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The Dream Traveler's Quest #2
The Curse of the Shadowman
FOR AGES 7-12
What if you could find a way to enter another reality full of wild and life changing adventure? And what if every time you fell asleep you woke up in that other reality? Welcome to the world of Theo Dunnery, a twelve year-old boy who feels alone and full of fear when he stumbles on an ancient book that draws him into another world.
In that world, he learns he must complete a quest to find the Five Seals of Truth if he is to conquer his fears. Facing great odds and many enemies, Theo sets off on the adventure of a lifetime to discover who he really is as the son of Elyon, and overcome the darkness that has haunted him for so long.
Join Theo on The Dream Traveler’s Quest, one story told in four chapter books. Read all four and discover the truth for yourself.
What if you could find a way to enter another reality full of wild and life changing adventure? And what if every time you fell asleep you woke up in that other reality? Welcome to the world of Theo Dunnery, a twelve year-old boy who feels alone and full of fear when he stumbles on an ancient book that draws him into another world.
In that world, he learns he must complete a quest to find the Five Seals of Truth if he is to conquer his fears. Facing great odds and many enemies, Theo sets off on the adventure of a lifetime to discover who he really is as the son of Elyon, and overcome the darkness that has haunted him for so long.
Join Theo on The Dream Traveler’s Quest, one story told in four chapter books. Read all four and discover the truth for yourself.
126 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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Ted Dekker
192 books9,965 followersTed Dekker is known for novels that combine adrenaline-laced stories with unexpected plot twists, unforgettable characters, and incredible confrontations between good and evil. Ted lives in Austin with his wife LeeAnn and their four children.
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April 3, 2020
The Dream Traveler’s Quest is a four-book series written by Kara and Ted Dekker that pairs with Ted Dekker’s Beyond the Circle duology that released around the same time. Written for ages 7-12, The Dream Traveler’s Quest follows Theo Dunnery, who stumbles upon an ancient Book of History that sucks him into another world. Here, Theo learns to overcome his loneliness and fear through the Five Seals: five statements of truth that Ted Dekker developed in his non-fiction work, The Way of Love. But the journey won’t be easy, evil bats and school bullies will conspire to stop Theo from discovering his identity as the son of Elyon.
The Curse of Shadowman takes place a couple weeks after book one and we see Theo desperate to go back to Other Earth. We’re also introduced to Annelee, who ends up being the butt of school bully Asher’s jokes this time around. (Easter Egg: Ted’s wife is named LeeAnn. You fill in the blanks from there.) While Theo is still in school, the young Roush named Stokes appears and tells Theo that he needs to come back to Other Earth and bring Annelee with him.
Pause for a moment. The whole plotline of the first four Lost Books is about how at least three original Books of History are needed to physically transport beings from one reality to another. But here, Roush (and later, Shataiki) move between the worlds at will. Stokes says it’s because he ate a certain fruit—playing off the established mechanic that certain fruits in OE have different effects—but this is a subversion of the established canon. It’s a plot hole. A big one. One that would have been fixed with good editing. Anyway, onward…
Theo finds Annelee and convinces her to go with him to the special room in the library. Which, you know, under normal circumstances, several red flags are now waving. Against Annelee’s will, Theo jabs her finger with a thumbtack and makes her bleed on the page.
“I’m sorry. I needed your blood, and I knew you wouldn’t give it if I asked.”
I know this isn’t what Kara or Ted Dekker intended, but the lack of consent really bothers me here. The implicit message becomes that it’s okay to violate someone’s body or harm them if you know/believe that it will result in their (or your) greater good. There needed a better way to write this to avoid them implication. Most kids are going to read right over it or not think critically about it, but still.
Theo and Annelee appear in Other Earth and go with Michal, Gabil, and Stokes to Mount Veritas. In book one, the journey to Veritas goes through a Roush village. In The Curse of Shadowman, they take a different route and end up meeting a Horde girl named Maya who loves Elyon.
It’s subtle, but I think the Dekkers are referencing Jesus’s meeting with the Samaritan woman in John 4. In this conversation, Jesus reveals himself as Messiah and tears down the societal and ethnic constructs that separated Jews and Samaritans. The message from Jesus: You can be a Samaritan and follow Jesus too.
