Book One
Ten Silver Coins: The Drylings of Acchora
Before she ran away from the city of Vendor, Jill Strong was only known as a Daughter of Disgrace. Everything changes when she flees to the Forest and is given a treasure—ten silver coins—which she quickly loses. It is up to Jill and Simon, the boy she meets in the Forest, to recover the treasure.
To so, the Children enter Acchora, a world inhabited by the Drylings who hide in the belly of a dormant volcano under the curse of the Rashtakar, the cruel being who seeks the very treasure Jill has lost. In Vendor, imagination and adventure are forbidden. In Acchora, without them, Jill, Simon and the Drylings have no hope for survival.
Praise for Ten Silver Coins: The Drylings of Acchora (Book 1)
“I HAVE A 13 YEAR OLD WHO’S DYING TO READ THE NEXT BOOK IN YOUR TEN SILVER COINS SERIES. HE’S LITERALLY SQUIRMING OUT OF HIS SKIN WITH THE EMOTION OF IT ALL! IT’S CAPTURED MY NON-READING SON!”
— Deja P., Happy Parent to reader of Ten Silver Coins
“THOROUGHLY ENGAGING AND REFRESHINGLY ORIGINAL, KOOMAN’S RICHLY VISUAL STYLE INJECTS A COMPELLING LIVELINESS INTO EVERY PAGE.”
~ MARK WEBER, RED DEER EXPRESS
“THE FIRST NOVEL IN A TRILOGY OF JILL STRONG ADVENTURES, TEN SILVER COINSIS AN EXCELLENT TALE OF SECOND CHANCES AND ACCEPTANCE, NO MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM OR WHAT YOUR PAST MAY BE.”
~ ASSOCIATED CONTENT
“IMAGINATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE, TEN SILVER COINS: THE DRYLINGS OF ACCHORA IS … SURE TO PLEASE AND DELIGHT READERS OF ALL AGES. A THRILLING PAGE TURNER, THE STORY IS TOLD IN THE TRADITION OF ADVENTURE AND FANTASY FICTION, A SURVIVOR TALE ABOUT COURAGE AND FINDING VOICE.”
~ PR LOG
“ALTHOUGH AIMED AT A YOUNGER AUDIENCE PRIMARILY, THERE’S NO QUESTION ADULTS WILL ALSO ENJOY THE BOOK AND GET HOOKED ON THE LIKEABLE JILL’S CONSTANT STREAM OF ADVENTURES.”
Book Two
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Ten Silver Coins: The Battle for Acchora
With Juria now Queen over a divided nation, to survive above ground the Drylings must unite against the Rashtakar’s armies that begin to fill the land. But Ama’s discovery of wingless refugees on the slope of the burning mountain and a mysterious visitor from a far-away land threaten to further divide the Drylings into factions.
The battle for Acchora is a fight not only for survival but for the future. Even though Jill and Simon are outsiders caught up in the middle of the drama, without them, the battle for Acchora could be lost.
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“A rich, adventurous tale… with hints of… legendary authors like C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle and J.R.R. Tolkien.”
– Mark Weber, Red Deer Express