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“The Ravenstone” The book cover is ready!

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The book cover for our new middle-grade novel, The Ravenstone: The Secret of Ninham Mountain, is ready!

COVER June 25 FINAL lightened a little

Many thanks to Matthew Kane for the wonderful image of mountain and river and to Sergey Ryzhkov for the incredible image of the raven in the air.

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BACK COVER TEXT:

The Ravenstone: The Secret of Ninham Mountain

“You were born to this path! This quest is your fate.”

Imagine a raven appearing out of thin air and guiding you to an exquisitely carved icon that glows with ancient light and pulses with shamanic power.

This is how the adventure begins for Nadia and Aidan Shaw, thirteen-year-old twins, who live in idyllic Cold Spring, New York, on the banks of the Hudson River. Armed with the power of the Ravenstone and their own special gifts, they embark on a harrowing quest across centuries, at the bidding of a mysterious old shaman. They must depend on their courage, their faith in their friends, and luck. Or is it destiny?

If they succeed, what they bring back could change the course of human existence.

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“Solomon and Carey’s imaginative storytelling sweeps you into a fascinating tale of mystery and adventure. Young twins stumble upon an ancient power that could help their family in the future, or trap them in the past forever.” ~ Linda Zimmermann, successful author of 30 books about the paranormal and mysterious stone sites.

DUE FOR PUBLICATION: Sept 30 2016

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“The Ravenstone” New book set for publication!

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Mark and I have just finished our first novel together: The Ravenstone, The Secret of Ninham Mountain. It has gone off to our first readers, and then it will get a final edit and proofing. And a lovely design for the book cover! We are excited. It has been more fun than I can describe, to write with my brilliant, articulate, eloquent, creative husband Mark. (Mark M. Carey) Not to give the plot away, but it is a middle grade-young adult fantasy novel… full of adventure, and some honor and glory! Aiming for publishing date of Sept 30.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Imagine an intricately carved black stone icon with matching raven heads on either end. Twins can use the stone, the Ravenstone, to travel through time.

Nadia and Aidan are 13-year-old twins who live in beautiful Cold Spring, New York. When they find the Ravenstone, they are given the chance, a dangerous chance, to use it to save their father. And to bring powerful healing to humankind.

How do they engineer this adventure. Can they survive the perils they will face?

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Many thanks to Linda Zimmermann, author of Mysterious Stone Sites for these kind words, about the book.

“Solomon and Carey’s imaginative storytelling sweeps you into a fascinating tale of mystery and adventure. Young twins Nadia and Aidan stumble upon an ancient power that could help their family in the future, or trap them in the past forever.”  ~ Linda Zimmerman, successful author of numerous books on stone sites and paranomal events in the Hudson Valley and northern New Jersey