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Liam Jenkins

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Fiction, Young Adult, Ebooks

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Dylan McFinn & The Sea Serpent’s Fury offers young readers an opportunity to dive right in and join protagonist Dylan McFinn in his fantastical underwater world.

Believing the world needs a new influx of modern-day fairy stories, this novel has been written to inspire the joy of getting lost in an adventure.

And whilst brimming with magic and otherworldliness, the author cleverly weaves in 21st-century issues such as the need to protect our environment and deal with family trauma.
The author’s love of myths and legends and the writings of Terry Pratchett is palpable in both his character development and wordsmithing.

With Liam Jenkins’ first novel showing all the hallmarks of a flourishing writing career in prospect, his intention to expand Dy Dylan McFinn & The Sea Serpent’s Fury offers young readers an opportunity to dive right in and join protagonist Dylan McFinn in his fantastical underwater world.

Believing the world needs a new influx of modern-day fairy stories, this novel has been written to inspire the joy of getting lost in an adventure.

And whilst brimming with magic and otherworldliness, the author cleverly weaves in 21st-century issues such as the need to protect our environment and deal with family trauma.
The author’s love of myths and legends and the writings of Terry Pratchett is palpable in both his character development and wordsmithing.

With Liam Jenkins’ first novel showing all the hallmarks of a flourishing writing career in prospect, his intention to expand Dylan McFinn’s into a fully-fledged adventure series will be an eagerly awaited addition to the MG fantasy genre.

Synopsis:

Dylan McFinn is an ordinary twelve-year-old with a keen nose for adventure, he lives deep under the Pacific Ocean with his Sea Captain Father and Lapatian Mother (or more commonly known...a Mermaid) in the ancient sunken fishing village Lapatia. For Dylan's birthday, the Sea Captain arranges for a surprise camping trip back to his home island Maloto.
Most teenagers get something memorable for their Thirteenth birthday, Dylan certainly did. His surprise camping trip quickly unravels and reveals that he is the key to the return of an ancient evil deity and unless he chooses to accept his fate it will not only affect his future, but the whole of the human race!
Can Dylan learn how to banish Kadavu the evil shark deity from the Pacific islands for good and save Maloto?
All he wants to do now is to go home and see his Mum.

The author says:

“I feel it is important for young people to learn how to be authentic in themselves and stand up to anyone who makes them feel anything less than they should. I want my writing to inspire young people to reach out and go for their dreams even when they feel they don't have the courage to.

“My purpose is to inflame the imagination of a younger generation so that we do not lose the ability to be creative and continue to think and dream up stories as we get older.
I believe that the world needs stories laced with peril, triumph and moral dilemmas and new heroes and heroines with new principles and belief systems because, let’s face it ... in the real world, we are going to need them!.
“I also believe that with the rise of technology and mass consumerization, these stories are getting lost in a wash of algorithm data capture and hidden by the grotesque mask of narcissism and instant gratification.
“Old fairy stories can seem to be outdated and unrelatable. That's why Dylan McFinn was created...to bridge the old stories with a new awakened generation.”
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	Frankenstein: Clásico en Español by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Liam Jenkins (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 1,798,341 ratings — published 1818 — 13425 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La verdadera historia de Ah Q: Novelas seleccionadas de Lu Xun by Lu Xun, Liam Jenkins (Goodreads Author) (translator) 3.83 avg rating — 2,456 ratings — published 1922 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Dernier Empereur: Autobiographie de Pu Yi by Pu Yi, Liam Jenkins (Goodreads Author) (translator) 3.81 avg rating — 1,220 ratings — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dylan McFinn & The Sea Serpent's Fury (Dylan McFinn Chronicles Book 1) 4.42 avg rating — 31 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dylan Mcfinn & The Temple of the Four Winds 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of the River Chaos: The Prequel to the Dylan McFinn Chronicles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Classique interne de l'empereur Jaune: Huangdi Neijing, Classique de la médecine traditionnelle chinoise by Anonymous, Liam Jenkins (Goodreads Author) (translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle of the River Chaos: Prequel to the Dylan Murphy Chronicles 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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"I’ve just finished this second book in the Dylan McFinn series, and I enjoyed this as much as the first. It may well be marketed as a childrens book, but you don’t need to be a child to enjoy this!

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