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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Theology in Genre Fiction

Theology in Genre Fiction

Many genre books contain theological elements, in some form or another. For this challenge, choose books that the theological subgenre label could apply to.

Some ideas:

  • religion and/or its practitioners, in a form recognized in real life
  • religion and/or its practitioners, in a form created by the author
  • spirituality not defined by organized religion
  • mythological gods & goddesses
  • angelic or demonic beings
  • philosophical/existential themes, such as good vs evil

And check out the books tagged with "theological subgenre" here on Worlds Without End (though there are many qualifying books not included). How you interpret the challenge is up to you. Good luck and have fun!

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: August 2016 – December 2017

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Novice = 6 books + 4 reviews
 Apprentice = 12 books + 6 reviews
 Journeyman = 18 books + 8 reviews
 Master = 24 books + 12 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

Arrenby

Arrenby

The Bear and The Nightingale
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
Children of Time
City of Miracles
Conservation of Shadows
The Devourers
Mira's Last Dance
Penric's Fox
Seven Surrenders
Sister Light, Sister Dark
Winter Tide
With Blood Upon the Sand
dalex

dalex

The Bear and The Nightingale
The Engine's Child
The Essex Serpent
The Library at Mount Char
Living Next Door to the God of Love
Los Nefilim
The Mapmaker's War
The Music of Razors
Night of the Animals
Occupy Me
The Only Ones
The Opposite House
The Owl Killers
The Prey of Gods
Radiomen
A Stranger in Olondria
A Tale for the Time Being
Who Fears Death
daxxh

daxxh

Fear the Drowning Deep
Ivory
Norse Mythology
The People's Police
Radiomen
Tales of the Quintana Roo
digitaltempest

digitaltempest

The Book of Strange New Things
The Gargoyle
Mindscape
Two Serpents Rise
Unholy Magic
When She Woke
Dlw28

Dlw28

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
The Curse of Chalion
Full Fathom Five
The Golden Compass
Kingfisher
Lincoln in the Bardo
Paladin of Souls
Red Sister
Seven Surrenders
Stories of Your Life and Others
Three Parts Dead
Who Fears Death
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

Black Easter
The Blind Owl
The Day After Judgment
Death's Master
Delirium's Mistress
Delusion's Master
The Devil You Know
Down and Out in Purgatory
Downfall of the Gods
The Forest of a Thousand Daemons
Gods Behaving Badly
The Godwhale
Hell
The House of Shattered Wings
Ishmael
Lincoln in the Bardo
Musrum
Night's Master
Night's Sorceries
Norse Mythology
Penric's Demon
Soldier of Sidon
The Solitaire Mystery
Summerlong
GiantPanda

GiantPanda

Behold the Man
The Flicker Men
Good Omens
The Immortals
The Killing Moon
Lord of Light
Mythago Wood
Off Armageddon Reef
Servant of the Underworld
The Sparrow
The Summer Tree
To Reign in Hell
morpheus

morpheus

The Horse and His Boy
The Last Battle
The Magician's Nephew
Parable of the Sower
Prince Caspian:  The Return to Narnia
The Silver Chair
Scott Laz

Scott Laz

Behold the Man
Day of the Minotaur
Deus Irae
Necessity
Night's Master
Nightwings
Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Talents
Seven Surrenders
Star Maker
Too Like the Lightning
The Tritonian Ring
seattleotaku

seattleotaku

The Broken Sword
A Case of Conscience
The Dragon in the Sword
The Eternal Champion
The Jewel in the Skull
The King of the Swords
The Knight of the Swords
The Mad God's Amulet
Phoenix in Obsidian (The Silver Warriors)
The Queen of the Swords
The Runestaff
The Sword of the Dawn
Zer0es
5
4
3
2
1
spoltz

spoltz

Calculating God
Deus Irae
The Devil You Know
The Divine Invasion
The Gargoyle
Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
Roadside Picnic
That Hideous Strength
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
Valis
thereddeath

thereddeath

6
5
4
3
2
1
wecowo

wecowo

6
5
4
3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

10 Billion Days & 100 Billion Nights
Anathem
Angels on Fire
Behold the Man
Between Two Fires
The Broken Kingdoms
Deception Well
Deus Irae
Dinner at Deviant's Palace
Elric
Four Roads Cross
God Stalk
The Hallowed Hunt
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Kingdom of Gods
The Mabinogion
Miserere: An Autumn Tale
Necessity
Penric and the Shaman
Raising the Stones
Sideshow
Song of Kali
Vast
A Voyage to Arcturus