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Books with author J. B. Cantwell

  • The Designate

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (, March 12, 2018)
    A desperate young woman. A sadistic caste system. Escape will be her only salvation.Brooklyn, 2095. Seventeen-year-old Riley Taylor longs to escape the crushing poverty of the slums. Stuck with her best friend in a totalitarian police state, their only hope of freedom is joining the military. But when Riley gets ripped away from him in their first brutal combat, she’s shocked to discover why so many recruits come home in coffins.Now, with her state-issued chip recording her every move, digging into the corrupt regime could prove deadlier than the battlefield…
  • Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (J. B. Cantwell, Aug. 6, 2014)
    No one on Earth knows where Aster Wood is going next!On the planets within the Maylin Fold, Aster's ancestors have a long history of magical dealings, and he's the last in the line who can solve the riddle of where the famous sorcerer, Almara, disappeared to two hundred years ago.But Cadoc, the raving commander who has long sought to stamp out all knowledge of Almara, has caught wind of Aster's plans. He joins the hunt, only it's Aster he seeks. If he can't sway the boy to unite with him, then his head on a spike will have to do.Aster needs to get back to Earth, NOW, and he’s certain that finding Almara is the key to making his way home.But Cadoc draws ever closer, and the madman's noose grows tighter around Aster's neck with each step he takes along the trail Almara left behind.
  • Aster Wood and the Child of Elyso

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (J. B. Cantwell, July 3, 2015)
    Back on Earth, Aster Wood must quest for gold to level the planets in the Maylin Fold.After many long months of jumping from planet to planet in the Fold, Aster has finally made it back home to Earth. But when he arrives, he finds that the comforts he had longed for all this time are not enough to bring him peace. Now, Aster must seek the gold he has traveled so far to find. But first he must convince his mother and grandmother that his tales of travel are true. How can he prove that the magic he experienced on the other end of the universe was real? And Cait, the strange girl who has accompanied him back to Earth from the Triaden, is his responsibility to care for now that she has been ripped from her home. Little Cait has harbored some secrets of her own that Aster will need to unravel if he is to find the gold he seeks.
  • Aster Wood and the Book of Leveling

    J. B. Cantwell

    Paperback (J. B. Cantwell, Sept. 18, 2014)
    After failing to locate the celebrated sorcerer Almara, Aster Wood has done the next best thing; he has found, and rescued, Almara’s daughter, Jade. Now, the two are traveling through the Maylin Fold together, still searching for the lost wizard. He is the one man who can answer their questions about why the planets within the Fold are dying, what it means for Earth, and how the evil can be stopped.But when they finally find Almara, he’s in no state to be of any help to anyone. They must push on with him in tow and hope to find the little known Book of Leveling, an ancient tome said to hold the key to balancing the planets in the Fold. Little by little, tiny fragments of information leak from Almara’s fractured mind, and they draw closer and closer to their goal. Aster hopes that the discovery of the book will lead to not just the healing of worlds, but the healing of the people who inhabit them. Including the one person Aster has barely dared think of for the past eight years, his long-mad father.But a new enemy is waiting for them, watching every step that they take. The Corentin, a force of evil so great that few dare to pass along their knowledge of him, is examining their every move, playing with them like puppets on strings.And Jade. Aster thought he had saved her for good, that the release from her mountain prison would be enough to bring her back from the misery she had experienced for so many years. But her happiness is fading, and in her eyes Aster sees flashes of a malice so deep that it chills him to his core.Aster must make it to the book and wrench it from the clutches of the Corentin before it’s too late. Before his friend, and her old, mad father, are lost to his strange hold over them. And before he, himself, falls to the dark bed of madness the Corentin has waiting.
  • Aster Wood and the Book of Leveling

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (J. B. Cantwell, Sept. 18, 2014)
    With the future of Earth in peril, Aster Wood will combat the evil that threatens them all.After failing to locate the celebrated sorcerer, Almara, Aster has done the next best thing; he has found, and rescued, Almara’s daughter, Jade. Now, the two are traveling through the Maylin Fold together, searching for the one man who can answer their questions about why the planets within the Fold are dying, what it means for Earth, and how the evil can be stopped.But when they finally do find Almara, he’s in no state to be of any help to their quest. They must push on with him in tow and hope to find the little known Book of Leveling, an ancient tome said to hold the key to balancing the planets in the Fold. Little by little, tiny fragments of information leak from Almara’s fractured mind, driving them closer to their goal. But evil still chases them, and soon Aster will have to face a sinister demon bent on the destruction of them all.
  • Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara: Book 1

    J. B. Cantwell

    Paperback (J. B. Cantwell, Aug. 6, 2014)
    12-year-old Aster Wood hadn’t the faintest idea there was a portal to another world just waiting for him in the depths of his grandmother’s attic. But when he’s pulled through the the cosmos to a place no one on Earth knows exists, he discovers an enchanted land unlike anything he’s ever dreamed of. The Maylin Fold.Here, the grass grows green, wolves glow like the full moon, and wizards play with ancient magic.Now, he must chase down the long-lost sorcerer, Almara, to discover the truth about his family’s past, and to learn what is yet to come for Earth’s future. But he must work fast if he wants to survive. Almara left not only clues, but enemies behind…Aster Wood and the Lost Maps of Almara is the first book in the Aster Wood series.
  • Aster Wood Books 1-5, The Lost Maps of Almara, The Book of Leveling, The Blackburn Son, The Child of Elyso, and The Wizard King

