It is midsummer in northern England in 1312 A.D. and young Thomas has done battle and has regained the castle that is rightfully his. Now he is the Orphan King, Thomas of Magnus. Thomas is avenging the death of his parents that occurred twenty years...

"The Jackal and the Giant" is a fantasy adventure story with Seth as an unlikely hero. He enters a different world after escaping from a bully. The story unfolds as his hiding place number seventeen at Stony Brook Middle School is discovered by Jacklyn, also...

"Seventh Dimension" by Lorilyn Roberts is a book that puts us right into the thick of today's society. Everywhere you look these days, there are hurt feelings, broken homes, cheaters, bullying, and all sorts of negative self-doubts. Shale Snyder is a girl who has been...

"Giants in the Land" by Clark Burbidge is the first of a proposed series. There is a small village in which giants have always been available to protect the people as well as help them to sustain a working community. The giants are revered but...

Bjoran Horsa just might be the hero king of prophecy. If so, then the current Monarch, King Olaf, needs to step aside to allow Bjoran to fulfill the prophecy and save the kingdom of Astarkand from the evil elf lord Woden. The only problem is...

"Atlantis: Fall of the Gods" is the second installment of David Speight's Atlantis trilogy. It tells the story of man's flaws paving the way to Atlantis' probable demise. It follows Aedon in his quest and personal battles, as well as Faeraud in his own realizations....

The reason why I chose "Children of Angels" to read was that it is about angels and it is directed toward young adults. I felt that it was a promising book given that today's youth are so focused on violence. "Children of Angels" is about...

"The Way of Nacor: Tales of Eden" by Jeff Horton follows the Seekers children Rachel, Michael, Jessie, and Eli on an adventure to an alien land called Zantura. The children make friends with the natives (called Rephaim), and find out that the Relic of Nacor...

In Chicago, FBI Agent Nick Catlin spent months setting up a sting on Damon Hannah’s business, INYO Industries, that supposedly focuses on high-end medical equipment. It is clear there is a leak in the FBI team. Twice an enormous explosion has obliterated all traces of...

"The Mirror of N'de" by L,K. Malone is a beautifully written fantasy about childhood learning. In the community of Turris live privileged Oresed families and poverty-stricken Ramash families. But the impoverished families have a secret story about how they will some day be redeemed by...