Publisher's Synopsis
"Marvelous fantasy... Dalvy has found a perfect balance between characterization, storytelling, worldbuilding, [and] a sense of awe and discovery that is not often present in this kind of fantasy fiction."
- Sami Airola, RisingShadow.net
Titha loves her father, Theole, with all her excitable heart. The two are indigo-skinned Lunas: a spritely people forbidden to leave the treehalls of Yythengrey. So when their once friendly Dawnfather, the twisted dragon Vulduun, desecrates their homeland and kidnaps Theole, no one is willing to risk saving him - except his daughter, Titha Mae. Such a brash gesture leads the little Luna and her Bear-brother, Paw, on a fantastical journey far beyond the only foliage-filled mountains she's ever known.
Join Titha and her companions on their epic adventure in this timeless new fantasy - the first in an ongoing series appropriate for all ages. Middle grade and advancing readers who've enjoyed series like Harry Potter, Fablehaven, and Story Thieves are falling in love with Titha Mae and her quirky, vibrant world whilst taking in invaluable morals to todays world (inclusion, empathy, tolerance, and good ol' fashioned kindness) - all wrapped within a brand new world ripe with its own rich mythology and eclectic characters.
Author Jon B. Dalvy crafted The Ballad of Titha Mae from his adventurous Appalachian youth, Celtic heritage, and love of mythology. Titha and her sisters' adventures began as bedtime stories created for Dalvy's younger siblings. The brothers having plenty of classical male heroes to choose from growing up, 'The Ballad' is dedicated to (and based upon) Jon's three little sisters "and the light they hold", in hopes of bringing more inspiring young heroines to the forefront of epic fantasy literature.
