Enclave Publishing is owned by Oasis Family Media. The day-to-day operation is overseen by Steve Laube, a long-time veteran of the Christian publishing industry. Our primary aim is to publish speculative science fiction and fantasy of interest to Christian adults and teenagers.
Many families consider our efforts to be a godsend because we provide the kind of fantastical fiction their kids crave from a Christian worldview.
Our Standards are High
If you’re concerned about the fantasy and science fiction we publish, and if perhaps you’re worried that we might take you or your child to someplace beyond the boundaries of biblical orthodoxy, allow us to reassure you.
All of the novels we publish are in some real sense Christian. They may not spell out the plan of salvation or show the experience of someone coming to Christ, but the Christian component will be there, and it will be real.
Each of our books is different. Some have explicit Christian content, such as the several we have that feature a future in which Christianity has disappeared and God is breaking back into that world (consider The Word Reclaimed). In those cases, Christianity is the topic. Other books include Christian elements on the way toward their story and character goals, but they are not explicit. Still others are fairy-tale retellings that bring in redemptive themes like you will find in Waking Beauty or Dust.
We have no desire to lead readers anywhere but toward Christ and the ultimate redemption story. To the creative freedom that is every Christian’s birthright.
Our owner and publisher, Steve Laube, has been in the Christian book industry for nearly 40 years and was a Bible major at Grand Canyon University. The university’s school of theology honored him by placing him in their academic hall of fame. He teaches a Sunday morning adult class at his local church each week going through the Bible in chronological order. Every book published by Enclave is grounded and built on that foundation.
Our goal is to celebrate Christian creativity, take Christian readers to places they’ve never been before, and to use the magic of parables to remove us from the mundane world so we can see the themes and issues more clearly. This is Christian imagination at its finest. In few other activities do writers and readers come closer to understanding the creative power of God than when exploring these new realms created by Christian authors.
Our novels are mostly intended for Christian adults and older teens. However, our books are enjoyed by younger readers, as well, including some YA and preteen readers. We provide a wonderful alternative to the general market novels that these young people might otherwise be reading.