The Crystal Key
The Dream Rider Saga, Book 2
Sequel to the 2023 AURORA AWARD WINNER and 2023 Juried IAP AWARD Winner, THE HOLLOW BOYSWill Dreycott is the Dream Rider, the agoraphobic teenage superhero who can walk in our dreams but never in the streets of his city. Case is his girlfriend, a survivor of those streets who hears voices. Fader is her brother, who is very good at disappearing. Together, they defeated a body swapper and a witch to save the world (The Hollow Boys).Now, Case battles guilt over living sheltered in Will's tower home while her street friends still struggle. Blaming his affliction for Case's sadness, Will searches for a way to live a normal life with the girl he loves-a way to go outside.But his efforts draw the attention of dark forces. Sinister figures hunt Will in Dream. Intruders scour the vast warehouse of antiquities "acquired" by Will's missing parents. And a masked swordswoman attacks Will, demanding "the Crystal Key" before disappearing into thin air.Are they all searching for the same thing? Something from Will's parents' shady past? For the swordswoman leaves behind a flowery scent, Will's only memory from the lost expedition eight years ago that gave him powers in Dream but cost him his parents and his freedom.A trail of dark secrets leads Will, Case, and Fader to a mysterious world. Trapped between warring cults willing to kill for the Crystal Key, the three friends must master strange new powers that grow stronger and wilder the closer they draw to the truth.This time it's not just the fate of the world at stake...but the multiverse.Indiana Jones meets Teen Titans in The Dream Rider Saga, a fast-paced urban fantasy trilogy from "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction" (Library Journal).Praise for The Dream Rider Saga:"A must-read story for YA fantasy fans." -Blueink Review ( Starred review) "Inventive, engaging, and boundless fun." -The Ottawa Review of Books "Fast-paced and entertaining." -SF Crowsnest "A fun supernatural tale with well-developed characters and a touch of romance." -Kirkus Reviews
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Douglas Smith
Doug Smith, MSSW has more than 12 years' experience in mental health and justice policy, as a policy expert at the Texas House of Representative and later as Senior Policy Analyst for Texas Center on Justice and Equity. He has more than eight years' experience serving as an Adjunct Professor of Social Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Doug specializes in developing the leadership capacity of people with with life histories of mental illness, past trauma, and incarceration. A foundation of his work is partnering with organizations to create trauma-informed leadership practices. Doug also works with communities across Texas to prevent the arrest and incarceration of people with mental illness. Doug earned his master's in social work from the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated from Erickson Coaching International and is certified in trauma-informed coaching. Doug lived through mental illness, substance use disorder, and incarceration, and these experiences drive his passion to help people achieve their fullest potential. He is a husband and proud father and stepfather of three adult children and three rescue pups.
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