Beyond the Forest
Paperback
Series: Gem Powers, Book 1
ISBN13: 9781539729235
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Oct 29 2016
Pages: 298
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A bright fantasy for readers who are tired of exaggerated violence and slippery morals. -- Kirkus Reviews
A bright fantasy for readers who are tired of exaggerated violence and slippery morals. -- Kirkus Reviews.Lana can draw arcane powers from gemstones. When she started reading the folklore, it sounded farfetched. She should have closed the books right then and walked away. Special abilities are nothing but trouble. Someone always wants you to do something impossible. Or dangerous. Usually both. Like going through a portal to save an oppressed race in another world. In this case, gnomes, whose ruler happens to be a gem master with unimaginable powers. Lana decides an exploratory mission seems harmless. She can visit the other world and come up with a plan. Who knew there would be flying serpents, mutant insects, and goblin-like mutant gnomes? Or that she'd end up in a dungeon while the queen decides whether to kill her or turn her into an enchanted creature? The gem master hopes to rule Lana's world next and has already put plans in motion. Lana is determined to escape from the dungeon, but then what? She has two potential allies with gem powers, and she's afraid of both. But with two worlds in danger, and time running out, she may have to trust them.
Lana's story begins in our present-day world as she prepares to take over the family jewelry store, but most of her adventures occur in the dangerous and fascinating gnome world.
This is a standalone novel without loose ends or a cliffhanger ending, but the resolution opens the door for further adventures in the gnome world. The sequel, Shadowglade, is available now.
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