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Dragons' Truth    by Teel McClanahan
Price: $0.99 USD. 43840 words. Published by Modern Evil Press  on March 3, 2009. .

Dragons’ Truth is not just the coming-of-age story of a boy who meets a dragon and the way the dragon’s teachings change his life, but also represents a sort of allegory about some of the problems with the separation of the common man from higher education and the world of academia. It is suitable for young readers as well as adults.
Burning Light    by Rachel Starr Thomson
Price: $4.99 USD. 91060 words. Published on December 8, 2009. .

After five hundred years of oppression, the Seventh World is beginning to wake to the realities of the unseen world behind their own. The rise of the Gifted, young men and women with uncommon abilities, portends the coming of the King of ancient days, but evil is also waking. Aware that their control is beginning to slip, the Order of the Spider sets out to convert the Gifted or destroy them.
IN ORCHARD LOST    by Dominic King
Price: Free! 300 words. Published on January 13, 2010. .

Innocence is always brutally shattered; such is the fate of mankind...
Eddie H. Christ--a Sibling Rivalry Story of Biblical Proportions    by Gerard DiLeo
Price: $5.99 USD. 129050 words. Published on June 9, 2010. .

What would Jesus do? Not funny. Just ask Eddie. A sneaky religious book cleverly disguised as a comedy.
The Golden Key    by Jeanne Page
Price: Free! 43380 words. Published on September 12, 2010. .

In the dark of night, the Servant Girl is summoned to the Throne Room of the King where she is gifted with the mysterious Golden Key. With her Companion, she will unlock doors of discovery and journey to 'great' and 'unsearchable' places. Her story is a parable of prayer inspired by the sermons of Charles H. Spurgeon and expanded upon in the second half of this life-changing little book.
The Vast and Gruesome Clutch of Our Law    by B.C.Bamber
Price: $4.95 USD. 37120 words. Published on September 14, 2010. .

The world is in the grip of a large catastrophe. In this post apocalyptic novel, Edward Kingston lives in a small community which has barely survived the long cruel winter. But when Dean arrives in town hope returns to the little town and he seems to have a magical effect on their lives. But Dean is being tracked by a large foreign military power and the town is in trouble for taking him in.
The Road    by Jerry Thompson
Price: Free! 2710 words. Published on October 17, 2010. .

The Road is a Short Allegory. Like all of us, Chris is walking on the Road. The Road is a metaphor for life. He loses his parents, but he finds friends. The Road is easy and comfortable, but Chris can hear the mountains calling to him and he is curious about the secrets held there. Chineka feeds this curiosity and they eventually strike off into the wild lands.
The Making of a Prince: book one of the Portance Dynasty - (a parable)    by Bruce Edward Butler
Price: Free! 27110 words. Published on October 26, 2010. .

Life is often harsh, and bad things happen to innocent people. And while a child's abduction might not shock life's seasoned travelers, this case was far beyond the typical crime. Some believe there are forces at work beyond those we can analyze and quantify. They say there is meaning, and purpose in the universe. Because of the things revealed as I followed this story, I'm inclined to agree.
Bayne's Climb: Part I of The Sword of Bayne    by Ty Johnston
Price: Free! 40070 words. Published on October 27, 2010. .

Waking amid battle, the warrior Bayne has no recollection of his past, of his life, of himself. Believing the mad emperor-mage Verkanus holds the keys to his past, Bayne pursues the wizard across years and unto a mountain. Here, Bayne must climb to find Verkanus and to find himself, and among the crags are oddities and dangers never witnessed by lesser men.
Dictionary of Biblical Symbolism    by Stanislaw Kapuscinski
Price: $4.99 USD. 48420 words. Published by Inhousepress  on November 11, 2010. .

For more than 2000 years, over 3300 Hebrew and/or Ancient Greek words in the Bible remained not translated. By providing the translation and often the symbolic meaning of the “missing” words, the author gives us the opportunity to finally understand the real meaning of the teaching of Moses, the Prophets, Jesus and the Evangelists. The Method of Application shows us how.