Martin Woodbottom and Jonas Hockleberry (Marty and Jones) are notorious troublemakers in their sleepy village of Chives—until they befriend Krud, a vegetarian Troll living beneath their favorite fishing bridge. When a ruthless Wanderer arrives from the Wildlands hunting Krud, the three friends are forced to flee. What begins as a journey to find safety soon becomes something far more perilous.

Beverley Fowler has a BA in Literature and an MA in Communications & Technology. She lives with her husband, Rick, and Oakley the cat in Alberta, Canada. Her second novel, The Sorceress of Lansheer, won a 2023 Cadmus Book Award for Action and Adventure.