If you love fantasy novels such as Lord of the Rings, you will love the Mistmantle Chronicles! I have only read the first book, Urchin of the Riding Stars, but I couldn't put it down! Mistmantle is an enchanted island surrounded by mist and inhabited by squirrels, hedgehogs, moles, and otters. Urchin the squirrel longs to escape the drudgery of life in the forest for a more exciting life in the castle. When the captain of the guard, Crispin, chooses Urchin to be his page, he is filled with joy. His joy quickly turns to despair when Crispin is falsely accused of murdering the young prince and exiled. Urchin quickly gets caught up in events at the castle and tries to prove Crispin's innocence.
Caution: The villain in the story is truly evil; he is ruthless and ambitious and even murders to gain power. He also tries to institute the practice of "culling," which is killing weak or disabled infants. However, the author is a minister's wife, and this good vs. evil story is told from a Christian worldview.
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