Based on this article by fantasy author and Orthodox deacon Nicholas Kotar, written in 05 September 2019.

The fantasy author Nicholas Kotar belives that literature of the imagination (how he likes to call the genres of scifi and fantasy in their many incarnations) is the best equipped to speak the truth about our world. But it is not enough to read the scifi/fantasy section in the local library, however. For that he compiled a small list of recommendations for us begin our journey in this world.


The bonus prompts are recommendations made in the comments of the article by the readers, and so not "officially" endorsed by the author, though he commented his approval in all of them.



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