The Hunter Awakens (The Morus Chronicles) (Volume 1)

When thirteen-year-old Ethan Morus is forced to stay on his grandparents' old farm, he expects to find weathered barns, rusty tools, and a creaky house in need of fresh paint. What he doesn't expect is to hear a legend placing his family at the center of an ancient treasure hunt. Or find burial chambers protected by poltergeists, or a secret lair guarded by an ancient beast. And least of all, Ethan doesn't suspect that powerful sorcerers are watching his every move. They've found Ethan and believe he is from a line of treasure hunters who possess a rare instinct to locate powerful artifacts. Whether he has the instinct or not, Ethan is faced with a choice-search the Morus property and find what they want or lose yet another family member.

"As chapters unwindwith the grace and power of an epic, middle school readers will find themselvesswept away by a wave of intrigue, fantasy, mystery, and most of all, by Ethan'sbelievable dilemmas as he faces a world he never knew existed." -  D.Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review"J.R. Roper has filled the missing piece in the middlegrade paranormal genre. There has been a void since the Spiderwick ChroniclesSeries, Percy Jackson Series and Harry Potter Series ended. I feel thebeginnings of a "void filling" series." - Nerd Girl Official, Gladys#NerdGirlOfficial"It swept me away on an adventure, into a unique fantasy world filled with dark and light magic. A place where many things are not as they seem. If you're looking for adventure, suspense, and mystery, I definitely recommend you read this book." - Cameo Renae - Bestselling author of the Hidden Wings Series and ARV-32015 Gold Medal Winner "J.R. Roper knows how to keep a reader in good suspense with an even distribution of action and compelling characters. It was not easy to detect the good characters from the bad ones because the author is adept in his writing and has an imaginative mind. He will take preteens on an exciting adventure..." - Michelle Stanley for Readers' Favorite2015 Winner in Tween Fantasy "Roper's natural writing stylesweeps the reader into this riveting story, daring his audience to join thehunt in this action-packed adventure." Children's Literary Classics