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Lana Christian, author

Immersive stories from history

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Do you love novels based on true stories? Do you find the risks more perilous, the setbacks more crushing, the overcoming more courageous? If you’re like me, you just said yes.

I love to read those kinds of books as well as write them.

I write stories that immerse you in the people, culture, politics, discoveries, trials, and celebrations of an era in history.

My deepest desire is you’ll enjoy a gripping story while going beyond what you know (or think you know) about the story’s characters and settings. Immerse yourself at the intersection of first-century biblical and global events … the mid-1500s’ clash of religion and politics as seen through the eyes of a nun and a midwife … and more. Enjoy a “go beyond” experience that leaves you a little different from when you first picked up the book. That theme undergirds all my novels. Join the adventure of “living history” with me!

Recent Achievements

Bethany House Aspiring Author Award
UNW Distinguished Faith in Writing Award
1st runner-up: MN Christian Writers Guild Written Word Award
Invited blogger: ACFW, TracesofFaith
“Prosthetic Faith”
“Writing Tips from Paul and Joshua”
“Needing to be Seen”
Genesis Semifinalist
First Impressions double finalist,
Winner, First Impressions
Previous Achievements

About Lana

When I was losing my life’s greatest battle, God saved my life. Literally. A few years later, He nudged me to start writing novels.

I’d spent decades writing for the medical community … but creative writing? God has a sense of humor.

More about that later. But for now, a quick snapshot of me:

  • Science, history, and archaeology geek
  • Love true stories of grit and “going beyond”
  • Adore secret staircases, houses’ mysterious third floors, jazz music, and chai tea
  • Hiking is my favorite exercise and vacation
  • Master’s degree in counseling
  • Clinical laboratory scientist
  • Believe in “I can” regardless of what people say
  • Moved cross-country (alone) 3x to be treated for a near-fatal case of Lyme disease
  • Beat the odds to LIVE
  • Can’t ride roller coasters (neck injury)
  • Live to create “aha” moments in writing
  • Pretend I live in the mountains (but actually live on the 4th floor of a building on flat land)
  • Believe many problems can be solved with common sense (and chai tea), but God can solve every problem

Writing is an adventure—much like hiking. Often humbling, always exciting. You’re never the same afterwards. In one way or another, you go beyond what you were before. In ways large or small, you overcome. I pray the same happens when you read my books.

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The Bible, archaeology, and other sources are brimming with fascinating history and politics that provide the backdrops for my books. Here’s a fast way to learn a bit about the first-century world depicted in my writing.

Persians, Nabataeans, Egyptians, Romans, other 1st-century people

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People

Customs, food, achievements and inventions

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Culture

Beliefs similar to and different from Christianity

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Beliefs

Recent Blog Posts

When God’s Greatness Speaks from the Stars

The science geek in me marvels at God’s sense of humor in creating the universe and letting us in on a few of its secrets. For example, scientists have amassed tomes of information about the moon, yet they can’t figure out what time it is on the moon. On the…

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Roman Roads are Made to Last—And so are You

In the process of writing biblical fiction, my research can lead me to fascinating facts, like how first-century Romans built a network of 250,000 miles of roads across three continents. But that’s just trivia until you consider why those roads still endure today. Usage, time, weather, groundwater seepage, and other…

Roman Roads are Made to Last—And so are YouRead More

When the Wise Men Said, “What Next?”

Despite the Bible’s scanty details about the Wise Men, their story is extraordinary. They found some Hebrew holy writings and interpreted them to mean exactly what God said. They believed something completely counter to their culture and religion. They risked their reputations and more to find Jesus. God’s glory in…

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