Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Devil's Hit List Nominated for Clive Staples Award


My recent Technothriller (cyberpunk), Devil's Hit List: Book Three of the Underground (a free-standing novel), was the very first nomination for this coveted Christian spec-fic award!

You may know the person for whom this award is named: CS Lewis. The Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour/ Speculative Faith gives the award, and are the biggest Christian spec-fic Web-site.



The nominations are open for weeks. Stop by and add your favorite Christian spec-fic traditionally published in 2012 book. http://www.speculativefaith.com/features/clive-staples-award-2013-calling-all-nominations/

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

A New Rave Flashpoint Review.


"Flashpoint pulls the reader in immediately through both story and character. The characters are pleasantly human and their relationship to one another is personal and real. The perils and wonders of human nature are expressed, at times subtly, at times blatantly; but always honestly. It's easy to relate to the humanness of the characters--to see aspects of one's self and of others in them.
The author successfully creates another world through both futuristic technology (that is based, not on far-fetched ideas, but on modern scientific principles--with some of the technology only a few years away in today's world) and jargon (the characters have their own language that lingers on the reader's mind).
Two main ideas hold the framework together: God's law and God's love. To overcome evil, humanity must follow God's instructions that He has written on the human heart; doing so not through hatred and fear, but through the love for one's neighbor, and what's more difficult, through the love of one's enemies. The characters aren't perfect, but near-saints--faltering, but always redeeming themselves--pulled toward the one, loving God and His message of salvation.
Razor-quick action scenes merge with equally fast-paced, wit-filled dialog.



The part that struck me and hung with me most is the author's description of the twisting, suffering souls of the spiritually lost vs. the pure, radiant souls of the saved; brilliantly creative and effective in portrayal.
One need not be a Biblical scholar to understand the human message of evil vs. good, but having some Biblical knowledge will result in a deeper understanding of the author's ultimate message of Love.
It's one of those books you can't put down due to the fast pace and real-life dilemmas set in an interesting, futuristic world, not far from our own. I can't wait to delve into the second book in the series." ~ Flower Pot

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Creed's Animal Heaven Published in Issue Fifteen of The Cross and The Cosmos

"Then it's time to pull out the tissues as one of my favorite authors, Frank Creed, (Yes, THAT Frank Creed) takes us on a journey through physical boundaries into the Spiritual with Animal Heaven." ~ Glyn Shull, Editor, The Cross and The Cosmos

For anyone who's ever been loved by an animal, my newest short story, Animal Heaven, is a must-read (and it's free so the price is right). This quick read is a cross of the concept from CS Lewis' The Great Divorce and quantum theory. Please enjoy and share with any who've lost a loved animal.



Just click on the flaming cover at http://www.crossandcosmos.com/ and scroll to page twenty.


"I don't even want to read anything else today. My little girl cat, Jenny Lee is in my lap as we speak, and I can't imagine being without her. Now I know we may be apart for a little while, but we can run through the meadows of eternity for ever and ever and ever. God Bless you Friend for this, I haven't enjoyed reading anything this much in a very long time!" ~ Poppa Kay

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The Burning Building

You round a sidewalk corner in a residential neighborhood and find a home with flames licking out all the windows--but the open front door is clear.



Feminine screams sound from inside--something about a baby. You feel the adrenaline flow: a slight trembling in your fingers and your heart is pumping.
Fight or flight. What do you do?

Survival instinct says stay away. Species/ herd instinct tells you to help the poor person. Then you realize there's a third thing that tells you it's more noble or "right" to love your neighbor as yourself, and that requires action. Let's consider this third thing.

Some claim that right and wrong are written on the human heart, and laws are indeed remarkably similar across cultures. Is the third thing from humanity (and how can that be explained), or a higher authority?

If man is the highest authority, there is no such thing as inalienable rights, and Lex Rex (Law is King, Samuel Rutherford's work that brought about the Magna Carta's bloodless revolution), has really been Rex Lex all along. If man gives rights, man may take them away.

So what is the source of the third thing? Materialistically speaking, a human is no more valuable than a rock in our living universe. Is it an infinite-personal Creator who gives philosophic meaning to the value of life?

(The burning building scenario is C.S. Lewis', I believe from Mere Christianity.)

Friday, February 22, 2013

A Recent Review: Everything an Author Could Ask For

"This was a fantastic book with tons of action and twists! With matrix style shoot outs mixed with ninja based hand to hand and sword play this was right up my alley. Plus all glory brought back to God. It really gave me a new way of looking at the tasks God has for my life. In short because of this book , I grew in my faith and had Adrenaline pumping fun along the way." ~ Ray Graves, Amazon review for Flashpoint: Book One of the Underground.


Sunday, February 17, 2013

Is Christian science-fiction a contradiction in terms?

Modern science is making discoveries *plural* of flat-Earth proportions that changes how we see the universe. Did you know quantum theory has discovered 11 different dimensions? So where are God, Heaven, and Hell: in other dimensions, or beyond? Are there 2-D and 4-D dimensions? Where has all this come from?

God wrote two books for humanity to consider, the Bible and Creation. He is glorified by his handiwork. There is no stronger presentation of worldview in fiction than speculative fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, and horror). The genre gives total control of setting and character. Science gives a thread of reality to sci-fi that fantasy and horror lacks.



I have a short story I've submitted to an e-zine combining quantum theory, animal heaven, and love. It's to help grieving. If you or anyone you know is suffering from the loss of an animal friend, jut contact me and I'll e-mail a copy. It's based on C.S. Lewis concept of animals attaining an afterlife through their humans from The Great Divorce.

My Underground universe is set in 2036 Chicago, where Fundamentalists are rehabbed, and saints have gone Underground, fighting a resistance movement of love. See how easy it is to deliver a Christian message (or the message of any worldview), with sci-fi--and not have to preach?

Don't forget how effectively, L. Ron Hubbard used sci-fi to communicate worldview.

frankcreed.com

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

$3 Kindle sale


All Underground novels are normally $9.99, so with this, my first sale, Kindle readers can grab the whole series for the price of one book! Begin with Flashpoint:  http://tinyurl.com/9wagn4d