Guardian of the Leaf Realm
James Edward Brereton
Paperback
(Independently published, Jan. 4, 2020)
Welcome to the jungle... In the depths of the rainforest, a tribe is faced with a threatening new sleeping sickness. With a large proportion of the group lost in slumber, the tribe leader is forced to pick Cascade, a young and unpromising boy, to fetch medicine from a nearby tribe.Cascade’s task should a brief and simple retrieval. But when the tribe Bucorvus reveal they have no medicines, Cascade is unwillingly propelled onto a quest to fetch ancient medicine from the Temple of Stajonn’s. Shortly after setting off for the temple, Cascade finds himself accompanied by Thorn: an apprentice doctor. Together, Thorn and Cascade brave the harsh and uncompromising environment of the deep jungle. The pair face a cannibalistic tribe, wild beasts and difficult map reading on their journey to reach the fabled temple. With little more to guide him than a few whims, a borrowed primate and a plucky attitude, Cascade struggles out on his journey to save his clan from a sleepy extinction.