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Sala Doon and the Demon Carrot
Who wouldn’t want fantastical magical plants? Roguish knife-wielder Sala Doon finds out the hard way that special powers are best left to the animal life of the Nineteen Queendoms as he struggles to complete a mission that seemed difficult enough without an interfering carrot. Alongside his friend Mirko Leatherfoot and accompanied by a surprising team of companions, a rescue attempt unravels and secrets abound. Can the fate of a corrupted Queendom be decided by the bonds of friendship and a few underhanded deals?
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Master Thorn and the Mothers of Midnight
When cutlery is not enough!
A foundling faces life alone after being separated from his protector. His friends are scattered across the queendoms. If they cannot find a way to thwart a new threat, the very fabric of their world will be destroyed by powerful dark magic.
In a world where animals possess magic powers but humans do not, musclebound orphan Minimus Mu and cranky Master Thorn return to their usual cutlery merchant route after their famous deeds saving the Red Bean Queendom. But Minimus finds himself abandoned when a magical accident separates him from Master Thorn.
Bad timing! A sinister sisterhood wants to drain all magic from the nineteen queendoms. Entangled but overpowered, Minimus and his friends must prevent the flame of animal magic from being extinguished. Can they regroup and stop the Mothers of Midnight from triggering a final assault on the beauty of their world?
Master Thorn and the Mothers of Midnight is a fantasy that follows an intertwined cast of characters and continues the story of Minimus Mu that began in Master Thorn and the Red Bean Princess. Follow the colorful characters through the trials of their expanding problems.
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BOOK STATUS: Published!
Master Thorn and the Red Bean Princess
Every great adventure should include properly prepared snacks… You wouldn’t believe that a simple boy like me, abandoned by his mother to the traveling cutlery trader Master Thorn, could rescue the Red Bean Princess. How I journeyed the seventeen kingdoms, crossed the Gorge of Razors carrying a fully laden cart on my shoulders, defeated the vicious but rather lazy Lion of Og, and attempted to converse with a whale-sized mermaid. You’d be right not to believe me, because I didn’t do ALL those things. But I will tell you about the most succulent fruit pies known across Inner and Outer Pang, each of the stray dogs (and monkey) that followed Master Thorn’s clanking cart, the new form of cutlery I invented, and the true story of how I reunited the Red Bean Princess with her people and fabulous tiara. I’ll probably also mention how I saved her queendom, in case you haven’t yet heard the epic lute ballads describing it.
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BOOK STATUS: Published!
Sky Lanterns Over Nether Ides
Imagine if death was coming for you and you didn’t know it. Imagine if a hidden conflict between magic and nanotechnology snatched away your parents. If you were one of the Redferne siblings, could you decipher the threats soon enough to avoid disaster?
Faraday Redferne is a ferocious analyzer and strives to supply meaning to his parents’ deaths. He seeks signs of conspiracy, but only his younger sister Higgs has the strength and rage to handle the truth. The Redfernes must unmask and neutralize the conspirators of the Drowned Cabal, while fending off unsettling technology and figuring out why members of the polo club eat so many parsnips. They accept the challenge and grow from victims of tragedy into shapers of their shared destiny.
Sky Lanterns Over Nether Ides is a young adult conspiracy story in a contemporary setting with a hint of fantasy. Joining the Redferne family’s struggle, you will see the pieces of the puzzle arranging, maybe even before they can. If you enjoy Stranger Things and suspenseful stories, this is for you.
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BOOK STATUS: Published!
Book 2 – Shadow Over Loch Ghuil
When a rash of violent crimes spreads from London and sinister forces blackmail the Scottish parliament, the Redferne siblings must consider the unthinkable – joining forces with the woman they assume killed their parents in order to preserve the nation.
The twin threats of magic and nanotechnology are stirring, this time working together to elevate The Tartanantula, a hidden conspiratorial organization that will stop at nothing to seize control of Scotland. Can Faraday set aside his accusations long enough to solve the puzzle of murderous teenage girls? Will Newton be able to discover what is spreading violence across England? And will Higgs’s newfound talents be able to stop the death clock and protect her friends from otherworldly magic in the remote Glen Ghuil? Not if the forces arrayed against them flex their overwhelming powers. Join the Redferne family and their colourful adversaries in Shadow Over Loch Ghuil.
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BOOK STATUS: Published!
Book 3 – Whispers Under Middle Ides
The Redferne siblings’ father, Templeton, hid a dangerous artifact somewhere in Middle Ides, and several competing factions are looking for it. Of course, Higgs, Faraday, and Newton get snarled up in events and must unravel the connections between a rogue global conspiracy called The Revision, rampaging Trolls, and a nation of tired and cranky Icelanders.
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BOOK STATUS: Published!