Adventure-loving children (and adults!) - for an edge-of-your-seat magical adventure, you MUST read The Ride of Doom! (Juvenile Fiction - Action and Adventure) Intensely exciting, humorous, with heart-stopping adventure, the first volume of Anthony Pardoe's new action-packed trilogy "Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems" will transport you into a magical fantasy land of gemstones, crystals, rocks and minerals, where kindness and treachery go hand in hand! It's a MUST READ! Grab your copy now! With excitement, humor, friendship, action and adventure, this book has it all! 'Fantastic - I couldn't stop reading ... the characterizations are brilliant and the adventures heart-stopping ... I loved the relationship between Star and Jasper ... if this isn't a best seller, I'll eat the manuscript!' Lynn Russell - Proof Reader 'How very charming! ... the cadence and word banter between the characters is spot-on ... it would delight a child ... and keep any adult reading long after the child had drifted off ... what better compliment?' Dr. S. B. Mason - Author and Psychologist When Star finds a lost pebble in her garden, imploring to be taken to the nearby beach to be with its friends, she agrees - little knowing the action, adventure and danger about to enter her life ..... After a surprise encounter, the pebble rolls into a gemstone mine! As they fight their way through terrible dangers, they meet crystals who are friendly - but some who are definitely not! Will their shining example of friendship, bravery and loyalty carry them through? Will they EVER get home? This uplifting children's adventure trilogy, full of heart-warming characters and humor, is sure to become a classic and definitely not to be missed! Scroll up and get your copy now - you won't be disappointed!