Author Launches New Fantasy Series for Kids

Author Jack W. Regan releases the first book in his new fantasy series aimed at young readers. Its my goal to get kids hooked on reading; its a healthy addiction, said Regan.

T’Aragam, book one in the Max Ransome Chronicles, is written in the spirit of Inkheart and Eragon, and woven with a charming mix of zany humor and genuine danger. T'Aragam immerses the reader in a world of original characters and tightly-woven plot. Young Max leads the cast and is ably supported by, among others, a faithful medgekin friend named Gramkin, two monster brothers named Doom and Gloom, and an equuraptor named Dresden. Coupled with quirky supporting characters, such as mercenary Captain Baggywrinkle, Lord Stench, and a perpetually hungry sea serpent named Bob, this cast of characters steps from the pages and pulls the reader into the story. BOOK SUMMARY Young Max Ransome watched his father die, killed by marauding phantors as they swept through T'Aragam at the bidding of the evil wizard Zadok. Barely escaping with his own life, Max is thrust into a whirlwind journey as he races against time to save T'Aragam, the world he loves, from a dark dominion. Can Max overcome the horror of his father's death and save T'Aragam from the grasping talons of its enemies?

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ABOUT JACK W. REGAN Jack W. Regan has writing in his blood. At sixteen he won 2nd place in a national essay contest and was editor of his high school newsletter. At college he served on staff at the campus newspaper and, the next year, was promoted to editor-in-chief. Once out of college he continued his love affair with words and in 2004 began a popular online book review service. In 2007 he withdrew from reviewing to focus all his attention on writing. Regan is also an annual judge in Baker Trittin Press’s Tweener Time International Chapter Book Competition. http://www.taragam.com