The Tales of Salt and Light are currently being relaunched in definitive revised editions, with new covers, expanded continuity, and a clear intended reading order.
Clean tales of faith in hard times.
As the author of several fantasy and science fiction novels for young adults and middle-graders, I try to ensure that all my stories contain a strong theme of defeating evil through truth and goodness, even if the cost is heavy sometimes.
Please feel free to click on any of the title links below or on the cover images above to enjoy free sample chapters and to learn more about each book. Or, for a brief taste, here are several examples of the more Quotable Quotes selected from all my books. For access to study materials about each book (for book clubs, teachers, and others) you may also want to visit the Discussion Questions page.
Four complete novels are available completely free of charge by visiting the Free Stuff page.
In an effort to continually improve this site, for each book I've written you may now also visit a Photo Gallery which includes pictures of important characters and locations from that book, along with maps and tidbits of interesting information not found elsewhere. You may access the photo galleries through each individual book page or by clicking on the link above, which will take you to a central location containing links to all photo galleries on the site. You may also visit the Glossary and Family Trees page which will give you information on relationships between characters.
Now, as for my books themselves. At the moment I have four ongoing series which are all part of the same "world", if you will. All the series deal with the Cursebreakers, five boys who are all descended from the same two people (Daniel and Marybeth Trewick). These characters are all marked by the same bright blue eyes and all of them are called to fight evil in various ways. Some of them know each other and some don't, but all of them will become acquainted eventually. Those who would like to read all the books as one saga should read them in the following order, but each series can also be read alone.
1. Cursebreaker Series
Cry for the Moon
Behind Blue Eyes
More Golden Than Day
Truesilver
Lion's Heart
2. Wellspring Series
Unclouded Day
Many Waters
Bran the Blessed.
3. Nightfall Series
*** Coming Soon! ***
4. Exile Series
Tycho
Theia
Tempe.
I've also posted some of my Poetry, several free Short Stories, as well as some Recent Articles that I've written about various topics, for those who are interested in those things.
Here you will find Reviews of my work, a Bookstore where you can purchase copies (which are also available on Kobo, Sony, Apple, Diesel, Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million), several Links to other websites of interest, and a wealth of information.
You may also be interested to visit My Library of essays, articles, and useful information by such people as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and others. I plan to keep adding to the collection as time goes by and I happen to find things which I think would be useful for other authors or just for the general reader.
I've also included several Interviews with various organizations and individuals, in which I talk about my books, my thoughts on publishing and movies, and several other topics as they relate to young adult literature. Make sure to visit my Blog where I will be posting my own reviews of books that I consider useful or enjoyable to read, and my thoughts and comments about a variety of issues.
Finally, please feel free to Contact Me with any thoughts or questions you may have, or to leave comments throughout the site. I always love to hear from fans.
Check back often, as I will be updating the site whenever anything interesting happens. :)
Thank you for visiting, and God bless!
Please feel free to click on any of the title links below or on the cover images above to enjoy free sample chapters and to learn more about each book. Or, for a brief taste, here are several examples of the more Quotable Quotes selected from all my books. For access to study materials about each book (for book clubs, teachers, and others) you may also want to visit the Discussion Questions page.
Four complete novels are available completely free of charge by visiting the Free Stuff page.
In an effort to continually improve this site, for each book I've written you may now also visit a Photo Gallery which includes pictures of important characters and locations from that book, along with maps and tidbits of interesting information not found elsewhere. You may access the photo galleries through each individual book page or by clicking on the link above, which will take you to a central location containing links to all photo galleries on the site. You may also visit the Glossary and Family Trees page which will give you information on relationships between characters.
Now, as for my books themselves. At the moment I have four ongoing series which are all part of the same "world", if you will. All the series deal with the Cursebreakers, five boys who are all descended from the same two people (Daniel and Marybeth Trewick). These characters are all marked by the same bright blue eyes and all of them are called to fight evil in various ways. Some of them know each other and some don't, but all of them will become acquainted eventually. Those who would like to read all the books as one saga should read them in the following order, but each series can also be read alone.
1. Cursebreaker Series
Cry for the Moon
Behind Blue Eyes
More Golden Than Day
Truesilver
Lion's Heart
2. Wellspring Series
Unclouded Day
Many Waters
Bran the Blessed.
3. Nightfall Series
*** Coming Soon! ***
4. Exile Series
Tycho
Theia
Tempe.
I've also posted some of my Poetry, several free Short Stories, as well as some Recent Articles that I've written about various topics, for those who are interested in those things.
Here you will find Reviews of my work, a Bookstore where you can purchase copies (which are also available on Kobo, Sony, Apple, Diesel, Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million), several Links to other websites of interest, and a wealth of information.
You may also be interested to visit My Library of essays, articles, and useful information by such people as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and others. I plan to keep adding to the collection as time goes by and I happen to find things which I think would be useful for other authors or just for the general reader.
I've also included several Interviews with various organizations and individuals, in which I talk about my books, my thoughts on publishing and movies, and several other topics as they relate to young adult literature. Make sure to visit my Blog where I will be posting my own reviews of books that I consider useful or enjoyable to read, and my thoughts and comments about a variety of issues.
Finally, please feel free to Contact Me with any thoughts or questions you may have, or to leave comments throughout the site. I always love to hear from fans.
Check back often, as I will be updating the site whenever anything interesting happens. :)
Thank you for visiting, and God bless!