The Dream Traveler’s Quest plays off of this by introducing us to Maya, who is both Horde and a follower of Elyon. The Horde are afflicted with a scabbing disease, one that can be healed by drowning in Elyon’s Red Lakes. In the Circle Trilogy, the disease is symbolic of the effects of sin and drowning is a spiritual symbol of repentance and a physical symbol of baptism. But here, the point is that even though Maya is ugly and smelly on the outside, it is what is inside that matters. A very good point—except that Other Earth is explicitly a place where the inside is made manifest on the outside.
It’s a good theme that is poorly executed given the world’s established mechanics. If you’re reading this with no previous knowledge of the Horde, if you’re reading this as a standalone lesson about inner beauty, then great! But if you’re reading this within the context of the Circle, then it simply doesn’t hold up.
All of this is foreshadowing to Theo and Annelee being captured and turned into Horde themselves. Ba’al, the high priest, has concocted a potion that makes Albinos (those with smooth skin who have drowned into Horde). Normally, I’d say that the idea that evil can undo the work wrought by Elyon is heresy, but in this new context, it appears that the symbolism of the scabbing disease is only skin deep. So, whatever.
The theme—that Elyon looks past our struggles and temptation and sins to really see us as his creation, and that evil often promises us outward beauty through popularity, wealth, success, and so on—that’s a really good theme. I absolutely love it. The trio—Theo, Annelee, and Maya—defeat Shadowman by realizing and proclaiming that they are the light of the world, that Elyon’s power flows through them. It’s a stunning climax only made clunky because the symbolism doesn’t fit Other Earth.
Overall, The Curse of Shadowman suffers from some of the same flaws as The Book of Light and The Dream Traveler’s Quest as a whole. The writing is mediocre, the attention to the established world is minimal, the mechanics seem forced. And yet, the theme is solid—as long as you take it as-is and not as part of the larger Circle mythos. If this story was divorced from the world of the Circle, I’d be able to give it a much higher rating.
The Curse of Shadowman takes place a couple weeks after book one and we see Theo desperate to go back to Other Earth. We’re also introduced to Annelee, who ends up being the butt of school bully Asher’s jokes this time around. (Easter Egg: Ted’s wife is named LeeAnn. You fill in the blanks from there.) While Theo is still in school, the young Roush named Stokes appears and tells Theo that he needs to come back to Other Earth and bring Annelee with him.
Pause for a moment. The whole plotline of the first four Lost Books is about how at least three original Books of History are needed to physically transport beings from one reality to another. But here, Roush (and later, Shataiki) move between the worlds at will. Stokes says it’s because he ate a certain fruit—playing off the established mechanic that certain fruits in OE have different effects—but this is a subversion of the established canon. It’s a plot hole. A big one. One that would have been fixed with good editing. Anyway, onward…
Theo finds Annelee and convinces her to go with him to the special room in the library. Which, you know, under normal circumstances, several red flags are now waving. Against Annelee’s will, Theo jabs her finger with a thumbtack and makes her bleed on the page.
“I’m sorry. I needed your blood, and I knew you wouldn’t give it if I asked.”
I know this isn’t what Kara or Ted Dekker intended, but the lack of consent really bothers me here. The implicit message becomes that it’s okay to violate someone’s body or harm them if you know/believe that it will result in their (or your) greater good. There needed a better way to write this to avoid them implication. Most kids are going to read right over it or not think critically about it, but still.
Theo and Annelee appear in Other Earth and go with Michal, Gabil, and Stokes to Mount Veritas. In book one, the journey to Veritas goes through a Roush village. In The Curse of Shadowman, they take a different route and end up meeting a Horde girl named Maya who loves Elyon.
It’s subtle, but I think the Dekkers are referencing Jesus’s meeting with the Samaritan woman in John 4. In this conversation, Jesus reveals himself as Messiah and tears down the societal and ethnic constructs that separated Jews and Samaritans. The message from Jesus: You can be a Samaritan and follow Jesus too.
The Dream Traveler’s Quest plays off of this by introducing us to Maya, who is both Horde and a follower of Elyon. The Horde are afflicted with a scabbing disease, one that can be healed by drowning in Elyon’s Red Lakes. In the Circle Trilogy, the disease is symbolic of the effects of sin and drowning is a spiritual symbol of repentance and a physical symbol of baptism. But here, the point is that even though Maya is ugly and smelly on the outside, it is what is inside that matters. A very good point—except that Other Earth is explicitly a place where the inside is made manifest on the outside.
It’s a good theme that is poorly executed given the world’s established mechanics. If you’re reading this with no previous knowledge of the Horde, if you’re reading this as a standalone lesson about inner beauty, then great! But if you’re reading this within the context of the Circle, then it simply doesn’t hold up.
