Title: The Dark Shadow of Spring (The Young Sorcerers Guild - Book 1 Author: G.L. Breedon Publisher: Kosmosaic Books Release: October 7, 2011 Length: 237pages (81,000 words) Age Group:  Young Adult Genre: Fantasy The Dark Shadow of Spring is another terrific book from GL Breedon, perfect for younger teens who like a good dose of adventure, mystery and awesome superpowers. Move over Harry Potter, here comes Alex Ravenstar. The story begins when thirteen year old Alex and his friends in The Young Sorcerer’s Guild visit a dragon that foretells destinies, no easy feat considering that he lives in a deep cave protected with booby traps and if you wake him up too much, instead of telling you your destiny, he’ll blast you with a stream of dragon fire. Alex manages to hear his shocking destiny before the guild’s arch (and rather stupid) enemies, who followed them into the cave, wake the dragon and all hell breaks loose. Chased by an angry dragon, Alex run down the mountain, falls into a … [Read more...]