Books with author Stephen Youll

“A truly extraordinary saga . . . The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea.”—BooklistAs Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city’s inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the Vivacia, from the ruthless pirate Kennit. Bold though it is, Althea’s scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the Vivacia and all who love her, including Althea’s nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance. Praise for Robin Hobb and the Liveship Traders Trilogy “Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”—George R. R. Martin “A major work of high fantasy, reading like a cross between Tolkien and Patrick O’Brian . . . one of the finest fantasy sagas to bridge the millennium.”—Publishers Weekly “Rich, complex . . . [Hobb’s] plotting is complex but tightly controlled, and her descriptive powers match her excellent visual imagination. But her chief virtue is that she delineates character extremely well.”—Interzone

The Bestselling Book as featured on Coast to Coast AM. 'SOMETHING IN THE WOODS IS TAKING PEOPLE.' Something unknown that we cannot define; something that others have had the misfortune to encounter. People snatched soundlessly, never to be seen again. Or returned; dead. A strange and highly unusual predator. Highly intelligent. Very successful. And able to overpower someone in an instant. This is a puzzle. An often deadly one. Here follows some very troubling and disturbing accounts. Something in the Woods is taking people.... StephenYoungauthor@hotmail.com facebook: Stephenyoungauthor

People in the Woods are disappearing.... hikers missing in national parks, people lost to the woods never to return, people taken....never found again...Natural predators can lurk in the wilderness; bears, mountain lions, cougars, and occasionally a hiker will be victim to these wild animals. They feed where they kill or drag their bloody victim to a nearby lair; they leave a trail that is obvious to searchers. However, the victims in this book show no evidence of an animal attack. For these victims, there is no logical explanation.... only cryptic mysteries, enigma and many unanswered questions... Baffling, strange, and cryptic cases. Based on True Stories. Bestselling Author Steph Young has appeared on radio shows including Coast to Coast AM, telling creepy unexplained mysteries of stories that come from her books, and her Podcast; Unexplained Mysteries with Steph Young.PEOPLE MISSING IN THE WOODS: People are disappearing in the Woods. True Stories of Unexplained Disappearances, Unexplained Mysteries. Creepy Unexplained Disappearances. Strange vanishings of people. Missing hikers missing in national parks. Baffling, strange, creepy and cryptic cases.

People in the Woods are disappearing.... hikers missing in national parks, people lost to the woods never to return, people taken....never found again...Natural predators can lurk in the wilderness; bears, mountain lions, cougars, and occasionally a hiker will be victim to these wild animals. They feed where they kill or drag their bloody victim to a nearby lair; they leave a trail that is obvious to searchers. However, the victims in this book show no evidence of an animal attack. For these victims, there is no logical explanation.... only cryptic mysteries, enigma and many unanswered questions... Baffling, strange, and cryptic cases. Based on True Stories. Bestselling Author Steph Young has appeared on radio shows including Coast to Coast AM, telling creepy unexplained mysteries of stories that come from her books, and her Podcast; Unexplained Mysteries with Steph Young.PEOPLE MISSING IN THE WOODS: People are disappearing in the Woods. True Stories of Unexplained Disappearances, Unexplained Mysteries. Creepy Unexplained Disappearances. Strange vanishings of people. Missing hikers missing in national parks. Baffling, strange, creepy and cryptic cases.

Did you really think it was safe to go in the woods? Missing hikers, scarecrows that seem alive, mannequins that follow you, doppelgangers that lure you deeper into the woods, shape-shifters that will follow you home. Strange sights, strange sounds and the unexplained disappearances of many people….these are the things in the woods that will haunt your dreams, and for some they become a terrible reality….. Did you really think it was safe to go in the woods?Here follows a collection of true stories to chill you to your bones.

“A truly extraordinary saga . . . The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea.”—BooklistAs Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city’s inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the Vivacia, from the ruthless pirate Kennit. Bold though it is, Althea’s scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the Vivacia and all who love her, including Althea’s nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance. Praise for Robin Hobb and the Liveship Traders Trilogy “Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”—George R. R. Martin “A major work of high fantasy, reading like a cross between Tolkien and Patrick O’Brian . . . one of the finest fantasy sagas to bridge the millennium.”—Publishers Weekly “Rich, complex . . . [Hobb’s] plotting is complex but tightly controlled, and her descriptive powers match her excellent visual imagination. But her chief virtue is that she delineates character extremely well.”—Interzone

HAUNTED ASYLUMS, MORGUES & CEMETERIES.Tales from the Asylum.True tales of horror & hauntings...Author Steph Young has been a guest on National Radio Shows including Coast to Coast AM, Darkness Radio, Where did the Road Go, Midnight in the Desert, and The Unexplained, sharing some of these spooky and creepy true stories....Excerpts; 'Patients said they could not sleep at night because of the screaming of the dead, but because the patients had already been classified as insane, no-one took any notice of them.''The family of the owner stayed at the Asylum for just one night, after their young daughter was found the next morning with her face ripped open by something unknown.''In the dust was the word, "Help," written backwards.''They'd captured the sound of a young girl and she was saying, "Do you want to play with me?"'The demonic looking creature in the patient's drawing had come to life. It followed the Doctor everywhere now, followed afterward by the most deafening of noises that felt as though his ears were about to explode. The strange thing was, no-one else could hear it.'The Harvard Crimson wrote of their visit to the now famous morgue, 'Face mutilated, gashed faces, awful contortions, hideous leer, gaping mouths now fixed forever in rigid agony, hands outstretched whispering, "Come to me, Come to me!" and we hear and shudder and come."Two mysterious trunks arrived. When they were opened they were found to contain two separate parts of an unidentified woman. She had been chopped in half and her top half placed in one of the trunks and her bottom half in the other.'Doctors used instruments that looked strangely similar to ice picks.''They were tied to their beds almost permanently, barely able to move a limb.''The sharp sense that there's a third party in the room is overpowering. The air is suddenly foul and i feel an intense awareness that i'm not welcome here.''The images appeared to show a man in the window holding a cross.''I have struggled to accept the things i saw there those nights, but whatever is there, it's not human.'Haunted Asylums, Morgues & Cemeteries. Haunted ghost files, creepy & scary stories, haunted asylums & ghost mysteries...

2016 Historical Fiction Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards and named a 2016 Literati by Landmark CenterA far cry from the powdered-haired general or president discussed in most Washington biographies, Becoming George Washington reveals young Washington as an action hero at the epicenter of the French & Indian War.Becoming George Washington follows Washington through harrowing battles as well as witnessing his success--and failure--leading an army in the field. At the same time, the book explores George's complex relationships with his difficult mother and caring brothers.Notably, the novel contains an affair between George and Sally Fairfax. While highly controversial, the liaison is supported by documentation, including letters written by George.Becoming George Washington includes detailed author's notes providing sources and commentary on events so the reader may know and understand the real story.

George Washington, action hero . . .Long before Washington was the old man on the dollar bill, he was a fatherless boy with few resources and even less education. So how did he become the most famous person in American history?Becoming George Washington tells the story of a young man with boundless energy, bravery, and passion, who grew from a fatherless boy into a self-confident leader. At the same time, he struggled to suppress both an awful temper and his love for a married woman, Sally Fairfax. A courageous war hero, Washington rose to the pinnacle of Virginia politics. His experiences as a young man allowed him, decades later, to lead the Revolution.This compelling historical novel reveals the person behind the famous face and how he grew to become America’s leading Founding Father.