The young author of "The Chains"--the first in a series of novels about elves and magic and--well--the books can best be described by a quotation from William Goldman's "The Princess Bride": "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles." Also--snappy dialog and snippy exchanges between younger and older siblings that will be very familiar to anyone who was ever a member of a family...

When you photograph someone that amazing--you can't help it if the camera captures a little of their magic...

This photo was helped out by a public domain photo of a castle from http://pdphoto.org/ . My thanks to the photographer! :-)