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This is the thread to nominate books! Please follow the guidelines below when nominating.

1) You are allowed to nominate a maximum of 3 books for each month's BotM.

2) The book(s) you nominate must be in the fantasy genre (here at Faith & Fantasy, both sci-fi and fairy tales may be included) and be clean or relatively clean.

3) Try to nominate books from Christian authors as much as possible. It doesn't have to have obvious spiritual themes, but please don't ever nominate a book with themes that clash with biblical truth.

4) If someone has already nominated a book that you wanted to nominate, please do "second" it! I will only be picking the top 3-6 books to vote on in the final poll, but the more total "seconds" a book has, the more likely it will become the BotM.

5) You can "second" a total of 6 books or nominate a total of 3. If you're going to both nominate book(s) and second book(s), you just have to make sure you don't exceed 3 nominations and 6 in total (seconds + nominations) per month. Hope that makes sense!

Also, please do not nominate any books that we have already read in the past twelve months. You can view the books Faith & Fantasy has already read here.

I will send out a poll for all of us to vote on based on this thread's nominations a week or two after the date of this thread's creation.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask them below!

I nominate mark of the raven

I second Mark Of The Raven!

I nominate Wishtress

I nominate Mere Christianity (is this allowed? It’s not a fantasy, but it’s Christian related so idk…)

Mary-Therese wrote: "I second Mark Of The Raven!"

YES MARY

Would you guys count the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as fantasy? I know its main (sub)genres are Sci-Fi/Dystopia/Post-Apocolypse and/or Christian Fiction, but would it be wrong to also say there is a fantasy component to it (since it's meant to reflect the Book of Revelation)? I'd love to read it with you guys, but I don't want to assume it fits the criteria.

✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I nominate Mere Christianity (is this allowed? It’s not a fantasy, but it’s Christian related so idk…)"

Sure, we can count that for our Christian non-fiction nominations. For clarity's sake, though, would you guys like a second thread for that?

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I nominate Mere Christianity (is this allowed? It’s not a fantasy, but it’s Christian related so idk…)"

Sure, we can count that for our Christian non-fiction no..."

A second thread would be helpful.😊

I third Mark of the Raven.

I nominate Majesty: Storm and Spire by Stefanie Lozinski

Magnify* (majesty’s the second one 😅 I always get them mixed up)

Mary wrote: "Magnify* (majesty’s the second one 😅 I always get them mixed up)"

I second Magnify. (I always get them mixed up! All those 'M's!)

I nominate Swift.

I fourth Mark of the Raven!

I second Wishtress! :D

I nominate Keepers of The Lost Cities (#1)

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Would you guys count the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as fantasy? I know its main (sub)genres are Sci-Fi/Dystopia/Post-Apocolypse and/or Christian Fiction, but would it be ..."

I think we may narrow the field too much to desire to read Christian fantasy and not include other sub-genres such as science fiction. Eventually, we may run out of good choices.🤷‍♀️ So, in my opinion, we should include the Left Behind series. (And I am not a sci-fi fan, nor a fan of the Left Behind series.)

I nominate Dreamtreaders by Wayne Thomas Batson (#1)
This is the happy medium because honestly it's a mix between sci fi and fantasy ;)

I fifth Mark of the Raven 😌

Mary wrote: "I nominate Majesty: Storm and Spire by Stefanie Lozinski"

I third this.

Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Would you guys count the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as fantasy? I know its main (sub)genres are Sci-Fi/Dystopia/Post-Apocolypse and/or C..."

Elijah wrote: "@Lily I haven't read the Left Behind series before, but if the series has a science fiction theme to it, then I think it can be nominated according to your written guidelines. Just my opinion, though."

Thanks, I'll nominate Left Behind (Left Behind #1), then!

I'll also nominate Caraval by Stephanie Garber as well as The Princess Bride.

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Would you guys count the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as fantasy? I know its main (sub)genres are Sci-Fi/Dystopia/Post-Apoc..."

I second this 😆

Casey wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Would you guys count the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as fantasy? I know its main (sub)ge..."

Haha, thanks!

Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Casey wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Lily - Books by Starlight wrote: "Would you guys count the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins as fantasy? I know it..."

No problem 😊

I nominate Moonscript by HSJ Williams.

I nominate Divergent by Veronica Roth.

Elijah wrote: "Does Pinocchio count as fantasy? If so, I'd like to nominate Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi"

Yep, we'll count it!

Abigail wrote: "I nominate Keepers of The Lost Cities (#1)"

I second KotLC. :)

I third Keepers of The Lost Cities.

You might already have considered this, in which case please ignore my comment, but it could be interesting to read something by George MacDonald, whose writings were influential for C.S. Lewis (and probably Tolkien as well). I liked The Princess and the Goblin best of what I’ve read of his, so I’ll nominate that one. Also, I second Pinocchio. :)

I second Moonscript

I second The Princess and the Goblin.

I'll fourth The Princess and the Goblin!

Molly wrote: "I nominate Divergent by Veronica Roth."

I second Divergent.

My second nomination would be Out Of The Silent Planet: C. S. Lewis.

J wrote: "My second nomination would be Out Of The Silent Planet: C. S. Lewis."

Awesome!

I'll second Left Behind!

J wrote: "My second nomination would be Out Of The Silent Planet: C. S. Lewis."

I second this.

Mary wrote: "Magnify* (majesty’s the second one 😅 I always get them mixed up)"

SECOND!!! That series is amazing!
edit: third

Molly wrote: "I third Keepers of The Lost Cities."

I fourth!

I nominate Voice of Power by Melanie Cellier

I sixth Mark of the Raven

I third Moonscript

Ellie Ann wrote: "Molly wrote: "I third Keepers of The Lost Cities."

I fourth!"

I fifth!!

Ellie Ann wrote: "I nominate Voice of Power by Melanie Cellier"

I second Voice of Power

I nominate The Healers Apprentice (Hagenheim #1) by Melanie Dickerson

I nominate The Endling by Katherine Applegate. Trust me y’all it so good 😭😭😭

I fourth Moonscript.