People read fiction to be entertained, period. That's any fiction-writer’s first job. Readers want to find likeable Christian characters living out their faith in spite of the most dire consequences. If a story is not entertaining, it's message will be as stuck as the wisdom in a dusty Bible.
Christian bookstore shelves are nearly barren of speculative fiction: sci-fi, fantasy and horror. Fans of spec-fic are forced to shop secular shelves.
When you read Frank Creed's fiction, you get:
Christian speculative fiction that will capture and hold any reader, but with messages understandable by any middle- schooler;
Fictional delivery-systems, aimed at the hearts and minds of believers, delivering tremendous Biblical answers to modern-day questions;
Great read-aloud stories in modern English. Discuss the Biblical world-view with your children through today’s issues;.
Biblical world-view presuppositions injected directly into your intellect. Be inspired to live your life with your faith;
Biblical philosophy, spiritual concepts and truths in plain language that never preaches;
Real-life concepts of living what He's given us, day-by-day.
"For thousands of years humanity has been trying our own solutions.Yet in the 21st century we still ask, why does each of us see ourselves as meaningful? What's the value of a single life? Does truth exist? Does right and wrong exist? The Bible gives earthquake answers to the big questions of our time.
In this day of the American empire-in-decline, we need role-models that live their faith with their lives, not just their lips."
"Frank Creed is a Fundamentalist Christian and writer of fantasy and sci-fi ( Speculative Fiction ). Frank Creed has a Christian Speculative Fiction novella published in Tales for the Thrifty Barbarian: An Anthology of High Fantasy and three short stories in Light at the Edge of Darkness. His Christian cyberpunk novel Flashpoint was released in September 2007; watch for Book Two: War of Attrition in 2009 and Flashpoint: an anthology of short stories at Christmas 2008. An avid fan of sci-fi and fantasy, Speculative Fiction is the vehicle that Frank uses to deliver his beliefs and spiritual philosophy to readers. This "Lost Genre" remains very controversial in the Christian Fundamentalist community and Frank Creed and other authors of Christian Speculative Fiction are the new kids on the block. They will likely spread the Christian message to a greater number of people because they are willing to follow His voice and use the gifts He has given. To this end, Frank has created the "Lost Genre Guild" an organization to help promote Biblical speculative fiction and assist fans in locating the best in the genre."
Editor, The Writers' Cafe Press
I realize this is way past due but I just finished reading your short, True Freedom and let me say that both the description and pacing are phenomenal. The ending is spectacular and I hunger for more. Fantastic stuff, you are truly an artist. --Colin Jeffcoat
Some of the content is outright straight science fiction, notably Frank Creed’s satisfying Miracle Micro and True Freedom. --Nicholas Grabowsky, author of Halloween IV
Biblical Cyberpunk. Not a genre you'd expect, but Creed has the skill to pull it off. --Karina Fabian, Virtual Book Tour de 'Net
Among the notables are stories from writers Frank Creed, Daniel Weaver, and A.P. Fuchs, writers who are clearly making their way in the world of fiction. --Kevin Lucia, reviewer INFUZE Magazine
“Chairman” from the Frank Creed, an author who grows more original and uplifting with each story he writes. --educator and author Jamie Hughes
Frank Creed has contributed three cyberpunk selections to the new anthology Light at the Edge of Darkness: True Freedom, Miracle Micro, and Chairman. All three shorts are written in the Flashpoint cyberpunk setting!
Light at the Edge of Darkness Anthology of Biblical Spec-fic Edited by Cynthia MacKinnon TWCP; June 2007; $14.95; 384 pgs. ISBN: 978-1-934284-00-1
For more info about Light at the Edge of Darkness: reviews, excerpts, author interviews and bios, click on the book cover.
Persecution in Chicago has reached the Flashpoint.
In the year 2036, all nations are run by a one-world government. The One State has only one threat: Fundamentalist terrorists. The One State has declared that Bible believing Christians are now ‘terrorists’!
But the One State has not yet encountered Calamity Kid and e-girl . . .
FlashPoint: Book One of the Underground by Frank Creed
Flashpoint: Book One of the Underground Biblical Cyberpunk Author Frank Creed TWCP; September 2007; $9.95; 200 pgs. ISBN: 978-1-934284-01-8
Yellow 30 Sci-Fi's July Feature book and 2008 Pluto Finalist