The Best Historical Fiction for Church History Buffs
This year has been exceptional for fans of historical fiction, especially those interested in digging deeper into Church history stories. Popular author Gerald Lund completed his epic Fire and Steel series with a blockbuster volume called Into the Flames.
The sixth installment follows the Eckhardt and Westland families through new challenges and triumphs in their respective homes of America and Germany. We follow Mitch and Edie as they struggle to hold on to their ranch. We join Benji on his quest to find work, and we stick with Hans as he makes the difficult decision to leaves the Nazi Party and seek a new career. We’ll hang onto every word as the families draw on their faith and courage while the threat of war moves in.
Reviews of the series promise that anyone who begins the story will be hooked until the end. To get a preview of the first book in the series, you can preview a chapter now, and find out more about the first five precursors.
While Lund’s popular series came to a close, bestselling author Dean Hughes released the first installment and began a new series chronicling the life of a young man who grapples with the commandment to start practicing polygamy.
Morgan Davis has already been asked so much when he is called to join other missionaries in settling the Muddy River Valley. In two weeks he not only needs to pack up and get his belongings ready, he also needs to find a wife to accompany him and be his companion for this new life. When Morgan and his new bride, Angeline, travel the long trail to the Valley, they really do fall in love and connect with other Saints along the way.
But the desert location on the Muddy River soon becomes a physical and emotional test for all of them. Together they face difficult requests from Church leaders, multiple failed attempts to settle, deaths of loved ones, and then perhaps the ultimate challenge—polygamy.
Morgan and Angeline are placed in a position that some might find themselves in today—faced with conflicting feelings about policies from the Church and what they feel in their hearts. Their journey will open our eyes to the past and still reflect the challenges and trials we sometimes have in our present day.