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by HungryGuy on April 22nd, 2006

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Have any fiction books been written about Mormonism and feature Mormon characters and/or practices?

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  • by Anonymous on April 28th, 2006

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    Probably the most famous one would be Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Study In Scarlet".

    See here: http://sherlock-holmes.classic-literature.co.uk/a-study-in-scarlet/

    It's not particularly complimentary about Mormons.

    Mormon characters also feature fairly prominently in Donna Tartt's "The Little Friend", although they aren't the main focus of the story.

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  • by dichosa on March 9th, 2009

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    Mark Twain wrote many negative things about Mormons as Did Zane Grey. The first version of Battlestar Galactica was very loosely based on the lost ten tribes and some (not doctrine) Mormon beliefs that the lost tribes are extra terrestrial. Orson Scott Card who wrote Ender's Game and other science fiction among other books has lots of Mormon underpinnings in his work.

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  • by magicmusician on March 9th, 2009

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    There is another set of books called "children of the promise" and starts with a novel entitled "rumours of war" fantastic series about an LDS Family around the time of the 2nd world war

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  • by Anonymous on April 23rd, 2006

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      There are quite a few series of fictional novels written by many authors, that can well be described as having been written by and for LDS members.

      There has also recently been an explosion of movies released, often finding their way into mainstream non-LDS theatres, video stores, and such, with decidedly LDS-oriented themes.  One particularly significant example would have to be “The Other Side of Heaven” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250371/) which recounts the true story of John Groberg as a Mormon missionary to Tonga in the 1950's.  This movie was produced by mainstream movie companies, and shown in mainstream movie theatres, and is now being distributed on home video by the Walt Disney company.  (As it happens, my father actually knew John Groberg personally, having grown up with him in Idaho Falls, Idaho.)

      I know that there was also a recently-released movie, “The Work and the Glory” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410454/), based on the series of books that my brother mentioned.  My wife, a few friends, and I, almost saw this movie, but we failed to account for how popular it would be, and when we showed up at the theatre, we found that the showing we had come for had already been sold out.  I guess one of these days, we'll get around to seeing it on DVD, along with the two sequels that I see the IMDB now shows (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457530/   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460611/).

      There is one particular producer/writer, Richard Dutcher (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244756/) who has produced several LDS-oriented movies; but most of his works seem to have stayed pretty much within LDS-oriented distribution sources; though I did once find a copy of “Brigham City” (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268200/) at a mainstream video rental shop.

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  • by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on February 10th, 2010

    Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here

    Here you go:

    Latter-Day Cipher: A Novel by Latayne Colvett Scott (Paperback - Apr. 1, 2009)
    http://www.amazon.com/Latter-Day-Cipher-Novel-Latayne-Scott/dp/B002SB8NQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265859987&sr=8-1

    Destroying Angel by Charles M. Larson (Hardcover - Sept. 1, 2008)
    http://www.amazon.com/Destroying-Angel-Charles-M-Larson/dp/1933990155/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265860044&sr=1-3


    And an Amazon search on "Mormon Fiction" brought up quite a few more hits:
    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mormon+fiction&x=0&y=0

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  • by TenLostTribes on February 8th, 2010

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    There are the Nephite Tennis Shoes books. There are also the works of Ethan Smith. However, these works of fiction must not be confused for the real thing.

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  • by John Cox will be back April 6th 2013 on December 22nd, 2009

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    My favorite is Chris Hiemerdingers Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites series.

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  • by laie_techie on March 9th, 2009

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    Dan Brown (author of _The Da Vinci Code_) is working on a book where Masonry and Mormonism provide the background for the plot. Stephen King's _The Stand_ mentions Mormonism.

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  • by thatsJustme on March 9th, 2009

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    probably no more or less than of Catholic,Judaism,Baptists,Amish, etc. characters and practices...
    but I know of none...i read tons and i am sure i have read and just can't recall, does not stand out in my memory...:)justme

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on April 23rd, 2006

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    There is actually quite a bit of it. Obviously, you aren't going to find much of it in most bookstores, but you will find it in LDS bookstores like DeseretBook.com, seagullbook.com, or byubookstore.com . One of my favorites is the Work and the Glory series by Gerald N. Lund. This is a series of nine books that follows a fictional family (the Steeds) and start in Palmyra, NY, in March of 1837 and ends in the Salt Lake Valley in September of 1847.

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  • by Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete on February 3rd, 2012

    Joseph Smith was a fraud and Eisegete

    Other than the obvious..

    Book of Mormon?
    Pearl of Great Price?
    Doctrine and Convenients?

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  • by laie_techie on February 12th, 2012

    laie_techie

    Another fictional book which features Mormonism is "The Lost Boys" by Orson Scott Card. In general I like thestory (the spirit of a child coming back to identify his killer), but Card neddn't have mentioned temple garments. The garments add absolutely nothing the plotline.

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