yep, and Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Shannon Hale, some others

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Jul 29, 2014
5:08:56pm

jdub

There are quite a few LDS authors that have done well. I think most of them are in fantasy rather than Science Fiction

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Mormons and science fiction

hessrp

7/29/14 4:57pm

Orson Scott Card is a relatively big deal

OU Cougar

7/29/14 4:59pm

Brandon Sanderson is becoming a big name in fantasy

SoCalCoug

7/29/14 5:02pm

yep, and Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Shannon Hale, some others

jdub

7/29/14 5:08pm

Agreed. Every book I've read by him has been a great book.

rebelCoug

7/29/14 5:14pm

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maizecoug

7/29/14 7:55pm

Also the Battle Star Gallactica guys

hessrp

7/29/14 5:03pm

Check out Schlock Mercenary

JoMax

7/29/14 5:07pm

Howard Taylor suggests its partly because BYU had a sci-fi lit course 30 yrs ago

Squeegee

7/29/14 5:47pm

BYU strongly supports sci-fi/fantasy.

byujacob

7/29/14 6:30pm

There's another Mormon sci-fi author, but his name slips my mind right now.

AndyDwyer

7/29/14 5:42pm

Larry Correia is pretty well-known

byujacob

7/29/14 6:22pm

D Farland, writing the Runelords series, among others, BYU prof.

d-coug

7/29/14 6:42pm

It is because at the core we believe in Ancient Alien Theory.

BYUtka

7/29/14 5:22pm

I don't have a link and I can't remember where I read it, but since this is CB

Oceanographer

7/29/14 5:31pm

Of course there's always the possibility that sex, alcohol and drugs, and foul

Blue Print

7/29/14 5:41pm

Tyler Whitesides and his Janitors book is great

braddahmike

7/29/14 6:18pm

Janitors is a solid book.

byujacob

7/29/14 6:23pm

Larry Correia is an up & coming sci-fi author, served a mission in

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