The Vault Between Spaces

by Chawna Schroeder

Overview

*** Carol Award Finalist, Speculative ***

Every legend must start somewhere...

No prisoner who enters the gates of HopeWell ever leaves. But from the moment Oriel sets foot inside Anatroshka's most formidable prison camp, she unsettles both commandant and prisoner alike with eyes that see beyond the surface and music that trails her everywhere.

Petite and delicate though she appears, Oriel bows before neither threat nor punishment. Moreover, she makes no attempt to hide her intention: Oriel plans to escape the inescapable HopeWell.

But when facades are stripped away and myth becomes clothed in flesh, what begins as a prison break becomes a mission to stop the invasion of evil itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621841166
Publisher:	Enclave Publishing
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.78(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Chawna Schroeder loves stretching both imagination and faith through story. When she isn't reading or writing, she may be found practicing piano, reading biblical Greek or Hebrew, teaching on discernment, or working on one of her handwork projects while enjoying a movie.

Editorial Reviews

HopeWell—a place where no one is as they appear to be. A dwelling of dismal grey that’s visited by a great light in disguise. Where hope and love is crushed, beaten, and murdered only to rise up even stronger than before. The analogies just never stop in The Vault Between Spaces and author Chawna Schroeder never fails to excite my imagination. Sometimes heart-wrenching, frequently edge of your seat, this is one read you will NOT want to miss.” — Michelle Griep, Christy Award-winning author of the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas series

Michelle Griep

"A story rich with hope, brimming with creativity, and full of fascinating and unexpected turns. Speculative fiction at its finest." — Gillian Bronte Adams, author of The Songkeeper Chronicles

Gillian Bronte Adams

Vault shows that beauty can be found in places of suffering. Love is often reflected in sacrifice. Freedom can be celebrated within the constraints of service. Chawna paints unseen realms amid an alternate history of our own world and invites us to watch them intersect. Imaginative, heart-wrenching, and soaring with hope.” —Sharon Hinck, author of Hidden Current
 
“Chawna Schroeder has a gorgeous way with words. Her delicious descriptions transported me straight into the fantastical world of The Vault Between Spaces. The world building is reminiscent of C.S. Lewis but with a flair all its own. Vault is perfect for fans of Christian fantasy who are looking for a unique, intriguing tale packed with beautiful spiritual metaphors and deep redemptive significance."—Lindsay A. Franklin, award-winning author of The Story Peddler
 
"A story rich with hope, brimming with creativity, and full of fascinating and unexpected turns. Speculative fiction at its finest." —Gillian Bronte Adams, author of The Songkeeper Chronicles
 
“HopeWell—a place where no one is as they appear to be. A dwelling of dismal grey that’s visited by a great light in disguise. Where hope and love is crushed, beaten, and murdered only to rise up even stronger than before. The analogies just never stop in The Vault Between Spaces and author Chawna Schroeder never fails to excite my imagination. Sometimes heart-wrenching, frequently edge of your seat, this is one read you will NOT want to miss.” —Michelle Griep, Christy Award-winning author of the Once Upon a Dickens Christmas series
 
"Masterful storytelling that never fails to captivate the imagination." —Angela Bell, author of the novella Masquerade Melody
 

From the Publisher

"Masterful storytelling that never fails to captivate the imagination." — Angela Bell, author of the novella Masquerade Melody

Angela Bell

Chawna Schroeder has a gorgeous way with words. Her delicious descriptions transported me straight into the fantastical world of The Vault Between Spaces. The world building is reminiscent of C.S. Lewis but with a flair all its own. Vault is perfect for fans of Christian fantasy who are looking for a unique, intriguing tale packed with beautiful spiritual metaphors and deep redemptive significance."  — Lindsay A. Franklin, award-winning author of The Story Peddler

Lindsay A. Franklin

Vault shows that beauty can be found in places of suffering. Love is often reflected in sacrifice. Freedom can be celebrated within the constraints of service. Chawna paints unseen realms amid an alternate history of our own world and invites us to watch them intersect. Imaginative, heart-wrenching, and soaring with hope.” — Sharon Hinck, Christy Award-winning author of Hidden Current

Sharon Hinck

"An inventive fantasy with heart for its religion and its characters." — Lorehaven Magazine

Lorehaven Magazine

02/07/2020

Gr 9 Up—After the Fall, Terrestrial (the physical world) and Echoing (the celestial world) are separated by the Wall. Oriel, the Key of Everything, finds herself in a predicament when she abandons her position at the Vault to prove to Creator that she is powerful and able to defend herself. Creator has His own purpose for allowing her this escapade. It is because of Oriel that Gareth, Prince of Guardians, is reluctantly but gradually moved to restore his relationship with Creator. (For years, Gareth struggled with guilt because he killed a man who found the gateway to Echoing and was going to tell evil Levioth.) Oriel places everyone in jeopardy when she is captured by Levioth and a plan is put into motion to breach the Wall and unlock the Bottomless Regions. Occurring around HopeWell Prison in Anatroshka, where the Keyhole to the Bottomless Regions is revealed, the battle between good and evil comes to a head, which will determine the future of all. Although the characters are fully developed, the slow pacing of this Christian fantasy novel could squelch interest. VERDICT Schroeder's evil characters will draw readers into their darkness, while the "good" characters offer readers a sense of redeeming hope. Readers with a biblical background will have a better understanding of the story and its purpose.—Susan Harris, Ridgeway High School, TN

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