Available through this website (although not published by ourselves) is the first volume of Geoffrey Lewis stunning children’s fantasy adventure trilogy, Thunderchild:

A young boy, living quietly in a remote rural village.  A chance encounter with another youngster, a day of youthful exuberance in the nearby river – and an unexpected, unprovoked attack by daemons...

So begins Gabriel’s adventure, his destiny to come face-to-face with the evil of Yorva, the Black Queen.  It is a quest which takes him far from home on a journey fraught with peril from both human and magical assailants, and on a voyage of discovery into his own unrealised powers, his only companions his elderly teacher and his new friend.  On their travels, their numbers are swelled by the enigmatic Hooded Man; the teenage son of a river-boatman – and a huge, black Gryphon...

THUNDERCHILD is a story complete in itself – but it is the first of three books which will tell the greater story of Gabriel and his struggle with the forces of Evil in a world of the distant future, when mankind has returned to a simpler existence.  A legend of OUR future!

Inspired by his lifelong love of the works of J.R.R.Tolkien, the idea of writing his own fantasy story had been with Mr Lewis for many years before the final inspiration set him on the keyboard in 2008; the result, at first conceived only as a stand-alone story, is Thunderchild, published in November 2010.  As his writing proceeded, the concept of carrying his characters and background on as a trilogy grew in his mind – and the second volume, LightningMaster, is now with the publisher, ADC Books of Moreton-in-Marsh, and should be released later in 2011.

Aimed at any child (from 9 to 90?) with a good reading standard, the story will not fail to enthral every reader.  It has been described as ‘a superb introduction to the world of fantasy writing for its intended readership’ by a leading light of the Tolkien Society.  As with all of Mr Lewis’ stories, the (human) characters are just that – very real and human in their emotions and reactions, perhaps more so than in many children’s books.  And the non-human ones – well, you will have to make up your own mind upon them!

Availability:

‘Thunderchild’ was published in November 2010 by ADC Books Ltd in

paperback, now at a cover price of £7.99.  Copies can be ordered

through any good bookshop by quoting the title and author or ISBN

978-0-9551900-6-3, or direct from this website.

Trade orders may be placed through any wholesaler via Bookdata,

or contact the distributors at sales@sgmpublishing.co.uk

THUNDERCHILD

by Geoffrey Lewis

paperback

£7.99

ISBN 978-0-9551900-6-3

published by
ADC Books

THUNDERCHILD by Geoffrey Lewis