Have you heard? A time of gifts has arrived! And what’s that? You want to know what gifts you should look into from my books? Ah, you’ve come to the right place!
Dragon for a Day
Mr. Frankie always wanted to be a substitute teacher. After the last incident with the accidental blob, though, no school will hire him! And that’s when he sees an ad.
Wanted: Substitute Dragon.
Being a substitute dragon shouldn’t be harder than being a substitute teacher . . . right?
Perfect for:
- Kindergarten-third graders
- Teachers and parents looking for a fun read-aloud book (short chapters!)
- Those who love giggling
Madelyn fights with her swords, floating rocks, and a rapier wit to protect those who have no home. Her greatest weapon, though, is her kindness. She battles dragons, magical pirates, and a mirror image of herself as she struggles to find why she has powers no one else has. Along for the ride are her adopted sister, Renity, and an obnoxious boy named Peter who insists that she’s cute. What does he know?
Perfect for:
- Middle school readers
- Girls looking for a fierce female protagonist they can identify with
- Those who love heroic fantasy
The Ark carries the last of humanity to their new home. Fourteen-year-old Cade wants to explore, but there’s nothing new on the Ark. Until he discovers something that will change humanity’s future forever…
Perfect for:
- Middle school readers
- Boys looking for someone who has a hunger to explore
- Those who love a good science fiction mystery
The Fallen Lord knows how traditional stories unfold: And unlikely hero will gather a member of every race and every nation to discover his dark secret and cause his defeat. But the Fallen Lord has discovered a new tactic, and has made sure this group can never gather. And now, Adal, an old, world-weary man and the most unlikely of heroes, must guide those who survive. But will the stories be satisfied with the company he leads? Has the Fallen Lord at last found a way to conquer the Storied Lands by turning the very tales against them? Jonathon Mast has woven a tale where stories come alive. Their telling narrates the world around them, giving heroism to the brave or bringing evil to power. Mast brings a distinctive and varied cast along into an unusual quest, led by an aged king who carries his doubts in the folds of his robes. This rich and epic adventure shows us the power of imagination and the influence of true friends, and how the combination enhances our courage and gives us strength. Stories are alive. They will be told.
Perfect for:
- Adult readers
- Those who understand epic fantasy tropes and love twists on them
- Those who love how Tolkien had his own characters tell stories, but wish they had something to do with the narrative
A train station sits neatly at the top of Main Street, but train tracks are suspiciously absent.
A false priest presides over an unusual amount of funerals.
After a young man comes home from the Civil War, trees start to randomly appear in strange locations.
From the moment Carter returns home to find his beloved western town and the people within it have disappeared and he must win it back, we learn things have gone strange in Scar Ridge, Arizona.
The nine stories presented here are intimately intertwined in this isolated location, dusty and hot, a perfect place for the Landowner to work his strange magick. There’s an unusual relationship between Jarvis, his hands, and the cattle of his ranch. Cattle drivers experience something during a monsoon storm that’s seems to be not quite a deer. A cursed skull is stolen from Danzig’s General Store.
Each individual story will lead you to the ultimate terrifying conclusion, that there is something truly wrong within this town, within the people, and within this world that might just be part of our own.
Welcome to Scar Ridge. And beware.
Perfect for:
- Adult readers
- Those who love both westerns and horror
- Those who love intertwined short stories
Jonathon Mast: Author 