Phoenix
Book 5, The Faeland Legends
A Fallen Empire. A Lost Relic.
Art by Prabath Wijayantha and
cover design by Brandon King.

About The Book
Change is inevitable. But it is not always welcome.
From the multiple award-winning teen author Taylor Hunter comes the fifth in a YA series inspired by the classic faery tale stories we all loved as kids. Perfect for teens and young adult readers who yearn for contemporary epic fantasy adventures that remind them of Narnia and Middle Earth.
Time Heals All Wounds,
But Nobody Mentions the Scars.
Pellabor remains aloft, but the world has been turned on its head.
Emmaline has proved herself worthy of the Flamerider title. But after the losses sustained while gaining it, she would rather leave her forte–and her heartache–all behind.
But that choice is no longer hers to make. With dark forces looming on the horizon, Emmaline and her friends are called to pursue every means to defend Faeland.
Even if the means is a lost relic from a fallen empire.
A classic fantasy quest exploring grief and growth, Phoenix is sure to make you laugh and cry in equal measures.
Phoenix is the 5th installment of the Faeland Legends.
AGE RANGE:
Teen & Young Adult
RELEASE DATE:
Coming March 2023
The characters and the story were very unique, well written and interesting. The story line kept me reading anxiously on to see what would happen next. A truly exceptional book for a young author!!! And perhaps a new genre has appeared on the literary scene!
~ Dr MikeJ

What’s inside
A little Tinkerbell
Some Avatar
Steampunk
Epic dialogue
World Building!
A lot of action
Chapter 2:
Pending Winter Break
~an excerpt
I leaned harder into the clay, trying to shape it into a cylinder. But apparently I turned on the heat engines in my hands, because it dried out so quickly, the misshapen blob popped clean off the wheel. Growling, I took my foot off the pedal. The wheel stopped spinning. I scrubbed the surface off with a ragged sponge, smacked the clay back into a ball, then threw it down with both hands. For once, it hit dead center. I blew a strand of loose hair from my eyes, then eased back onto the pedal. The wheel started spinning again. I dunked the sponge back into the filthy bucket of water, gradually squeezed it over the top of the clay, then scraped off the drying chunks of clay on my hands before going at it again. The rough texture burned its way into my skin. But I managed to get it into a cylinder, then, over the course of ten minutes, something resembling a mug.
“Don’t forget, we’re doing our last bisque firing tomorrow!” Mr. Hendershot called over the clamor of tools and wheels and chatting. “So if you still have a throwing project that needs firing, get it done! Those are due before break–that means you have to turn it in by this Friday for full credit.”
Prying the throwing disc free of the wheel, I nodded heartily. “I’m on it, I’m on it.”
As my classmates wrapped up for the day–literally, as they grabbed all the spare plastic bags they could get their hands on–I rolled out a clay snake to make into a handle. Mr. Hendershot happened to stop at the sink next to me, fistful of caked brushes in hand.
“How you holding up, there, Mavis?”
“Got the mug done,” I replied, nodding to my disc. “Just need a handle now.”
“Good on ya!” he grinned. “See, I told you you’d get it done in time.”
“Yeah, thanks.” I smiled back as best as I could. “Is it okay if I stay a few minutes into lunch? I don’t think I’ll get it attached before the”–
The bell rang before I finished my sentence. I glowered at the ceiling, then looked back at Mr. Hendershot. He gave a jovial laugh.
“Yeah, that’s fine. Loraine asked to stay all through lunch, but I told her no; I’ve got to set up for senior design presentations. So as long as you’re out of here by quarter to 1:00, it’s fine with me.”
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About the Author

Taylor Hunter lives in Southwest Idaho. She shares her home with her elderly cats, who tolerate her. After several “wonderful years” of challenging college coursework, Taylor is now a full-time mechanical engineer.
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