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The Lost Tarktos of Howloifrea: The Howloifrea Chronicles
The Lost Tarktos of HowloifreaThe voices beneath the snow are running out of air.
Kelisa and her younger brother, Tif, finally found a home at Castle Wyegate, where humans, Kahti, and the powerful winged Tarktos are learning to stand as equals.
Then frost spreads across an ancient map.
Trapped voices call Tif’s name from beyond the Lewiman Mountains, while betrayal grips the kingdom and Prince Welchby lies dying behind the sealed doors of the High Castle. The warning from the north cannot be ignored.
Kelisa joins a dangerous expedition across frozen ledges, hidden crevices, and storm-buried passes. What they discover will challenge everything the Tarktos believe about their own history.
The Howloifrea are not legends. They are the descendants of Tarktos who fled into the mountains centuries ago. Changed by ice and isolation, they remember the family that abandoned them, the humans who attacked them, and the old wounds no peace agreement can easily heal.
But thirty-seven Howloifrea are trapped beneath the mountain, and the stone around them is collapsing.
To save them, four peoples must work together. Yet something else sleeps below the an ancient vessel, a damaged guardian, and a secret older than every human kingdom.
The Howloifrea were never truly lost.
The road between them was.
The Lost Tarktos of Howloifrea continues Kelisa and Tif’s journey in The Howloifrea Chronicles, an epic fantasy adventure filled with telepathic creatures, hidden civilizations, dangerous mountain rescues, found family, and a forgotten history waiting to awaken.
Perfect for fans of sweeping young-adult fantasy adventures, with a lost people, buried history, divided loyalties, and an approaching war.
Kelisa and her younger brother, Tif, finally found a home at Castle Wyegate, where humans, Kahti, and the powerful winged Tarktos are learning to stand as equals.
Then frost spreads across an ancient map.
Trapped voices call Tif’s name from beyond the Lewiman Mountains, while betrayal grips the kingdom and Prince Welchby lies dying behind the sealed doors of the High Castle. The warning from the north cannot be ignored.
Kelisa joins a dangerous expedition across frozen ledges, hidden crevices, and storm-buried passes. What they discover will challenge everything the Tarktos believe about their own history.
The Howloifrea are not legends. They are the descendants of Tarktos who fled into the mountains centuries ago. Changed by ice and isolation, they remember the family that abandoned them, the humans who attacked them, and the old wounds no peace agreement can easily heal.
But thirty-seven Howloifrea are trapped beneath the mountain, and the stone around them is collapsing.
To save them, four peoples must work together. Yet something else sleeps below the an ancient vessel, a damaged guardian, and a secret older than every human kingdom.
The Howloifrea were never truly lost.
The road between them was.
The Lost Tarktos of Howloifrea continues Kelisa and Tif’s journey in The Howloifrea Chronicles, an epic fantasy adventure filled with telepathic creatures, hidden civilizations, dangerous mountain rescues, found family, and a forgotten history waiting to awaken.
Perfect for fans of sweeping young-adult fantasy adventures, with a lost people, buried history, divided loyalties, and an approaching war.
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 14, 2026
About the author
Karen L. West
58 books53 followersStories of survival, transformation, and hope.
Author Karen L. West creates immersive fiction shaped by resilience, courage, and the strength of chosen family. Her newest series, the Rose and Clive Search & Research Thriller series begins with The Girl in the Redwoods available now. The next two releases, Lost in Turkey Run and Beneath the Kentucky Hills are planned for 2027.
Born in Indiana and now living in the Southwest, she draws on a lifetime of experience, including service in the United States Navy, to craft stories where ordinary people are tested by extraordinary circumstances and discover who they truly are.
Now retired, Karen writes across fantasy, science fiction, shifter fiction, apocalyptic and dystopian worlds, as well as children’s picture books. Her novels explore hidden shifter communities, dragon rider adventures, collapsing societies, and young heroes learning to survive in changing worlds.
Her stories are known for emotionally grounded characters, immersive worldbuilding, and the belief that even when the rules of the world change—or disappear—courage and compassion still matter.
Discover her books and latest news at www.booksbyklw.com, and step into worlds where survival, transformation, and heart go hand in hand. Here is the link to my Press Kit: https://booksbyklw.com/press-kit.
Fantasy author | Survival thriller author | Shifter fiction writer | Dragon rider series author | Dystopian fiction author
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August 27, 2026
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Kelisa had her adventures, now it is Tif’s time. Slightly older, wiser, and stronger, Tif leads a group of youngsters on an adventure to the hight mountain regions where the young unknown Howliofrea live. What will they find?
Kelisa had her adventures, now it is Tif’s time. Slightly older, wiser, and stronger, Tif leads a group of youngsters on an adventure to the hight mountain regions where the young unknown Howliofrea live. What will they find?
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