Sixteen-year-old Denton is shocked when he’s blamed for a child’s death, and horrified by the blackmail that follows: If he doesn’t steal the ancient Blue Anchor from the temple, his family will be framed and murdered, executed by priests sworn to protect the holy relic.
Before he can decide what to do, he’s saddled with cousins he doesn’t dare confide in. Surely they can’t get into trouble when he takes them to visit a ruined castle while he figures out how do deal with the threat.
But his cousin vanishes into a tunnel beneath the ruins and becomes trapped inside a sorcerous labyrinth designed to imprison a necromancer. Denton is torn between finding her before her torch dies and rescuing his parents from the priests’ prison.
I've been a computer programmer and a costume maker, and I'd love to become an interstellar traveler.
I've loved science fiction and fantasy ever since I discovered "A Wrinkle in Time" when I was eleven years old. From there I moved on to "Dragon Song" and "Arrows of the Queen" and - well, the list is endless. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoyed theirs.
A fun fantasy book with unique characters, an interesting premise, and a rich background. Once I dropped into the story, it was hard for me to pull myself back out to do real stuff in the real world. And I found myself wanting to adopt the colorful language of the characters, LOL. I thoroughly enjoyed this story.