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HISTORICAL FICTION should be well researched and creatively presented, and is especially valuable to us if it recounts long-neglected stories of great episodes, adventures, and individuals. We want works set before the modern era (pre-1900); some of our favorite settings are Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Christendom, and especially early America. Fictionalizations of Biblical characters and episodes, however, are strongly discouraged. Suggested models: James Fenimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans, Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, Robert Graves’ I, Claudius, and from our catalog Angels in Iron.
FANTASY: We encourage the submission of world-building or “mythopoeic” fantasy works based around invented lands and times. These should, however, teach real lessons rather than be a mere escape into make-believe. Religious and mythic elements need not be explicitly Christian, but can in no way be hostile to Christian theology. Invented worlds must be original and unique creations—not just a repackaging of the Middle-Earth model of men, elves, & dwarves, or novelized Dungeons-and-Dragons scenarios. Suggested models: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, and from our catalog Dream of Fire, Mask of Ollock, and Niamh and the Hermit.
SCIENCE FICTION: Submissions should present innovative, well-thought-out visions of humanity’s future. They should be true to human nature, believable, and not place uncritical faith in technological advancement or utopian ideologies that are going to be obsolete 10 years after the book is written. Authors should display a basic competency in, as well as an appreciation for scientific and technical understanding. Suggested models: Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy.
Arx Publishing LLC
PO Box 1333
Merchantville NJ 08109, USA