Aphotic

by D.R. Mattox

"...As events and perspectives move from Ko and Aileen to Sam, Joan, encounters with the Light Reaper's possibilities, and more, readers are led into a full-fledged fantasy that holds a quest, a challenge, and many battles. Mattox moves from the first person to a third person narrative, but by then young readers are thoroughly immersed in the situations, perspectives, and struggles of a myriad of characters. As various prisoners of the Aphotic search for a way out, the story is reminiscent of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, but with a broader cast of would-be heroes and children who struggle to make sense of this new world and their place in it. The safety of a galaxy lies in these young hands and the choices they face to preserve it. Middle grade and older readers with a special interest in fantasy quests will find Aphotic a marvelous saga of courage, self-resilience, and change."



-D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review

228 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2020