vance was born in Savannah, Georgia. He has a long Christian heritage to draw from. Vance was raised in a strong Christian home with a father who started and preached at two different churches. He is a direct descendant of the Salzburgers. The Salzbugers came over from Salzburg Austria in the 1700's to escape religious persecution and to worship freely in the United States. The oldest standing church building in Georgia was built by the Salzburgers, right down the road from where Vance's father was born and raised.
This series will make you think. How about that? A rare species of Christian book...not only speculative, but science fiction well done with realistic believers. You won’t find hard science. Yet the suspension of disbelief comes easily. The characters breathe reality, though the bad guys are fairly stereotypical in places. It's a compelling read that's even worth reading.
This series has been very inspiring. I have always imagined what it would be like if God had created someone else out there in the great unknown, thank you for writing about it. I truly hope you continue this series. I would really love to know what happens to the resistance and the CHURCH.