Rieden Reece and the Scroll of Life: A Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Adventure - Hardcover

Guzman, Matt

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798986509891

Publisher: Mindfast Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

When Ri is thrust into the Candy Cosmos-a strange universe filled with sugar-inspired aliens-he acquires unlimited power! No limits-anything he desires becomes reality with one finger snap.

There's only one catch.

Although surrounded by mouthwatering delicacies, he cannot take a single bite.

Lured into this twisted universe by a mysterious alien, Ri has no time to figure out who's behind his latest conundrum. He must first locate the precious treasure that'll liberate him from his perilous paradox of power.

He's gotta outwit an angry marshmallow volcano. Race away from a ravenous hardshell-coated T-Rex. Fight off a Pop Rocks pterodactyl woven together with Red Vines. And break free from an infuriated crowd of candy creatures!

Doing all this while starving, slowly wasting away...

Can he escape the intricate maze of confectionary constructs before he collapses?

And guess what? That's only the first level!

About this title

About the Authors

Matt Guzman is somewhat spoiled. The residents of beautiful San Diego, CA allow him to live there, and they barely complain about it. After managing restaurants for twenty years, he made a drastic decision. Quit. And use everything he learned the hard way about leadership and communication to help children. He's obsessed with emotional health and storytelling. Combining these two passions, Matt crafts sci-fi stories for his twelve-year-old self-still hiding inside his adult brain. He once won an honorable mention from the Writers of the Future Contest. That went straight to his head and now there's no stopping him.

I'm Stephanie, a proud biracial Mexican-American from San Diego with over ten years of experience in the publishing industry. I've read the slush pile for literary agents, edited books for small publishing presses, and collaborated with numerous self-published and agented writers to build their craft and polish their manuscripts. In addition to being a freelance book editor, I write my own YA novels in my spare time--some of which have been published. Basically, it's all books all the time in my world, and I couldn't be happier. Besides books, I love traveling, hiking, swimming, and adventuring in the outdoors. I majored in film production at San Diego State University, and continue to enjoy watching quirky TV shows and cinematic films in my free time. I also play guitar and sing in a community choir. Sometimes I share my music on Instagram, so keep an eye out!

Edition details

• Publisher: Mindfast Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798986509891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Slagle Stephanie