J.M. Arlen

A gunslinger stumbles into Red Hand Saloon for one last drink before he dies.

The first in a saga that will span across the stars, The Crystal Keepers tells the story of Manie, a girl from a magical world where Crystals carrying incredible powers once came down from the stars like rain; and Shawn, a teenager from our world who stumbles upon Talmoria by accident. When the Rain of Crystals fell, just one blue stone was among them, the most powerful of all the magic Crystals. For years that Blue Crystal lay dormant, lost to the decay of time, until it was given to Manie by King Dukemot. Now only she can control its power. Only she can decide the fate of the island and stop a deadly disease. But when Manie learns that the price to save Talmoria is the lives of all the Torch-Wings in the South, she can no longer justify what she has to do. Manie and Shawn must decide if they are brave enough to give up everything they used to know in order to prevent the extinction of a race of creatures that most don’t know exist.

At the far end of the universe, Jake and Khalina fight for friendship and survival as the Great Collision threatens to destroy both their planets in a fiery joining of the two worlds.