All of this is foreshadowing to Theo and Annelee being captured and turned into Horde themselves. Ba’al, the high priest, has concocted a potion that makes Albinos (those with smooth skin who have drowned into Horde). Normally, I’d say that the idea that evil can undo the work wrought by Elyon is heresy, but in this new context, it appears that the symbolism of the scabbing disease is only skin deep. So, whatever.
The theme—that Elyon looks past our struggles and temptation and sins to really see us as his creation, and that evil often promises us outward beauty through popularity, wealth, success, and so on—that’s a really good theme. I absolutely love it. The trio—Theo, Annelee, and Maya—defeat Shadowman by realizing and proclaiming that they are the light of the world, that Elyon’s power flows through them. It’s a stunning climax only made clunky because the symbolism doesn’t fit Other Earth.
Overall, The Curse of Shadowman suffers from some of the same flaws as The Book of Light and The Dream Traveler’s Quest as a whole. The writing is mediocre, the attention to the established world is minimal, the mechanics seem forced. And yet, the theme is solid—as long as you take it as-is and not as part of the larger Circle mythos. If this story was divorced from the world of the Circle, I’d be able to give it a much higher rating.
April 12, 2019
A poignant edition to the Dream Traveler's Quest where the characters learned where beauty truly is.
November 17, 2025
Great series for the kids / Grandkids. I'm reading these as well so I can discuss with the Grandkids after they've read them
August 7, 2019
My 9 year old Grandson and I read this book. Grandson found it scary in parts but helped him understand “God loved me and will protect me”. Theo takes a Friend on this quest and together they discover the truth of who is the light of this world.
January 4, 2022
More pre-reading for the boys!
September 9, 2023
A series I believe that I picked up from a free library while surprisingly having all the books in my grasp that I know of. Unfortunately they cannot be read out of serial order nor as a standalone since each book relies on the seal(s) and events from the previous books to move forward
The Curse of the Shadow Man is probably the worst of the four books to me since there isn't really much of a plot or an adventure in comparison to the other books. Furthermore the reader is introduced to a stereotypical scenario, which won't be the first time that the book does so and thus makes it almost a bit too easy for the more mature reader to guess what is going on. Anyway in this case the scenario is where the pretty, popular girl of course doesn't think she's pretty thus needs to learn about how beautiful she really is on the inside.
The characters we have learned about in the first book do make appearances but basically for other earth characters the Roush from now on will be delegated to very minor appearances and roles that help move the plot forth, Talya is just the "gatekeeper" with or without instructions, Judah makes cameos that don't really add to the story and Elyon/Justin of course has to be in the story otherwise it wouldn't be the series that it is. Human-wise Asher continues to be the villain in our earth while we are introduced to new characters in both worlds as well as a new race that lives in the other earth that hasn't been mentioned before while won't be really appearing in any other books.
There is just a bit more geography added to this other earth that we get to visit but as mentioned in my first complaint with the first book there are no names. Instead the book only provides the reader with as much detail as they need to know while leaning more on the interactions of the characters who are mostly just there.
The book does have some basic sketch illustrations occasionally spread throughout although the most fascinating illustrations to me were the Roush holding onto the chapter numbers of each chapter start.
All in all it was rather an okay read but one that I probably would have enjoyed much more as a child if I hadn't already read series like The Chronicles of Narnia or other books like The Pilgrim's Progress instead.
The Curse of the Shadow Man is probably the worst of the four books to me since there isn't really much of a plot or an adventure in comparison to the other books. Furthermore the reader is introduced to a stereotypical scenario, which won't be the first time that the book does so and thus makes it almost a bit too easy for the more mature reader to guess what is going on. Anyway in this case the scenario is where the pretty, popular girl of course doesn't think she's pretty thus needs to learn about how beautiful she really is on the inside.
The characters we have learned about in the first book do make appearances but basically for other earth characters the Roush from now on will be delegated to very minor appearances and roles that help move the plot forth, Talya is just the "gatekeeper" with or without instructions, Judah makes cameos that don't really add to the story and Elyon/Justin of course has to be in the story otherwise it wouldn't be the series that it is. Human-wise Asher continues to be the villain in our earth while we are introduced to new characters in both worlds as well as a new race that lives in the other earth that hasn't been mentioned before while won't be really appearing in any other books.
There is just a bit more geography added to this other earth that we get to visit but as mentioned in my first complaint with the first book there are no names. Instead the book only provides the reader with as much detail as they need to know while leaning more on the interactions of the characters who are mostly just there.
