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Kathy Cyr writes in an underground cave, but has her eye on a wizard's castle. On an average day, she's usually surrounded by a dwarf with a curious addiction to coffee, a moody dragon and a pink pixie with a large sweet tooth. When not writing books, she can be found daydreaming about faraway places, enjoying a cup of coffee with the dwarf, sharing a laugh with the moody dragon (when he's in the mood) and sitting on a rainbow of treats with the pink pixie.

The first book in the children’s fantasy series - Max Hamby. It’s the last week of school. With sunny days ahead and no more tests or bullies, life for Max Hamby is about to get alot better. . . . . until he crashes into an odd exhibit at the local museum. Strange things begin to happen. When Max’s mother disappears, he’s left in the care of his eccentric neighbor where lawn gnomes come to life and a bird meows. Mrs. Pitt shows him that magic is real and not all like the fairytaleshe once knew. The discovery leads him to Merrihaven, where even stranger things await, including a dwarf, a troll and a couple of pixies. He quickly finds himself at the center of a battle between good and evil. Someone has resurrected the Shadowstone to free the evil imprisoned inside. Max must summon the courage to find seven magical stones to save his mother and stop the evil, before it’s too late.

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The second book in the children’s fantasy series - Max Hamby. Max Hamby’s story continues, but this time he is joined by Milo Jenkins. The battle between good and evil has just begun. Oxworth Pitt destroyed Max’s home and trapped his mother in the Shadowstone with a three hundred year old witch. Isolde is getting stronger. Max must travel to Grimhold, a goblin slave market, to find the next stone before Oxworth or risk losing everything. Milo Jenkins has always been a big believer in myth and magic, but he’s left reeling from a nightmare filled with destruction and images of Max Hamby. When he’s given his grandfather’s strange pendant, with a warning to never take it off, he becomes suspicious that there might be more to his nightmare than he thought. His suspicions are confirmed when he learns that Pleasant Seas has been destroyed and an entire community lost. Milo doesn’t believe it and sets out on a quest to learn the truth.

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The third book in the children’s fantasy series - Max HambyThe battle at Dunmere is over, the first two stones have been found and Milo is safe. But, Milo’s mom and grandma are now trapped with Max’s parents in the Shadowlands. They will fade away and cease to exist unless the other stones can be found. Max prepares to journey to find the next stone, but the Trith and Isolde stand in his way. Two strange children are chased from the Downs by an angry ogre. They've awakened from a two hundred year sleep with a dark secret. One is good and the other is evil. Both are set to become pawns to gain the stones. It is up to Max to find out who they are and what they want.

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Bonedread has escaped and he's on a mission to get paid one way or another. The first order of business is to auction off Celadine and get as much money as he can for the elder dwarf's daughter. Max, Milo and the twins cannot leave Merrihaven and are being closely guarded by an army of pixies. Time is running out. Three stones have been found, but four more are out there and no way to get to them. With a little help from Roanin, the search for Celadine and the other stones is on. But, the trouble is far from over when they come in contact with a strange creature that can rot their magic and kill them with one touch. Celadine's every attempt to escapehas been thwarted. Her last chance for freedom ends when she's sold to the Black Order. Rumor has it, she's to be their sacrifice to a demon. Max's parents and Milo's mom and grandma are fading away in the Shadowlands. Isolde is getting stronger by the day and Max is finding it harder and harder to astral jump back into his body. There's been no sign of Birdie, Tommy or Alice. Two Trith are on the loose and Ole Black awaits them in a dark cave. Will the other stones ever be found?

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Teen & Young Adult

The fifth book in the children’s fantasy series – Max HambyThe quest for the other stones leads Max and his companions to the Three Streams in search of the Three Sisters – Miseria, Vae and Dolor. It doesn’t go as planned and one of them is left marked in a most curious way. An unexpected call for help has them changing course. Tommy and Birdie are prisoners of the Black Order and about to become Sepitus’ sacrifice to Orlath, unless Max can save them. Things aren’t what they seem and one of them has changed in a deadly way. Oxworth has escaped the Shadowlands, but he’s not the only one. Isolde’s evil army is growing. Celadine and Mibbitwiss are its Generals. Their path of destruction has no end in sight. Oxworth intends to build an army of his own to stop Isolde. He enlists the help of some old foes and possible enemies that have another agenda. The road blocks to gain the other stones are multiplying, but when another Trith attack brings down one of their own, the search ends. Max and his companions return to Merrihaven where a time- stop and an uncertain future awaits.

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Teen & Young Adult