Read The Familiars #3: Circle of Heroes Online
Authors: Adam Jay Epstein,Andrew Jacobson
Then a ray of afternoon sunlight illuminated the stained-glass window, casting the grand hall in a blue, green, and black-and-white glow.
Aldwyn remembered the pale look on Gilbert’s face after his latest puddle viewing. He leaned over and whispered in the tree frog’s ear.
“Come on, Gilbert,” he said. “What did you see in that puddle viewing?”
“Not now, Aldwyn,” said Gilbert. “Let’s just say this isn’t going to be our last adventure.”
By the way Aldwyn’s whiskers were beginning to tingle, he knew his friend was right.
A
DAM
J
AY
E
PSTEIN
spent his childhood in Great Neck, New York, while A
NDREW
J
ACOBSON
grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but the two met in Los Angeles. They have been writing together for film and television ever since.
One day, Adam asked Andrew, “Are you familiar with what a familiar is?” And from that simple question, Vastia was born, a fantastical world filled with the authors’ shared love of animals and magic. This is the third book in The Familiars series.
Adam Jay Epstein lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jane, and their daughters, Penny and Olive. Andrew Jacobson, his wife, Ashley, their son, Ryder, and their dog, Elvis, live close by.
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The Familiars #3: Circle of Heroes
Text copyright © 2012 by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson
Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Greg Call,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Epstein, Adam Jay.
Circle of heroes / Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(The familiars ; #3)
Summary: With Vastia under attack from Paksahara’s zombie army, the familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skylar the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog must gather seven descendants from the most ancient and powerful animals in the queendom to bring Paksahara down.
ISBN 978-0-06-196114-4
EPub Edition © JULY 2012 ISBN 9780062190116
[1. Animals—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Wizards—Fiction. 4. Zombies—Fiction. 5. Fantasy.] I. Jacobson, Andrew. II. Title.
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