The book does have some basic sketch illustrations occasionally spread throughout although the most fascinating illustrations to me were the Roush holding onto the chapter numbers of each chapter start.
All in all it was rather an okay read but one that I probably would have enjoyed much more as a child if I hadn't already read series like The Chronicles of Narnia or other books like The Pilgrim's Progress instead.
May 28, 2023
Book #2 in The Dream Traveler's Quest Series. Theo is back from the other Earth and got his first seal.
There are 4 more seals to go. This time Theo is told to bring a fellow classmate along with him to go on his journey. Anne is a very popular and beautiful girl who doesn't even know Theo exists. Yet, Theo is resourceful and figures out a way to get Anne to the library's secret room where the book is that transports them to the other Earth.
Anne is not happy about being here, more annoyed than anything and really wants to go home. Until Gabil, Michal and Stokes come along and tell her more about the quest.
This time they are transported to a part of the city where the Horde lives. These are 'non christians' who have dried cracked skin like cement and smell like rotten eggs. They live well with the Shataki (bad black bats) and hate the 'albinos' (christians) and Rouch (little fluffy white good bats).
Theo and Anne get caught right a way and are put in jail. Maya, a young girl, the same age as Theo and Anne help them escape. But Maya is a Horde!! Why is she helping them? Anne right away does not like Maya and wants nothing to do with her. Anne runs away and is later found talking to a tall nice looking man who is trying to convince her he can take her home away from this place. Theo has a gut feeling that is not true and convinces Anne to leave him. Of course, once she walks away from him, this handsome man turns evil and ugly... and introduces himself as the Shadowman.
The Shadowman makes them drink a mixture to turn them into Hordes. Now Theo and Anne look just like Maya, the person Anne didn't like because of her looks.
Yes, another lesson learned here and it is so touching.
The three kids end of defeating the Shataki and the Shadowman and earn their second seal.
This adventure was really all for Anne. She learns a very valuable lesson and they both learn they are the Light of the World.
Must read!! Enjoy!!!
There are 4 more seals to go. This time Theo is told to bring a fellow classmate along with him to go on his journey. Anne is a very popular and beautiful girl who doesn't even know Theo exists. Yet, Theo is resourceful and figures out a way to get Anne to the library's secret room where the book is that transports them to the other Earth.
Anne is not happy about being here, more annoyed than anything and really wants to go home. Until Gabil, Michal and Stokes come along and tell her more about the quest.
This time they are transported to a part of the city where the Horde lives. These are 'non christians' who have dried cracked skin like cement and smell like rotten eggs. They live well with the Shataki (bad black bats) and hate the 'albinos' (christians) and Rouch (little fluffy white good bats).
Theo and Anne get caught right a way and are put in jail. Maya, a young girl, the same age as Theo and Anne help them escape. But Maya is a Horde!! Why is she helping them? Anne right away does not like Maya and wants nothing to do with her. Anne runs away and is later found talking to a tall nice looking man who is trying to convince her he can take her home away from this place. Theo has a gut feeling that is not true and convinces Anne to leave him. Of course, once she walks away from him, this handsome man turns evil and ugly... and introduces himself as the Shadowman.
The Shadowman makes them drink a mixture to turn them into Hordes. Now Theo and Anne look just like Maya, the person Anne didn't like because of her looks.
Yes, another lesson learned here and it is so touching.
The three kids end of defeating the Shataki and the Shadowman and earn their second seal.
This adventure was really all for Anne. She learns a very valuable lesson and they both learn they are the Light of the World.
Must read!! Enjoy!!!
January 9, 2023
I read this series to my children as a read aloud for our homeschool. This book is definitely geared to younger ages, and so the story is simple and predictable for adults. However, I liked the imaginative qualities of the story, and the way he utilized an Old Testament name for God ("El Elyon" - the Most High God) as the name for God in the story.
My biggest criticism of the entire series is the books are overwrought with typos! Grammar, spelling - you name it, and it occurs. I abhor that. If I am giving my children something to read that will foster their intellectual and spiritual growth, can it at least be written well? Where was the editor of this atrocity? Additionally, the predictability of the story made it hard for me to enjoy (even as a read aloud for children). I've read other reviews where readers defend Dekker's typos/errors by cheering the sheer number of books he churns out in a year, but my position is if you can't write it well, perhaps you should slow down and invest in an editor who can help you produce quality books that are well-written.
