Winds of Change

The 10th anniversary edition of the reader favorite. Discover a magical world and be swept away in the adventure of a lifetime To heal the lands and restore the light, the great kings decreed that magic and all that is magical shall be cleansed to dust. The cleansing raged for so long that few could recall a time without it and it is in this time that the Dark Lord Sathar returned from the dark beyond. The one hope of the peoples of Ruin Mist was Queen Mother, the elf queen of old. She saw a way out of everlasting darkness, a path that required the union of the divided peoples.

This powerful fantasy novel will delight the young and the young at heart. Inside, you'll discover the breathtaking world of Ruin Mist where the mystical and the magical abound, and you'll fall in love with three heroes: a boy who would become a mage, a princess who is fleeing a dying kingdom, and a warrior elf who undertakes an epic journey of discovery.

Achievements for the Ruin Mist books...

#1 Fiction, Audible (12 weeks, 2005) Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Amazon (26 weeks, 2002) Top 10 Fiction, Audible (25 weeks, 2005) Top 50 Fiction, Audible (52 weeks, 2005-2006) Top 10 Kids & YA, Audible (180 weeks, 2005-2007) #1 Featured Book Audible June-July 2005 Featured in Cover Story, Publisher's Weekly (2009) Featured in VOYA (2007) Featured in Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies (2005) Featured in Ancient Art of Faery Magick (2005) Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005, 2008) Top 10 Recommended Author -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012) Top 10 Book -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012) Top 20 Author -- RateItAll (2005 - 2012) A Top 100 Fantasy -- The Fantasy 100 (2005 - 2007) The author's books also have been in:

The Olympian The Journal of Electronic Defense The Publisher's Weekly Cover Story The Parenting Magazine VOYA BookWire Children's Writer Children's Bookshelf Library Journal School Library Journal The News Tribune Wondering where to start reading the author's work? Consider this "best of" list from OverDrive's "ContentWire for Libraries"...

#1 The Pieces of the Puzzle #2 Keeper Martin's Tale #3 Bugville Collection #1: Visit Mom and Dad At Work, Go to School, Have a Sleepover, Visit Garden Box Farms #4 The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches #5 In the Service of Dragons #6 Journey Beyond the Beyond #7 Stormjammers: The Extraordinary Story of EW Operations in the Gulf War #8 Bugville Critters: Every Number Counts #9 Absolutes & Other Stories #10 Exploring Ruin Mist: Special Edition for "The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches" and "In the Service of Dragons" Praise for Ruin Mist...

"A breathtaking world and an excellent epic fantasy series This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tad Williams, and C. S. Lewis." "Stanek's has] a penchant for clear and simple prose. He also prefers swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built. Stanek moves among his main characters with ease, always switching at a climactic moment to maintain suspense. The accessible, brisk language keeps things moving." -- Foreword Magazine "Sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike. Stanek will likely draw a cult following. This guarantees fans, and those fans will be ready to wield their swords against the Dark Lord in Stanek's next installment." -- VOYA, the leading magazine for YA librarians Great author -- The Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies Recommended series -- Ancient Art of Faery Magick "Recommended reading." -- BookWire "Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide Ruin Mist was featured in the Publisher's Weekly Cover Story in April 2009. Over a million people have read the Ruin Mist books.