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The Elusion Crystals

YA Science Fantasy Novel
Currently Querying

Palmer Bridges is a fifteen-year-old prep cook on the spaceship Celebration, carrying the last remnants of humanity. Every creak sends Palmer’s anxiety spiraling. He can’t wait for the day that his little brother, Tinker, and he are safe on the new planet.

While Tinker obsesses over tales of mythological creatures, Palmer thinks they are silly stories. Until a vampire arrives to kill him—it’s hard to scream space vampires aren’t real while one chases you. Lugh, Palmer’s boss, rescues him and reveals that the old folklore from Earth got it wrong. Elves? Fairies? Vampires? They’re not mythological creatures. They’re aliens from other planets. Lugh tells Palmer he’s the prophesied hero of the galaxy. Palmer doesn’t believe it. He’d rather stay safe with Tinker and play video games. But when Singe, the vampiric leader, kidnaps Tinker and the ship’s passengers for reasons unknown, Palmer has to act.

As Palmer deciphers clues to the passengers’ whereabouts, he learns the key to Singe’s plan involves the elusion crystals. These rare crystals create portals allowing instant travel across space. Determined to save Tinker and stop Singe, Palmer travels to the crystals’ planet of origin. As the pressure mounts, Palmer must befriend strange beasts, outwit goblins, and fight minotaurs. Ultimately, he discovers the secret of Singe’s power. A secret with shocking consequences. If he can’t find the courage to overcome his fears, Palmer will lose his brother and the last of the human race.

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Alden Burgess

Alden Burgess writes Science Fiction and Fantasy stories filled with action and comedy to keep pages turning. He grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, and later attended Maine Media College with a concentration in film and video. His short films CHANCE and WHAT IS SHE TO YOU? have played at festivals worldwide. He is a member of SCBWI and the #5amWritersClub. He spends his days writing, looking after his elementary-age children, and fermenting anything he can get his hands on. If he’s not home, he’s out for a hike with his dog, Taco Tuesday. Alden is querying THE ELUSION CRYSTALS and working on his next novel EX-SPELLED—a fantasy story where a disgraced wizard must team up with a band of magical misfits to save his old school from an evil sorcerer.

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Ex-Spelled

It’s been over a decade since Lanford Grier was expelled from Wiggliwake Wizarding University. He swore he’d never return. He’d rather keep his head in the sand and act like that place didn’t exist. But when his father disappears along with the students and faculty of Wiggliwake, he knows he has to act. He’ll need help and it’s from the last people he wants to talk to … the others expelled.

A nosey know-it-all elf

A werewolf with a chip on his shoulder

A kooky witch who talks to birds more than people

A tarnished ex-professor who sees conspiracy behind every corner

They’re up against a power unlike they’ve ever seen. A power hellbent on controlling humanity—a Dreamstealer. And in a world where dreams power magic, the odds are against them. But even the losers can change the world’s fate.