That said, my children enjoyed the characters, creatures, and journey they went on in this series. I especially enjoyed the conversations and questions that came about as a result of the content of the books.
My biggest criticism of the entire series is the books are overwrought with typos! Grammar, spelling - you name it, and it occurs. I abhor that. If I am giving my children something to read that will foster their intellectual and spiritual growth, can it at least be written well? Where was the editor of this atrocity? Additionally, the predictability of the story made it hard for me to enjoy (even as a read aloud for children). I've read other reviews where readers defend Dekker's typos/errors by cheering the sheer number of books he churns out in a year, but my position is if you can't write it well, perhaps you should slow down and invest in an editor who can help you produce quality books that are well-written.
That said, my children enjoyed the characters, creatures, and journey they went on in this series. I especially enjoyed the conversations and questions that came about as a result of the content of the books.
March 10, 2022
Theo Dunnery knows he will be taking someone else into the Other Earth next time, but he doesn’t know who and it’s been so long since his first visit that he’s even starting to doubt whether it was even real or not. But then one of his friends appears (only to him and no one else), he is very excited. His friends are the Roush, who are small white bat creatures and they are friends of Elyon. And Theo learns that the person he will be taking with him this time is none other than his secret crush, Annelee. How will he convince her to go with him to the hidden library room where the mysterious book lies? And why is she the key to finding the next Seal?
Another great, simple but effective story about the spiritual battle between light and darkness. My only small gripe about these stories, and it came out quite a lot for me in this one, is that some of the dialogue seems a little unrealistic in places. A little cliché or unnatural, like they’re the words someone’s made up and written down instead of actual things the characters would say and how they would say it. But one of the purposes of these books is to tell the story simply and quickly to keep it down to a nice length for young kids, so I am quite forgiving.
I got through this book very quickly and again enjoyed the spiritual parallels and cute illustrations. Once again there is an invaluable lesson to be learned and Theo and Annelee’s life will never be the same.
Another great, simple but effective story about the spiritual battle between light and darkness. My only small gripe about these stories, and it came out quite a lot for me in this one, is that some of the dialogue seems a little unrealistic in places. A little cliché or unnatural, like they’re the words someone’s made up and written down instead of actual things the characters would say and how they would say it. But one of the purposes of these books is to tell the story simply and quickly to keep it down to a nice length for young kids, so I am quite forgiving.
I got through this book very quickly and again enjoyed the spiritual parallels and cute illustrations. Once again there is an invaluable lesson to be learned and Theo and Annelee’s life will never be the same.
April 6, 2022
This acts as a solid follow up to the first one. Theo is still struggling with what he learned, but it isn't a complete backslide. Annalee is a nice addition, but is hard to comprehend as a character. Mostly because this is Theo's story and we never see inside her head, but also because her motivations and actions don't always make a ton of sense.
The relationship between Theo and Annalee doesn't go beyond friends which is nice. The Roush are still loveable, but are hardly in the book. The relationship between Talya, Judah, and Elyon isn't as clear as I think the author can make it. Are these the three figures of the trinity? Are these prophets? They're by no means bad, but their role isn't entirely clear either.
The Shadowman was creepy, Ba'al was scary, but only ever did one thing . . .
This was good if a bit jumbled. A solid read. My kids already want to read the next in the series.
The relationship between Theo and Annalee doesn't go beyond friends which is nice. The Roush are still loveable, but are hardly in the book. The relationship between Talya, Judah, and Elyon isn't as clear as I think the author can make it. Are these the three figures of the trinity? Are these prophets? They're by no means bad, but their role isn't entirely clear either.
The Shadowman was creepy, Ba'al was scary, but only ever did one thing . . .
This was good if a bit jumbled. A solid read. My kids already want to read the next in the series.
January 19, 2022
The second book in Dekker’s children’s book picks up right where the first one left off and is full of fun and adventure for all ages.
Theo Dunnery is back in his world after finding the first Seal of Truth. In order to return to “Other Earth,” as he calls it, he is going to have to bring someone with him to find the next Seal of Truth.
Full of the same adventure, action, and perfect storyline for young readers to grab their attention and help them fall in love with reading. I loved the progression of these books and how Theo had to rely on others to help him in both worlds showing him that no matter how alone he felt he was never truly alone. This will be a fun book for young readers to get started in the world of Ted Dekker’s writing, so many fun moments that kids and adults can enjoy.
Theo Dunnery is back in his world after finding the first Seal of Truth. In order to return to “Other Earth,” as he calls it, he is going to have to bring someone with him to find the next Seal of Truth.
