Nain Rouge I: Volume I: The Red Legend

by Josef Bastian, Brenwyn Coveney (Illustrator)

"Elly and Tom are two average middle schoolers on a field trip to the art museum. In a flash, they are wrapped up in a mystery of evil and intrigue that has been brewing for centuries. Fate has hurled these young teens in front of one of the most evil creatures ever to walk the earth"--P. [4] of cover.

114 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Josef Bastian is Midwest author and poet whose sense of humor, depth of spirit and reflective imagination resonate within his poetry and prose. Josef currently has more than a dozen books in print that focus on the power of storytelling for people of all ages.

His current projects include the Nain Rouge Trilogy – A Crimson Three, that resurrects a 300-year folk legend from Detroit. Josef has also launched Folkteller Publishing, a storytelling company that targets regional folk tales and legends from around the world.

Folkteller’s goal is to create a new entertainment universe that lifts these global stories out of obscurity and into our culture, meant for a modern audience. This new genre combines literature, visual media and entertainment into a universe Bastian has dubbed “Cryptofolk” or “hidden stories.”

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic modern re-imagining of a local Detroit tale. A fast and fun read for any age.