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Steven James has penned 25+ books spanning the genres of psychological suspense, prayer collections, dramas, monologues, a nine book series on creative storytelling for children’s ministry, YA fantasy, and inspirational. James has received wide critical acclaim for his work including four Storytelling World Honor awards, two Publishers Weekly starred reviews, a 2009 Christy Award for best suspense, and The Christian Manifesto #1 Book of the Year. He earned a Master’s Degree in Storytelling from ETSU in 1997 and is an active member of International Thriller Writers, the Authors Guild, and International Association of Crime Writers.He is also a contributing editor for Writer's Digest.
Steven lives in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains of Ten...more



Quest for Celestia
When I was in college and became a Christian, someone ended up handing me a copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress, a book that John Bunyan wrote while he was serving a twelve-year prison sentence for preaching the Gospel without permission.

From a literary perspective, his book was a groundbreaking achievement—it was one of the first (if not the first) novel-length allegories ever p... read more »
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Average rating: 4.19 · 4,782 ratings · 779 reviews · 44 distinct works
The Pawn (The Patrick Bower...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,847 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions
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The Rook (The Patrick Bower...
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The Knight (The Patrick Bow...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions
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4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 588 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Story
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2006
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Quest for Celestia: A Reima...
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2006
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Flirting with the Forbidden...
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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If God, Why Evil? by Norman L. Geisler
If God, Why Evil?
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Thin Places
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A Little Exercise for Young Theologians by Helmut Thielicke
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1984 by George Orwell
1984
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Haroun And The Sea Of Stories by Salman Rushdie
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More of Steven's books…
“The gifts of the Master are these: freedom, life, hope, new direction, transformation, and intimacy with God. If the cross was the end of the story, we would have no hope. But the cross isn't the end. Jesus didn't escape from death; he conquered it and opened the way to heaven for all who will dare to believe. The truth of this moment, if we let it sweep over us, is stunning. It means Jesus really is who he claimed to be, we are really as lost as he said we are, and he really is the only way for us to intimately and spiritually connect with God again.”
Steven James, Story

“Change is not always a good thing. What I need is not change from one thing to another but transformation from who I am into who I was meant to become. Only when God's transforming power touches me can I begin to live the simpler, freer, fresher, more creative, more patient, more passionate, more sacrificial, riskier, rawer, more real, more love-driven life God intended for me all along. That transformation is what awaits all who dare to enter the story of God. As Paul wrote, 'Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think' (Romans 12:2)”
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Deborah Ledford Great to see you here, Steven.


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