Love, Truth and Adventure in a Magical World

“Tales of Goldstone Wood” series by Anne Stengl

  1. Heartless
  2. Veiled Rose
  3. Moonblood
  4. Starflower
  5. Dragonwitch

5.5. Goddess Tithe

  1. Shadow Hand
  2. Golden Daughter
  • Draven’s Light

8.1 Poison Crown: The Smallman’s Heir, Volume 1 (Not yet published and Not Reviewed)

8.2 Poison Crown: The House of Lights, Volume 2 (Not yet published and Not Reviewed)

Excellent fantasy with strong Christian themes.

Recommended age: 12 – 14; 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult

In Heartless, Una is waiting for her suitors to come.  A few she rejects, some she wants but cannot have.   Only one really loves her.  In the meantime, a great dragon has been working his way from the south— ravaging nations, looking for her.   She discovers why when she learns what is really in her heart.   By then she has given up hope: her country invaded and defeated, her father and brother in danger of death.   But, there is one who still pursues her with the goal of saving her and her land. The second and third books fill out the first book from the viewpoint of a jester from the first book. The fourth book goes into the back story of two characters from the first three books. The fifth book continues the story in the fourth book. The novella “Goddess Tithe” takes place during the second book. The sixth book binds characters from both the past storyline and the future storyline together. The seventh book continues the storyline shortly after the events of the sixth book. The novella “Draven’s Light” takes place way before any of the other books.

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The Rats Don’t Have A Chance

“Spy Mice” series by Heather Vogel Frederick

  1. The Black Paw
  2. For Your Paws Only
  3. Goldwhiskers

Fun stories of Glory and the Spy Mice agency and Glory’s human friend Ozymandius.

Recommended age: 8 – 10; 10 – 12; 12 – 14

In Black Paw, Glory, a young mouse, is in trouble because she has messed up and lost the Kiss of Death to Dupont, the evil leader of the rats.   At the same time, Oz is having trouble with school bullies.   But when Glory and Oz team up, things start to happen.   In Paws, Oz and DB go to New York to compete in a contest, and Glory and Bunson go to New York to foil the plans of a gathering of the most evil rats in the world.  In Goldwhiskers, a large rat in London uses orphan mouslings, including one named “Twist” to steal jewels and other valuables.   Oz, D.B. and Glory are in London for a trip, and get involved when Oz and D.B. are implicated in one especially notorious theft by the rat and his helpers.

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