Books
Children of the Black Glass (Book 1)
Simon and Schuster (2023)
ISBN: 9781665913133
Winter’s Fire (Book 2)
Simon and Schuster (2025)
ISBN: 9781665913164
The Law of Solitude (Book 3)
Coming in 2026!
Children of the Black Glass
Simon and Schuster (2023)
ISBN: 9781665913133
Ages 10–14
Book 1 of 3
Set in a precarious time between the end of the age of stone and the beginning of the age of metal, Children of the Black Glass is a thrilling story of wonder, resilience and courage.
A remote village high in the mountains is the only source of black glass in a vast land. Tell (14) and Wren’s (12) father is badly injured mining one final piece.
Breaking every rule in their village, brother and sister take the season’s haul of black glass down the mountain to the huge trading city of Halfway, by themselves.
They intend to find medicine to save their father’s life and supplies to get them through their harsh mountain winter.
They are unprepared for the journey, they are unprepared for the city of Halfway, and they have no idea that they are walking into a sorcerer’s coup that will rip the city apart around them.
To survive, they have to rely on their mountain skills and toughness, on each other, on strangers that become allies, and on a sorcerer who is a friend to nobody. They will be saved more than once by their clever old mule, Rumble.
Their ordeal in Halfway changes them, their village and the city forever.
Reviews
“I loved every minute of this book - the brightness and courage of the Children as they forge a new world and future for themselves and their friends, the worlds conjured, the battles - both internal and external - fought and won. The magic is not just part of the story, it leaps from every page.”
“Although this book is intended for middle grade readers, I was fully engrossed as an adult reader and could not put it down. It ticked all the boxes I look for in fantasy books: rich worldbuilding, complex magic systems with crafty sorcerers, relatable main characters, tangled family relationships, skillful storytelling, twists and turns.”
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Winter’s Fire
Simon and Schuster (2025)
ISBN: 9781665913164
Ages 10–14
Book 2 of 3
Winter’s Fire picks up where Children of the Black Glass leaves off. Fleeing for their lives from Halfway, Wren and Tell bring trouble and power back to their mountain village.
Trouble in the form of new ideas and new people - the daughter of a wealthy trader, a sorcerer’s apprentice and his injured sorcerer.
Power in the form of a wagon train full of supplies - enough to see the whole village through winter - given to them by the person behind the coup in Halfway.
They save their father’s life but not his sight, and their village divides because of them. Tell emerges as a controversial leader, while Wren struggles to harness a new-found power.
Catastrophe follows catastrophe through the winter, and the melting snows reveal a family and a village changed forever.
Reviews
“Winter’s Fire (book 2) picks up seamlessly where Children of the Black Glass (book 1) leaves off, delivering exactly what readers crave: an exciting continuation of the journey with beloved characters who continue to evolve … Their journeys serve as an inspiring example of strength and integrity, making them ideal role models for young reader … readers will find themselves rooting for the protagonists, celebrating their triumphs, and feeling emotionally invested in their growth.”
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