This was likely not where most of you anticipated a conversation of covert Christian storytelling would end up. An oddly godless utopia, with humanism in abundance, where the theory of evolution is codified into reality and half of the characters toy with hedonism of various kinds. However, there is very good reason to include the incredibly secular Star Trek franchise in a discussion of covert messaging. That is because it does so very, very well.

One of the best, overtly Christian novel series is Dragons in Our Midst by Bryan Davis. While this series is technically designed for teenagers, it is a thrilling and fantastical adventure of brave knights, daring damsels, dragons, good-vs.-evil, salvation, and the supernatural. And it spares nothing of its faith from the audience. The story is blunt in its Christianity without for a second feeling like it is preaching at the reader or using the Bible as a cudgel to get some kind of vaguely Christian point across. It is not perfect, but it is excellent and one of the best examples of overt Christian storytelling out there.