Noteworthy Book: SEABIRD

The month the Christian Fiction Review Board will be touring Seabird by Sherry Thompson.

TITLE: Seabird

AUTHOR: Sherry Thompson

GENRE: Fantasy

COVER PRICE: $15.99 (Best Price: $14.39 on Barnes & Noble)

TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult and young adult

INTERESTING TIDBIT: The author, Sherry Thompson, is a huge fan of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. She attributes the series to the final step that lead her to Christ. Seabird, the first book in Thompson’s Narentan Tumults series, is inspired by Lewis’ classic story.

“A must-read for CS Lewis fans."

Asgard, BlogCritics Magazine, April 16 2008.

SYNOPSIS:
When high school senior Cara Marshall is transported to Narenta, she is proclaimed champion of its people against the daemagos-a cadre of sorcerers. Amid the grateful welcomes, Cara protests that neither the title nor the mission are hers.

"They've got the wrong person and they're going to get me killed because they won't admit it."

Is Cara's world-napping a mistake? The daemagos don't care as long as she's dead. Cara's brief attempt at finding a way home mutates into a nightmarish blur of hiding and flight from remorseless enemies.

Pursued by ruthless werewright warriors, vicious serpent-hawks, and the sorcerers, she is simultaneously overwhelmed by the trust the Narentan people show in her alleged power as the Outworlder and their champion. In whom dare she place her own trust when assassins lurk in the shadows amidst those who welcome her?

As she races across an eerie and perilous ancient world in search of the daemagos' secret power, Cara must also find the strength to face tragedy, grief and doubt. With little time left to aid the Tethran kingdom and her remaining companions, Cara grapples to perceive the essence of a hero's heart and make it her own.

Grounded firmly in the tradition of C.S. Lewis, this character-driven first installment of The Narentan Tumults is an epic tale of adventure, courage and faith.

Visit Sherry's Scribblings (blog),her Author Profile at Red Room,and her Home Page.

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