Books with author J. B. Cantwell

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.And hanging over Aster is Jade's own threat of murder.He 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.

Aster Wood, The Lost Tales, are now grouped together in this exciting look back on the central figures in the Aster Wood saga! This collection includes the four short stories of Larissa's Gold, Jade's Escape, Earthbound, and Flight. Larissa’s GoldCenturies before Aster Wood's time, young Larissa set out on a journey of her own. Come with her as she discovers the importance of her task to all who reside in the Maylin Fold, and finds a way to remain true to herself along the way.Jade’s EscapeJade is corrupted, left behind by the friend who trusted her, alone in the darkness with the monster who consumes her. To escape his hold, she'll have to do the unthinkable.EarthboundTwo hundred years ago, a young man traveled across the cosmos from the Maylin Fold. But when he got to Earth, it was nothing like he expected it to be. Soon, he will discover just how difficult it will be to replace the lost gold that he, himself, took from Almara's stash during his youth..FlightKiron was young once. Forever overshadowed by his older sister, he has had little chance during his short life to explore the cosmos the way she has. But one day, alone on the farm, he finds a few things he does not expect, and an adventure of his own takes hold.

When Gramps brings home a live werewolf just before Halloween, both Zander and Abigail are left on their own to try to keep him contained. But there’s no containing a werewolf. Soon, Abigail’s mom joins the effort to learn about this strange wolf-man, and she helps to unlock the secret of why he hasn’t taken human form in over twenty years. Can they all work together to help this creature return to his life as a human? Or will he stay a wolf forever?

After many long months of jumping through the planets in the Maylin 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. There can be no peace while the Corentin pursues him and those he loves. He must push on if he ever hopes to win this battle between good and evil.Now, Aster must seek the gold he traveled so far to find. But first he must convince his mother and grandma 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 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.And his father, thief of the family treasure that Aster had hoped to claim back at the farm, has gone missing yet again. He must find him to recover the gold, but also to bring him back to the Triaden to see if the healing powers he experienced there will be enough to help his father, too. But Dad holds another, darker secret, and when Aster discovers it, his whole world will be turned upside down.

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 the counter-curse he had put his life on the line to acquire doesn't knock back the biters as he had expected it to, and 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.

Zander Casey is not afraid of ghosts.When you're a parallel, and your whole world is full of the undead, it takes a lot to send shivers down your spine.But when Abigail Stone arrives at Plainsbury Middle School, she brings with her an entire army of nasties, the type of ghost to send even the most experienced parallel running for the hills.Now, Zander must convince her to partner with him and his mad-scientist father to close the gateway to the underworld she has accidentally opened. If they can't protect Plainsbury from the coming invasion of nasties, everyone in town will learn their secret, and their once-protected neighbors will become the new targets of every evil ghoul this side of the Mississippi.But getting Abigail to trust him won't be easy. And it's only a matter of time before the biggest nasty of them all breaks through, blowing the gateway open for good.

A short story of 32 pages, Flight can be read before or after the other Aster Wood books.Kiron was young once. Forever overshadowed by his older sister, he has had little chance during his short life to explore the cosmos the way she has. But one day, alone on the farm, he finds a few things he does not expect, and an adventure of his own takes hold.

Riley Taylor is a survivor. In 2095, 17-year-old Riley lives in a world where everyone is given a designation and monitored 24/7 from the time they’re born. She and her best friend, Alex, have been Green designates their whole lives, free citizens who can live and work unrestricted. But that doesn’t make things any easier for them. Together, they decide that joining the United States Service will be their ticket out of poverty.Trouble is, only 20% of recruits live through the three-year-term. Their wish? To collect the handsome stipend waiting for them at the end of their tour. Their goal? Survival in a system where only one in five can live. "The Designate (Lens Book 1)" was previously published as "PINK: Warrior Games Book 1."Genre: Teen & Young Adult Dystopian Fiction Age 15+

When Gramps brings home a live werewolf just before Halloween, both Zander and Abigail are left on their own to try to keep him contained. But there’s no containing a werewolf. Soon, Abigail’s mom joins the effort to learn about this strange wolf-man, and she helps to unlock the secret of why he hasn’t taken human form in over twenty years. Can they all work together to help this creature return to his life as a human? Or will he stay a wolf forever?