*ROUGH DRAFT COMPLETED!!!*

A new beginning, an old story, and the continuation of the human spirit -- this is the gateway to my series of novels, The Golden Box. From heroes to villains, vampires to immortals, this tale is rife with adventure, fantasy, action, mystery, horror, and the interwoven threads of history as told through the eyes of the children that watch it unfold.

A big THANK YOU goes out to all who have proofread all I have so far -- your comments and support have inspired me to finish and publish! Although copies are no longer being distributed, for security reasons, your impact will definitely help me reach my goals. Thanks again!

Status (updated 11/04/09):

Book One - ‘Twill Be Darkness
Pages - 529 (full size, double-spaced)
Chapters - 58
Editing progress of second draft - 381/529 -- 72%
Publication Status - awaiting final draft, expected holiday '09

Synopsis:

After leaving their school for a weekend holiday, two friends, Seamus and Savanna, hike deep into the forbidden Kalithian Woodlands, seeking relics of a war that took place nearly fifty years before they were born. A war of steel and magic, when all knowledge and ability to harness the fabled art of Twilight was lost in a fury of unbridled bloodshed and intolerance.

Entering the crumbled ruins of a once-proud Underglider stronghold, the two inadvertently release something that should have remained in eternal slumber. Something long since labeled as dead. Something of the old world, left to guard the secrets of the past and ensure it’s kind were to never again walk the face of the earth.

Now on the run for their lives, unable to return to the life they once knew, Seamus and Savanna must make new friends in an inhospitable world where power and prejudice reigns without equal, and unravel the greatest mystery that lay before them: what is the Golden Box, and how can it get them home?