If you like Firefly, or Orson Scott Card, or both,
check this out! (Thanks,
animegothgrrl.)
(And by the way, for those who get upset about his clear Mormon/Christian themes, go read Hart's Hope. A classic Christian parable, but written in unmistakable pagan symbolism. In fact, when you look at it from that perspective, there isn't a lot of difference between the two except for flavor and details. And yeah, I'm sure I'm about to start an arguement about that.)