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Tom Hoffman received a B.S. in psychology from Georgetown University in 1972 and a B.A. in 1980 from the now-defunct Oregon College of Art. He has lived in Alaska with his wife Alexis since 1973. They have two adult children and two adorable grandchildren. Tom has been a graphic designer and artist for over 35 years. Redirecting his imagination from art to writing, he wrote his first novel, The Eleventh Ring, at age 63.
The Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy and the Orville Wellington Mouse adventures are multi-leveled stories which have been compared to Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and Neverending Story. The books have underlying themes of ethics, metaphysics, philosophy, quantum physics, and spirituality. A common theme is the idea that there is no magic, only science we don’t understand. The books were written to provide an alternate way to view the world we live in. To see all life as a single force, all life equally precious, no matter the form. A world where violence is not necessary, a world where the protagonists are changed forever by their difficult choices, by their own sacrifices. A world of empathy, kindness, and love. And of course, ten foot tall ancient robotic rabbits and gigantic carnivorous centipedes living on post apocalyptic planets!
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
The Seventh Medallion: Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy, Book 3 is an epic fantasy written by Tom Hoffman. Oliver, Bartholomew, and Edmund the Rabbiton have found themselves on yet another quest. This time it's at the request of Madame Beffy, Oliver’s love interest and the baker of the world’s most exquisite eclairs as far as he’s concerned. Her father, Arledge Rabbit, has been missing for over three years. He too was an adventurer and explorer who had gone off in search of a legendary city in Opar, which he believed would be a treasure trove of ancient tech. His journal was recently discovered and delivered to Beffy by a ragged prospector, who said he found it in a cave in central Opar. Clara and the treasure hunting mouse-team, Thunder and Lightning, are on their own mission: to help Thunder’s long-lost mother find the medallions that will help to save the universe.
Tom Hoffman’s epic fantasy, The Seventh Medallion: Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy, Book 3, is an exhilarating and rollicking adventure tale that chronicles the obstacles, perils and challenges the two sets of questers face. One group is involved in a rescue adventure, while the other is racing against time to save the universe from destruction, and the two stories merge together beautifully. While it’s obviously a reader’s option, and Hoffman includes just enough detail from the previous books in the series for stand-alone reading, I would most strongly recommend that readers new to the Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy read them in order. The author lovingly crafts his characters and the worlds they inhabit, and the progress each character makes throughout the trilogy is inspirational and moving. While the series is solid epic fantasy, fans of steampunk should seriously consider reading these books: there are tantalizing glimpses of ancient tech and daring adventurers and engineers who know how to make that tech work. I had a marvelous time reading The Seventh Medallion: Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy, Book 3. It’s most highly recommended.