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (, May 15, 2019)
    No one on Earth knows where Aster Wood is going next!On the planets within the Maylin Fold, Aster's ancestors have a long history of magical dealings, and he's the last in the line who can solve the riddle of where the famous sorcerer, Almara, disappeared to two hundred years ago.But Cadoc, the raving commander who has long sought to stamp out all knowledge of Almara, has caught wind of Aster's plans. He joins the hunt, only it's Aster he seeks. If he can't sway the boy to unite with him, then his head on a spike will have to do.Aster needs to get back to Earth NOW, and he’s certain that finding Almara is the key to making his way home.But Cadoc draws ever closer, and the madman's noose grows tighter around Aster's neck with each step he takes along the trail Almara left behind.
  • Aster Wood and the Blackburn Son

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (J. B. Cantwell, Jan. 22, 2015)
    Murder. That was the threat Jade left behind when she broke away from Aster Wood to join the sadistic madman, the Corentin. Everything in Aster's world has fallen apart. The great sorcerer, Almara, has leapt to his death to protect Aster and Jade, leaving them lost and without a guide to the cosmos. Aster has won the Book of Leveling, but Jade is no longer able to resist the power of the Corentin. She has fallen into his trap, hungry for more of the malice and cruelty she secretly loves.Aster is alone again, unable to clear his mind of the loss of his best friend and her mentor father. But when he discovers the armies assembling to attack the cities in the Triaden and sees how the children of the lands are being used to fuel the campaign, he is renewed in his resolve to set things right in the Fold. He must find his way back to the friends who will stand beside him in the great battles to come.But when he finds Stonemore under a wicked enchantment, nothing is as he remembers. Now Aster must seek the great gold stone that Jade possesses, hoping that it will be enough to balance the Fold, and that his own magic will finally break through the fear of failure that has plagued him all along.
  • 6th Grade Supernatural: Flight of the Fairies

    J. B. Cantwell

    eBook
    When Zander and Abigail discover there’s a monster gobbling up the fairies in Plainsbury, they go into action to discover how to defend their tiny winged friends. Will they be able to rid the land of this unseen foe and set the fairies free, even with several non-parallels at their side?
  • Aster Wood

    J. B. Cantwell

    eBook (J, Oct. 30, 2015)
    Magic. Adventure. Danger. No one on Earth knows where Aster Wood is going. A fantasy middle grade adventure series unlike any other ...The Lost Maps of Almara (Book 1)When young Aster Wood is pulled through the cosmos to a place no one on Earth knows exists, he finds himself searching for the long-lost sorcerer, Almara. Almara is the only man who can send Aster back home, and only with his help can he discover the truth about his family's past, and learn what is yet to come for Earth's future.But Almara left not only clues, but enemies behind. If Aster loses the race to find him, and the enemy captures him first, he may never see Earth again.The Book of Leveling (Book 2)When Aster and Jade, Almara's daughter, finally find the old wizard, he's in no state to be of help to anyone. Now they must push on with him in tow and hope to find the little known Book of Leveling, an ancient tome said to hold the key to balancing the planets in the Maylin Fold.But a new enemy is waiting for them, watching every step they take. The Corentin is a force of evil so great that few dare to pass along their knowledge of him. Now Aster must make it to the book to learn how to defeat the evil wizard before the strange hold the sorcerer has over Jade and Almara consumes them.The Blackburn Son (Book 3)Everything in Aster's world has fallen apart. The great sorcerer, Almara, has leapt to his death to protect Aster and Jade, leaving them lost and without a guide to the cosmos. Aster has won the Book of Leveling, but Jade is no longer able to resist the power of the Corentin. She has fallen into his trap, hungry for more of the malice and cruelty she secretly loves.Alone again, Aster is unable to clear his mind of the loss of his best friend and her mentor father. But when he discovers the armies assembling to attack the cities in the Triaden, and sees how the children of the lands are being used to fuel the campaign, he is renewed in his resolve to set things right in the Fold. He must find his way back to the friends who will stand beside him in the great battles to come.But when he finds Stonemore under a wicked enchantment, nothing is as he remembers. Now Aster must seek the great gold stone that Jade possesses, hoping that it will be enough to balance the Fold, and that his own magic will finally break through the fear of failure that has plagued him all along.
  • 6th Grade Supernatural: Zombied

    J. B. Cantwell

    eBook (J. B. Cantwell, Oct. 22, 2015)
    When Zander Casey's new best friend, Abigail, winds up injured during a dangerous encounter with a zombie, he has no choice but to help his family stop the strange outbreak of undead in Plainsbury. But when he acquires a counter curse to head off the zombies, it doesn't knock back the biters as he expects it to. Soon, he finds himself on the run to avoid being bitten, himself. Now, Zander must venture into the home of Plainsbury's only remaining witch to determine how to save his friend from a spell so ancient, so evil, that even witches cringe with fear at its power.
  • 6th Grade Supernatural: Abigail's Curse

    J. B. Cantwell

    language (J. B. Cantwell, March 13, 2015)
    On Zander’s 12th birthday he learns his family's ancient secret. They are tasked with protecting the town from zombies, werewolves, vampires, and darker things. The trouble is that he can’t tell anybody about it, and all the kids at school laugh at him for being the weird kid from the haunted mansion at the top of the hill.Then Abigail arrives in town, a new girl who can’t help but make life difficult for Zander. When she accidentally unlocks the gateway to the underworld, they must put aside their differences and find a way to trust each other or the whole town will be overrun.