Books with author Jess E. Owen

The first book in the award-winning Summer King Chronicles.As the last of his kind in a gryfon pride ruled by the conquering Red Kings, Shard has always known his destiny is merely to survive. He must strive to keep up with larger, stronger, crueler gryfons in order to earn his place as a warrior, or face exile. While on the dangerous initiation hunt that will either make or ruin him, Shard desperately takes the unexpected advice of a strange she-wolf who seeks him out, and hints that Shard’s past is not all that it seems.Drawn to learn more, Shard risks the future he wants by making allies of creatures most gryfons call enemies, and learning ancient skills forbidden by the conquering kings. Secrets of his family, the Conquering, and perhaps even his own destiny begin to reveal themselves. When the gryfon king declares open war on the wolves Shard has befriended, it throws his past and uncertain future into the turmoil between. Now with battle lines drawn, Shard must decide whether to fight beside his own king . . . or against him.

A voice in the wind sings on . . . Shard is a gryfon entrusted with a great responsibility. A dragon of the Sunland has left her newborn kit to his care, and now Shard has difficult decisions to make about how best to keep the swiftly growing dragonet safe, while remaining true to his own destiny and the prophecy of the Summer King. He sets out to return the dragonet to his kin in the Sunland and find help for his own quest, but his hope for making wise and benevolent allies is quickly replaced with the reality of cold, mistrustful dragons who want nothing to do with gryfons, Shard, or his wars in warmer lands. In the Silver Isles, the warrior gryfon Caj sets out on a dangerous hunt for his mad wingbrother, Sverin, once the mighty Red King. The safety of the pride, and in the end, Caj's life, may depend on his success or failure. Meanwhile, Shard's wingbrother Kjorn seeks to find him and reconcile, and his quest will take him across the land that was once his birthright and into the heart of tricky alliances, enmities, and the ever-looming threat of the Voiceless, fear-mongering wyrms. The Song of the Summer King promises that one will rise higher, one will see farther, and his wing beats will part the storm . . . but as Shard learns more of the world and the tangled threads of fate, he begins to fear that no one can part the storm of growing hatred and fear--not even a Summer King.

Ren is a young gryfess on the verge of initiation into the Dawn Spire pride. She comes from a distinguished line of huntresses, and is expected to follow in their path.Unfortunately, the only thing Ren is interested in hunting is knowledge. When her curiosity over a mysterious discovery costs her the initiation hunt, her mother banishes her from the family den.Devastated, Ren is determined to redeem herself. Her chance comes when she takes part in an exchange of young gryfons and journeys to the Silver Isles. Instead of adventure and fellowship, Ren and the others find a pride suffering strange calamities, and a deadly, sweeping illness that has driven them from their home island.Gryfons are dying, and Ren sets out to find answers. She thinks the disasters and the illness might be connected to her discovery at home, and if she’s right, she could save the pride. But if she's wrong, they will all pay the price.

For the first time, the complete Summer King Chronicles books are compiled into a single, epic edition!This volume includes four books:Song of the Summer KingSkyfireA Shard of SunBy the Silver WindShard is a young gryfon who must uncover the truth of his own past and the history of his pride, or risk losing everything he loves. On his desperate quest to stop a war and discover the truth about the conquering Aesir who claimed his homeland, Shard ventures far and wide, learning that the truths he seeks touch more lands and lives than he could ever have guessed, and that there is a great evil that hunts them all. The only way to save the world as Shard knows it might be to hearken to the prophets of old, follow his own uncertain heart, and find the legendary hero who can bring peace, a hero known only as the Summer King.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~This tale is appropriate for readers of most ages, and the author considers that it has a PG-13 rating as far as violence and romance. It is a heroic tale of fantasy adventure featuring gryfons, wolves, dragons, and more. Though ages and grades are suggested below, this story should delight readers both young and old who are already fans of talking animal fiction.

These three tales take place after the events in the final volume of the Summer King Chronicles Quartet, "By the Silver Wind." It is highly recommended you read the Summer King Chronicles before embarking on these mini-adventures!A new queen struggles with the expectations of her mixed pride, on one of the most important celebrations of the year . . .A warrior unable to return to his home forges a new life and carves a place for himself in a foreign land . . .A young king continues to learn the value of trusting those loyal to him, and taking care to protect the histories of his pride--both the good, and the terrible . . .Enjoy a continuation of the world of the Silver Isles and the Winderost in these uplifting tales which highlight the everyday lives of some of your favorite gryfon heroes.

Shard is a gryfon in exile from the pride of the Silver Isles. After learning of the injustices wrought by the Red King he once served loyally, Shard now seeks to fulfill the promise of the legendary Summer King, who is destined to bring peace and balance when he appears. Shard's quest will take him across the sea to the homeland of the gryfons who conquered the Silver Isles, into a web of new allies and new enemies, winged and wingless alike. There he will learn of the fierce enmity that drove the Red King and his pride from their homeland, and the deadly grudge stretching back two generations that, if left unfinished, could destroy them all. Nominated for the 2013 Ursa Major Award.

Shard is a gryfon with a great destiny, and desperate to stop a war. He is hampered on his path to peace by would-be allies, old enmities and grudges between clans of creatures, and the ever-looming threat of the fear mongering wyrms. Everyone believes that Shard is the legendary Summer King, that he alone can make the wyrms see reason and stop their violent marauding before more lives are sacrificed. But when he uses newfound powers to try communicating with their leader, he only ends up making things worse. When the wyrms make a surprising move by attacking where Shard least expects it, he knows he must be willing to sacrifice anything—and everything—to stop them once and for all.

I Wish I Was a Bee is a silly, rhyming and heartwarming tale about a bee who wants to be just about anything, but a bee! Read and giggle along as he tries to change who he is in crazy ways, in order to fit in with everyone else. It's not till the bee meets the sun that he learns he's God's masterpiece, and is special just the way he is. The sun helps the bee discover his purpose, and learn the amazing plan God has for him, that only he can fulfill. After reading this book, smile at the fact that just like the bee, you have a unique and wonderful purpose here. Know that you are amazing too, just the way God created you!

The voice in the wind sings on... A Dragon of the Sunland has left her newborn kit to Shard's care, and now he has difficult decisions to make about keeping the swiftly growing dragonet safe while remaining true to his own destiny and the prophecy of the Summer King. He sets out to return the dragonet to his kin in the Sunland, hoping to find help for his own quest and to make an alliance with the dragons. In the Silver Isles, the warrior gryfon Caj sets out on a dangerous hunt for his mad wingbrother, Sverin, once the mighty Red King. The saftety of the pride, an in the end, Caj's life, may depend on his success or failure. Meanwhile, Shard's wingbrother Kjorn seeks to find him and reconcile, and his quest will take him across the land that was once his birthright and into the hear of tricky alliances, enmities, and the ever-looming threat of the Voiceless, fear-mongering wyrms. As Shard learns more of the world and the tangled threads of fate, he begins to fear that no one can part the storm of growing hatred and fear - not even a Summer King.