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.