Character Profile

Summary

​A slave boy with the telepathic ability reserved for those in the line of the king. A girl of nobility who disguises herself as an orphan to avoid unwanted romantic advances. Together they seek to reunite a world literally divided in half by darkness and light.

Stats

Genre: Teen (13-16 years) high fantasy with threads of political intrigue and romance.

Series length: Three books, plus prequel trilogy (The Kinsman Chronicles)

Violence: Moderate fantasy violence

Magic/Supernatural: Light to moderate supernatural

Romance: Minimal until the end of book 2; moderate after that. 

Christian/spiritual element: Overt allegorical elements

Recommendation: Excellent for boys or girls who enjoy medieval fantasy and high adventure

You might like this book if you liked... 
The Lord of the Rings, Eragon, or books by Chuck Black.

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An assassin lurked outside. At least Clara, my tutor, thought so. After surviving many harrowing escapes, I was used to being followed by shadowy figures. The latest, a guy who sat in a Mustang in the parking lot, was no big deal. Clara, on the other hand, imagined a blood-thirsty terrorist hiding around every corner. 

Time Echoes (Time Echoes Trilogy, Book 1)
by Bryan Davis

Sixteen-year-old Nathan Shepherd has a great life traveling where the careers of his father, an investigator, and mother, a renowned violinist, take him … until his parents are found murdered. Left with only a mirror and notes from his father’s last case, Nathan goes into hiding at the remote country home of Tony, his father’s college buddy, and Tony’s teenage daughter, Kelly. The mysterious mirror must be a clue to what happened to his parents, and when images appear in it — people and things that don’t exist — Nathan and Kelly painstakingly gather evidence. But the killers want the mirror too, and danger threatens the teens at every turn. As it becomes evident that Nathan’s father had stumbled upon dark forces at work in the world, several questions arise. Could it be that the mirror is a portal to a parallel world? Could this technology be used for evil purposes? And could his parents still be alive, trapped in another world Nathan and Kelly struggle to solve the mystery while trying to avoid becoming victims themselves. This chilling, hair-raising adventure is jam-packed with action in a fantastical world where nothing is as it seems, and even mirrors tell lies.

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My gym shoes squeaked on the hospital hallway's sanitized tiles as I strode toward the sixth floor's waiting area. Anxiety tensed every muscle. i had to find my parents. Once mutilated and dead inside matching coffins, now they were alive. I had touched Dad's chain-bound arms through the cross-world mirror and felt his loving strength. I had heard Mom's voice and once again bathed in the majesty of her matchless violin. 

Yet, the beautiful duet we had played at the funeral had once again become a solo.

Interfinity (Time Echoes Trilogy, Book 2)
by Bryan Davis

Interfinity is imminent. The coming metaphysical collision of Earth and its two copies means doom for billions. Climates on Earths Red and Blue are replaced by rapidly shifting weather events on Earth Yellow. Earth Yellow dwellers see the future in their nightmares--visions of tragic events that have already occurred on the other Earths. These bizarre manifestations spread fear and chaos in all three worlds. While Nathan and his female friends, Kelly and Daryl, try to stop Interfinity, Mictar, a powerful cross-dimensional stalker, fights to control the univers, and Kelly is his first targe. In order for him to succeed, she must die.

​Can a trio of teenagers avoid their own deaths and save three earths? 

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Cerulean and I walked through Kelly's dream--a dark cemetery with tombstones protruding from the ground at odd angles. The air grew frigid, making me glad for the gray Iowa sweatshirt I had borrowed from Nathan of Earth Blue. Since he had suffered a tragic death, he no longer needed it. ​

Fatal Convergence (Time Echoes Trilogy, Book 3)
by Bryan Davis

In the final installment in the Time Echoes Trilogy, the three Earths are ready to collide. As they close in, Fatal Convergence begins taking place–the deaths of duplicates on two of the three worlds. When Nathan learns one way to stop the tragedy, by killing three innocent people who represent the three worlds, he balks, intent on finding another solution. When Kelly is absorbed into a nightmare world, Nathan must search for her, not only because of their friendship but also because her talents could be the key to saving everyone. With billions of lives hanging in the balance, failure is not an option.