FOUR AMAZING NOVELS HIGHLIGHTING THE WIT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AUTHORS!
ASHES by LAURALANA DUNNE
When fifteen-year-old Phoenix loses her caregiver, everyone that she has ever known inexplicably turn their backs on her. Given the impossible burden of repaying an unknown debt, Phoenix sets out on her own with her trusty donkey, Muler, as her only companion.
However, the roads are not safe, and Phoenix finds herself navigating the unfamiliar terrain of the Darkened Wood, scrambling to escape the unseen creatures that have designated her as their prey. A chance encounter with Malcourt, a mysterious traveller, not only saves her life, but sets it on a trajectory that she would have never thought possible.
Buoyed by the support of her newfound friends, she settles into life at Castle Angor and attempts to carve a place for herself. The unexpected discovery of Rorin, a gargoyle spy, has her agreeing to the incredible task of protecting King Benedict, and keeping the kingdom of Angoria safe. As suspicions grow within the castle walls, so do Phoenix's mysterious gifts, and so does her resolve. In a race against time, Phoenix must learn to control her Power and stop a deadly threat, or risk losing everything - and everyone - she has come to hold dear.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURER by ALI HOUSE
Our Adventure Begins... The evil warlock Grimgrax is terrorizing the land. In the small village of Quarryville, not one, not two, not three, but four intrepid heroes have gathered to stop him. (Well, three of them have, but let's not dwell on that fourth one just yet.)
Each person has their own reasons for wanting to fight the warlock and they don't want anyone else to interfere. Can the four of them set aside their feelings and co-operate long enough to stop Grimgrax or will the evil warlock win the day?
THE BROKEN SPIRE by JON DOBBIN
Tales of the flying castle have driven the fates of humans for generations -- those who quest it, and those who seek to protect it as their home.
Bijan, a treasure hunter and adventurer, is compelled to find the castle of legend and prove its reality... so much so that he allows himself to be taken in by mysterious employers and their unconventional guide. What is their true purpose with the castle in the clouds?
Leandra, princess of the flying castle, finds herself caught in the political games of life in the castle. She is told that she must wed a man she despises in order to preserve her people and their culture, but she knows the lies of men and how they use them to get their way. Can she uncover the truth?
Edric, an apprentice mage prepares for the next stage of his training. He is to come of age as one of the magical guardians of the castle. He knows he should be happy -- proud even -- but there is something sinister on the edges of the ceremony. Why are the mages never seen again once they take their holy vows?
A boy enslaved by magic. A princess imprisoned by her lineage. A man in search of a legend. Their paths will cross as they attempt to escape Appolumi, the flying castle of legend, the mythical forces within, and the bandits from below.
TALES FROM THE FROZEN OCEAN by DWAIN CAMPBELL
Colin Aintree aspires to nothing more than a mundane life: a house by the bay. Children. A job he can stand. But all that is denied to him as he is beset by new and strange powers of clairvoyance that causes in consciousness to careen through The Borderlands, a seemingly infinite dimension not unlike a psychic internet.
This is compounded by the fact that Newfoundland, with its dark folklore and odd uniqueness, is the last place from which one should have logged on to that internet.
With the help of an ancient Irish nun who is more than what she seems, Colin must contend with the warring factions of both Heaven and Hell in a fight for his very existence.
