Why am I passionate about this?

At five years old, I heard my great-grandmother, a God-fearing Pentecostal wife of an evangelist, give her personal testimony of seeing a UFO when she was a child. This event brought together two very different realities for me: the Christian worldview and the existence of ETs. Since that time, I had many supernatural encounters, some demonic, others divine, and others undefined. I am a retired Chief Master Sergeant with two associates, a Bachelor, and two Master’s degrees. To reconcile my faith with the paranormal, I put my academic proclivities to task by writing fourteen books of varying genres, which I define as a unique blend of Paranormal Sci-fi/Fantasy Christianity.


I wrote...

Jimmy Prophet's Library

By John W. Milor ,

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What is my book about?

Jimmy Prophet's Library is a sci-fi novel about an Arkansas hillbilly named Jimmy who discovers a subterranean chamber in the…

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The books I picked & why

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John W. Milor Why I love this book

I love this book because Tolkien took the fantasy genre to a new, unprecedented level, resurrecting ancient legends of old, with countless mythical creatures.

His magnificent characters defined their races, occupations, and even their languages, later inspiring the game, Dungeons and Dragons, of which I was once a Dungeon Master. Many of The Fellowship serve messianic roles. Gandalf, for example, conquers death following his battle with a demon, and Stryder, an obscure ranger, turns out to be Aragorn, heir of the fallen kingdom.

Tolkien captures keen insight into the human condition regarding the struggle against sin. He also whispers a mystery; while an evil wizard created the One Ring to rule them all, a hidden, even more powerful force is clearly behind the ring’s eventual destruction.

By J.R.R. Tolkien ,

Why should I read it?

30 authors picked The Fellowship of the Ring as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron's evil dominion.

Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale of adventure, which continues in…


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John W. Milor Why I love this book

I love how Journeys Out of the Body initiates; Robert got out of bed one night to go to the restroom, and his hand passed through the doorknob. His perplexity then turned into terror when he spotted his physical body still lying on the bed.

Dr. Monroe, founder of the Monroe Institute, mapped out other realities he defined as Locale I, II, and III. His adventures included him inadvertently possessing a man in a parallel world. He also encountered astral creatures such as parasitic thought forms that consume thoughts, a kind of astral dog that attacked him on one occasion, and astral guards protecting the President of the United States.

What I found most striking is that Robert never claimed to be a Christian, yet he experienced the presence of an all-powerful entity who sometimes frequented the astral plane and plucked out souls to take with Him.

By Robert A. Monroe ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Journeys Out of the Body as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When, unpredictably and against his will, Robert Monroe began to have out-of-body experiences, he was frightened and disbelieving. He found that he could leave his physical body to places far removed from the material and spiritual realities of life on earth. He came to inhabit a world unbounded by death or time. As Robert Monroe met many other people who have had similar experiences and read the literature of the East that documents the long history of this phenomenon, his fears were alleviated. His journeys became more frequent and began to change his life.

This classic, first-hand account of out-of-body…


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The Rosewood Penny by J.S. Fields,

2023 Queer Indie Award Nominee!

The dragons of Yuro have been hunted to extinction.

On a small, isolated island, in a reclusive forest, lives bandit leader Marani and her brother Jacks. With their outlaw band they rob from the rich to feed themselves, raiding carriages and dodging the occasional vindictive…

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John W. Milor Why I love this book

I love how Richard Cypher, an ordinary woods guide who discovers his profound destiny as a Seeker of Truth, has an extraordinary knack for getting out of one impossible dilemma after another.

I also enjoy how Richard’s chemistry with a beautiful woman known as the Mother Confessor intertwines with his destiny. This writer helped me improve my own writing skills, unlocking my use of more natural language and a deep appreciation for the pursuit of true love. Terry also has a way of building upon one cliffhanger and revelation after another, achieving an epic climax at the end.

While Terry makes no claim to the Christian faith, one can’t help but see many Biblical parallels, symbols, and themes in his work.

By Terry Goodkind ,

Why should I read it?

8 authors picked Wizard's First Rule as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A beloved fantasy classic and the beginning of one of the most breathtaking adventure stories of all time

One man, Richard Cypher, holds the key to the fate of three nations and of humanity. But until he learns the Wizard's First Rule his chances of succeeding in his task are slim. And his biggest problem is admitting that magic exists at all ...

A novel of incomparable scope and brimming with atmospheric detail: in a world where heart hounds stalk the boundaries for unwary human prey, blood-sucking flies hunt on behalf of their underworld masters, and where artists can draw…


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John W. Milor Why I love this book

When I first discovered this book’s existence, I knew I had to read it.

C.S. Lewis ventured into the same territory I stumbled into, and I found few Christians that I could confide in back in the 1990s, about the ideas and concepts that swarmed in my brain.

Everyone has heard about The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screw Tape Letters, and The Great Divorce, all of which are theological classics. CS Lewis is a literary giant and a must-read for Christians.

But to learn that he wrote about outer space as the heavens, and his understanding that the word for “heaven” in Scripture is a plural word, bearing its origin from Genesis 1:14, was astonishing to me. He gets it!

By C. S. Lewis ,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked Out of the Silent Planet as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The first novel in C.S. Lewis's classic sci-fi trilogy which tells the adventure of Dr Ransom who is kidnapped and transported to Mars

In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic, is abducted and taken on a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra, which he knows as Mars. His captors are plotting to plunder the planet's treasures and plan to offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures who live there. Ransom discovers he has come from the 'silent planet' - Earth - whose tragic story is known throughout the universe...


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The Time-Jinx Twins by Carol Fisher Saller,

Twelve-year-old identical twins Ellie and Kat accidentally trigger their physicist mom’s unfinished time machine, launching themselves into a high-stakes adventure in 1970 Chicago. If they learn how to join forces and keep time travel out of the wrong hands, they might be able find a way home. Ellie’s gymnastics and…

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John W. Milor Why I love this book

I love how God’s Plan for Man uses abundant Scripture to explain how Lucifer once ruled over a kingdom of angels on earth that predated Adam and Eve.

This kingdom was destroyed in what Dake calls The Flood of Lucifer. This instantly made sense to me when I first read it, because I always understood that the Sons of God in Genesis 6 were angels mating with humans, and that the Nephilim were angel/human hybrids.

Dake’s explanation of Earth’s ancient history will certainly help Christians in the future to understand the ET=Angel ancient astronaut hypothesis, but from a Christian worldview.

The highly advanced technology we now see in Egyptian pyramids, and probably in Antarctica as well (as my military connections suggest), can now be understood with a Christian worldview.

By Finis Jennings Dake ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked God's Plan for Man as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A library of Bible knowledge in compact form, this book contains more than 10,000 subjects, sermon outlines, and questions fully answered--all supported and proved by more than 33,000 references to Scripture passages.


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Jimmy Prophet's Library

By John W. Milor ,

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What is my book about?

Jimmy Prophet's Library is a sci-fi novel about an Arkansas hillbilly named Jimmy who discovers a subterranean chamber in the Ozark hills. Unbeknownst to Jimmy, the crystals in this chamber are the stones of fire referred to in Ezekiel 28:14. Lucifer was banished from these stones after his fall from glory. He has been searching for them ever since.

Touching one of these crystals imbues Jimmy with enhanced kinetic abilities and extensive knowledge of mathematics and science. Despite his profound intellect, he remains humble, but his genius brings unwanted celebrity and complex teen drama, attracting the notice of his crush, Elisa. The book blends humor, drama, science, and a subtle touch of theology, chronicling Jimmy's struggle for normalcy amidst extraordinary circumstances.

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