Keelie Heartwood reluctantly joins her father in the Dread Forest, home to the elves. Except for her impossible guardian cat and a bratty little princess tree, Keelie has no one to hang with. Then she discovers a mysterious boy in the woods. Soon Keelie discovers that both humans and dark magical forces are threatening to destroy the Dread Forest.

Getting to finally know her elf dad has been a good thing, although camping out in a homemade gingerbread RV while acting out the 16th century isn’t so fab. But a mysterious unicorn sighting, fairies showing up in the oddest places, and that nasty, vain elf-girl Elia are all working against Keelie’s chances to have a good time.

When her mother dies, fifteen-year-old Keelie Heartwood must leave California to live with her nomadic father at a renaissance festival. Playacting the Dark Ages is an L.A. girl’s worst nightmare. But then Keelie starts seeing fairies and uncovers her connection to a community of elves.

This summer, half-elf Keelie Heartwood must find the Redwood Forest’s lost tree shepherd. Her cranky, medieval, elf-lady grandmother, her cat Knot, the handsome Sean, and a mysterious coyote are all helping. Can Keelie discover the deadly secret of the Bloodroot tree in time to vanquish the darkness and save the Redwood Forest?

Acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynne returns with the first book in a new trilogy, perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, and David Gemmell. "A Time of Dread reminds me of why I became a fantasy enthusiast in the first place." -- Robin Hobb A race of warrior angels, the Ben-Elim, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished lands, but their peace is brutally enforced. In the south, hotheaded Riv is desperate to join the Ben-Elim's peacekeeping force, until she unearths a deadly secret. In the west, the giantess Sig investigates demon sightings and discovers signs of an uprising and black magic. And in the snowbound north, Drem, a trapper, finds mutilated corpses in the forests. The work of a predator, or something far darker? It's a time of shifting loyalties and world-changing dangers. Difficult choices need to be made. Because in the shadows, demons are gathering, waiting for their time to rise. . .

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spookyCrater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps

Life as a part-elf isn’t always enchanting, especially when you’re sixteen-year-old Keelie Heartwood, an L.A. girl forced to live—without an iPhone—at a year-round renaissance festival. In between foiling evil plots by rotten fairies and flirting with hot elfin boys, Keelie struggles to embrace her special talents.

Michael O'Kane's problems go beyond early loss and abuse--the killing instinct is already kindled in him as he earns the title of Kinderschreck: someone of whom children are afraid.

Keelie Heartwood and her father journey to a Renaissance Faire in the North Georgia Mountains where Keelie is asked to be Queen of the Faire but strange disappearances and a sense of evil cast shadows over the medival fun.

Keelie is brought to the dazzling Fairy High Court—fraught with illusion and trickery—to repair a world-ending imbalance in magic, but she can’t fix things alone. In a strange magical land, with nasty goblins running amok and a handsome forest god pursuing her, whom can she trust?