by Scott Toney
Characters
Abishan – Cush’s King, Princess Lilya’s father
Afaris – an elder in The Canyon of Eyes
Alexander – a dragon who befriends Lilya and whose origins are unknown
Alinar – a Hawk Rider from The Canyon of Eyes
Amari – King Thomas’ galley boy
Ban Var – poor man from the outskirts of Havilah and father of Mae and Jonah
Barbarous – Assyrian knight
Barl – Castle Ah medic
Carn – mercenary from Vane
Clare – daughter of Oston, a longtime friend of Thomas’ deceased father
Coal – an elder in The Canyon of Eyes
Cypress – one of King Thomas’ three personal guards
Dora – King Thomas’ personal “Pan” or Mystic
Drinsnel – guide for King Thomas’ company in Cush
Evon – Oston’s wife and Clare’s mother
Felicia – an elder of mysterious origin in The Canyon of Eyes
Fiol – Ban Var’s wife and Mae and Jonah’s mother
Forest Beasts – beasts from the unknown woods where Thomas discovers the figs
Jonah – Ban Var’s son
June – Lilya’s maid
Juniper – one of King Thomas’ three personal guards
Lilya – Princess of Cush and daughter of King Abishan
Mae – Ban Var’s daughter
Na’amah – Felicia’s birth name
Oston – Clare’s father and an old friend of King Thomas’ father
Pine – one of King Thomas’ three personal guards
Repaor – knight of Cush
Sydney – Lilya’s maid
Targ – King Abishan’s personal guard
Tessera – Lilya’s maid
Thomas – King of Havilah
Timothy – farm boy from Cush
Vansir – a Hawk Rider from The Canyon of Eyes
Places
Assyria – kingdom beside the Tigris River
Castle Ah – the main castle of Havilah
Cush – kingdom beside the Gihon River
Eden – land believed by the Hebrews to possess the Tree of Life and Tree of Knowledge
Havilah – kingdom beside the Pishon River
The Canyon of Eyes – canyon on Cush’s edge that leads down into the sea
Vane – land beside the Euphrates River
Westwood Castle – the main castle of Cush
Rivers
Euphrates River – river running beside Vane
Gihon River – river running beside Cush
Pishon River – river running beside Havilah
Tigris River – river running beside Assyria
Unknown River – river running beside the undiscovered woods where Thomas discovered the seven figs. The Euphrates, Gihon, Pishon and Tigris rivers flow into the unknown river.
Things
Angemon – King Thomas’ ship
Pan Dora’s Box – box Pan Dora stores the seven figs in
Seven Figs – figs discovered by Thomas and believed by him to be from the Tree of Life
Tree of Knowledge – tree in Eden whose fruit is believed to grant knowledge of good and evil
Tree of Life – tree in Eden whose fruit is believed to give eternal life
Seven Deadly Sins – pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust
Seven Heavenly Virtues – humility, kindness, patience, diligence, charity, temperance and chastity
The Ark of Humanity, also by Scott J. Toney
God flooded the earth to annihilate humanity's sins. What if that sinful race didn't die when floodwaters covered them but instead adapted to breathe water?
"I can see comparisons to Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy in some of the themes raised [in The Ark of Humanity]. As with Pullman's 'daemons', the relationship between the beings and their companions who transport them is particularly enjoyable, a relationship which also reminded me of the dragons in the film 'Avatar'. I can see this as a fantastic storyboard for a Pixar film."
–HarperCollins
Other BHB books we recommend:
Fantasy
The Ark of Humanity, by Scott J. Toney
The Awakening: Dawn of Destruction, by Cara Goldthorpe
Eden Legacy, by Scott J. Toney
Horker’s Law, by Mike Lee
The Beholder, by Ivan Amberlake
Sci-Fi
Fey, by Mike Lee
StarFire, by Mike Lee
Christian Historical Fiction
Lazarus, Man, by Scott J. Toney
Horror/Thriller
Doubles, by Melissa Simonson
Historical Fiction
Chasing Pharaohs, by CMTStibbe
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