Full of the same adventure, action, and perfect storyline for young readers to grab their attention and help them fall in love with reading. I loved the progression of these books and how Theo had to rely on others to help him in both worlds showing him that no matter how alone he felt he was never truly alone. This will be a fun book for young readers to get started in the world of Ted Dekker’s writing, so many fun moments that kids and adults can enjoy.
June 4, 2019
I like that Dekker is bringing the concepts of the five seals to kids. This series seem like a good introduction to the Circle universe, which could transition to the YA series, then the adult novels.
As I read these, I know that they are still too dark for my boy. They would have been too dark for me on the bottom end of the suggested age range. This is not a criticism of the book, simply an observation of myself and my boy.
The story moves quickly and illustrates the points of the seals simply, a good base for kids who don’t have the understanding or experience to understand them in depth.
I don’t identify with the characters much, but that may be in part because of how far removed I am from that age group.
As I read these, I know that they are still too dark for my boy. They would have been too dark for me on the bottom end of the suggested age range. This is not a criticism of the book, simply an observation of myself and my boy.
The story moves quickly and illustrates the points of the seals simply, a good base for kids who don’t have the understanding or experience to understand them in depth.
I don’t identify with the characters much, but that may be in part because of how far removed I am from that age group.
May 12, 2020
Theo and Annelee embark on a journey to find the second seal. The five seals are lessons of truth that we know in our hearts but sometimes forget when we are in trials. Not sure why Theo’s dad keeps giving him bad advise. Also the drop of blood needed to go to the other world could signify a covenant but is a little too complex I think for the intended audience. Remember, these are our opportunity to come alongside our little ones to help them understand.
June 29, 2020
Theo Dunnery, a twelve-year-old boy, feels alone and full of fear when he stumbles on an ancient book that draws him into another world. There, he learns he must complete a quest to find the Five Seals of Truth if he's to conquer his fears. Theo sets off on an adventure.
What a great book. Full of tension and suspense. The reader can't help but cheer for Theo. Bullied and at times hurt, Theo is learning to fight the right fight. I loved this book and know my kids will also love it.
What a great book. Full of tension and suspense. The reader can't help but cheer for Theo. Bullied and at times hurt, Theo is learning to fight the right fight. I loved this book and know my kids will also love it.
January 8, 2025
Again, taking place in the same universe as all the circle series, it was mildly interesting to read about characters that I knew from that series shown up here in this kids series. These books all have great christian messages and I have even gleaned a few nuggets of truth so not a complete waste of time. I finished the first book while we were traveling in like 3 hrs. , this one was about 5(split over 2 days) so really quick reads.
February 26, 2020
The saga continues as Theo discovers more about himself in the second book. I really am drawn into the way the authors show you the seals while teaching the Christian principles. I only wish that they would show up on my arm as I learn them too. Cheers to being the Light of the World.
November 29, 2021
This book is full of adventure. Ted Dekker put so much character into Theo, Annelee, Asher and the shataiki. It is like I can actually be in the book. This book has been a really good treat. I can't wait to read the next book!
November 29, 2025
This is a clean Middle Grade fantasy series, about a boy discovering who he was meant to be through a book that takes him to another world.
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December 26, 2018
Book two in the series is just as good as the first. I am amazed at the ability to take complex religious ideas and bring them down to a level a kid can connect with.
January 24, 2019
The story continues in part 2. There are now two middle schoolers on this journey. Dekker brings the story to where younger readers can understand the deeper meaning.
February 17, 2019
Please read this book! :)
April 27, 2019
I thought this was a little better than the first. I liked how Annelee and Theo developed a friendship. I also liked how the Horde was in this one. I am excited to read more!
May 7, 2019
A wonderful read for younger kids to teach them the truths of God in a fun, exciting story.
April 17, 2020
So much truth
July 30, 2020
I wish every child would be introduced to this series! Teaches them excellent truth to live by while taking them on a magical adventure!
January 27, 2021
I love how much the boys love these stories
February 14, 2021
I HIGHLY recommend these books for young children!!! Such a good read! I'm reading them to my 3 year old at bedtime right now but I cannot wait for him to read them himself.
May 3, 2021
I definitely liked the first one better. This one didn't give me all the feels that the first one did, but I will read on!
January 25, 2022
Shadowman is really sneaky
February 23, 2022
(Read aloud to my boys.) The second in the series, we continued to appreciate the parallels this book offers. A great way to remember biblical truths.
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