Joseph Bentz

Author Bio:

Joseph Bentz is published in both fiction and non-fiction, with four novels and four non-fiction books. His most recent book is Dreams of Caladria, a fantasy novel published in March by Enclave Publishing. His next non-fiction book, Nothing is Wasted, is scheduled for publication by Beacon Hill Press later this year. He is a professor of English at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California, where he teaches courses in writing and American literature. Among the awards his books have received, his second novel, A Son Comes Home (Bethany House, 1999; republished by Randall House, 2007) won the Silver Angel Award and was chosen as one of the Top Ten Christian novels of the Year by Booklist magazine.
Bentz is a regular book reviewer for CBA Retailers + Resources magazine, which covers the Christian book industry. His blog, Life of the Mind and Soul, focuses on issues of reading, writing, the imagination, and the Christian life. It can be found at www.josephbentz.com.

Dreams of Caladria

Through the breaking ice, in a vortex of brilliant light, energy, and sound, Jeremy plunges into a dangerous and mysterious new world. It is a place where music is absolutely prohibited – on pain of death. And Jeremy breaks that law when he arrives in Persus Am in a swirling cloud of light and music.…