NEW GRANDPARENTS, KIDS AUTHOR OF THE WEEK

JANUARY 20, 2010 THE SHADOWMASK BY: R.A. & GENO SALVATORE

By Jim Whiting

Author Information:

Bio:

R.A. Salvatore http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/AuthorBios.aspx?doc=rasalvatore

Geno Salvatore http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/AuthorBios.aspx?doc=GenoSalvatore

List of other books:

Stone of Tymora Series for young readers: The Stowaway

Shadowmask

(also included in both author bio pages)

Links to sample chapter or website:

The Stowaway:

http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/Article.aspx?doc=mirrorstone_stowawaysample

Shadowmask

http://ww2.wizards.com/books/mirrorstone/Product.aspx?doc=240577200

Book Information: The Shadowmask

Blurb:

With The Shadowmask, young readers can join long-time Salvatore fans in following the story of twelve-year-old Maimun, first introduced in The Stowaway, Book 1 in the series. Maimun seeks to recover a magic stone, and along the way must battle a demon with a flaming sword, narrowly escape death in the desert and at sea, and triumph over a bronze dragon. Both Drizzt and Maimun are also found in R.A. Salvatore's recent adult novel, The Pirate King (Wizards of the Coast).

Title: The Shadowmask

Written by Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore

Published by Mirrorstone

Pub. Date: November 2009

Genre: Fantasy

Page Count: 304 pages

Ages 10 and up

Price $17.95 Hardcover

ISBN 13: 978-0-7869-5147-5

Question:
Why would grandparents want to buy the book for their grandchildren? To whom
would the book especially appeal?

R.A. Salvatore's thrilling novels have sold millions of copies in more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list 18 times over. In Book 2 of the Stone of Tymora series, R.A. Salvatore teams up once again with his son, Geno, to offer The Shadowmask. This swashbuckling adventure features breathtaking suspense, eye-popping action, and an appearance by the Dark Elf Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore's most popular character from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms setting.

These are books grandparents, parents and young readers can share, particularly those that love the fantasy and adventure book genres.

For more information about Jim, please see www.jimwhiting.com. To inquire about availability of specific titles or to send a comment, write him at jimruns3@gmail.com.

To participate, send a blurb about the book, your bio, a cover image, author photo and list of other books to Jim. For the book itself, include the name, publisher and pub date, genre, number of pages, recommended ages and price. You can also provide links to a sample chapter, reviews and/or your website. Perhaps the most important element is the hook: Why would grandparents want to buy your book for their grandkids? To whom would the book especially appeal?

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