Books with author Michael Jay

Magdalena, a river that courses through the heart of Columbia, connects a violent past with the country’s uncertain present. British writer Michael Jacobs struggles to reconcile his love for the land and its people with the dangers that both still present.Determined to eliminate modern conveniences from his journey, he begins traversing the river by tugboat. He makes an exception for a cell phone that maintains a sporadic signal at best, in efforts to keep in touch with his mother, whose health is deteriorating. Jacobs cannot help but notice parallels between his mother’s dementia and his travels through Colombian township--home to the world’s highest incidences of early-onset Alzheimer’s.While navigating the mysterious river and unfamiliar territory—both emotional and geographical—Jacobs comes across Gabriel Garcia Márquez, whose own faltering memory shows a growing obsession with the Magdalena River of his youth. When Jacobs and his companions are apprehended by FARC guerillas who turn out to be as quirky and affable as they are intimidating, life begins to imitate the magical realism of Márquez’s signature works. Shortly after being released from captivity, the FARC camp is bombed by the Colombian air force, leaving no likely survivors among his oddly likeable captors. Exploring themes of adventure, endings, and “the utter pointlessness of it all,” Jacobs can only forge onward in his reflection of the mystical river.

Magic: the side effects are painful, if not fatal...Two months after the explosive and unexpected ending to A Sudden Outbreak of Magic, Jeroan learns all about magic at Dr. Azure’s mysterious training center. Meanwhile, Kelley can't even leave her hotel room in Dubuque without a chaperone.When people they care about start disappearing, and people they didn’t think they should care about—like Dr. Azure—get attacked by rogue magic-users, Jeroan and Kelley must work together. Before this growing epidemic of magic turns deadly.Unfortunately, they learn too late that magic no longer works properly, and they suffer some serious side effects whenever they use it...The fantasy series for all ages continues!

A land filled with rolling hills and countless forests, with mystery and adventure. This is the kingdom of Valeron, an age old land full of knights, dragons, wizards, witches, wolves and other creatures of fantasy. Young Edward is a knight apprentice training with the legendary knight Sir James. Edward's life changes as he encounters a dragon in the marketplace. Sir James arrives and he and Edward chase the dragon away. This is just the start of Edward's journey, filled with mysterious strangers, vicious pack of wolves and a dragon with an appetite for revenge. Along this journey Edward will discover what it truly means to be a knight for Valeron. At the end of this journey will the knights succeed or will they be dinner for wolves or a dragon. Knight Tales will keep you wondering what will happen next when the knights battle men, wolves, and a dragon with a surprise for everyone.

Magic: more contagious than the common cold...Kelley Strickland and her twin brother Jeroan accidentally step into an ancient battle between a power-hungry Sorcerer—who wants to rid the world of what he calls “renegade” magic-users—and a good Sorcerer who can barely remember his own name. Kelley soon learns that her new-found way of using magic just might save her adopted city, her brother, and her new, magically infected friends. Or it could doom them all.A fantasy novel for all ages about ancient power, growing up, and finding your place within those two very different realms. "Michael Jasper brings the common touch to the most uncommon situations. Welcome to his world." — Nebula-winning author John Kessel