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It’s one thing to leave the world behind; it’s another thing when you can never return.
Next door to the notorious Area 51 sits Area 53, the underground lab where the government secretly holds “the anomalies.” These are the Earth-born mythical and magical creatures—fairies, wyverns, manticores, and more—that have been captured and brought in for careful study.
It’s also where eleven-year-old Ollie Robles and his best (and only) friend, Garen Jackson, the kids of Area 53’s lead researchers, have grown up. They’ve lived safely within these cement-and-steel halls their whole lives . . . that is, until the day that Ollie and Garen accidentally free six anomalies: two sprites, a wyvern, a baby manticore, a llamacorn, and a golem named Henry. Now it’s up to Ollie and Garen to chase down the anomalies. Can they bring them back home to Area 53?
Into The Shadows Reviews
“Middle-graders will fly through this deftly told fantasy involving fierce wyverns, unpredictable goblins, manticores, llamacorns, and dragons — and two ordinary kids named Ollie and Garen who, thrust into a fight for their lives in a Shadow Land, find powers they never dreamed they had.” –Peter Lerangis, author of the Seven Wonders series
“With heart, humor, and high stakes, this whirlwind story explores the delicate balance between discovery and destruction. Themes of friendship, perseverance, and the search for truth run throughout, making this an exciting read for lovers of adventure and mythology alike. A rollicking, fast-paced fantasy adventure in which science meets myth.” — Kirkus Reviews
“…Cervantes balances quippy dialogue, resourceful protagonists, and pulse-pounding action to establish this series launch with flare.” — Publishers Weekly
“Cervantes’ newest children’s fantasy is a crowd-pleaser filled with adventure and resonating lessons… A necessary read on creating space between groups who do not look or live like each other.” — Booklist
Dragon Dreams Reviews
“Ramping up the fighting with artful references to dangling eyeballs and similar rousingly gruesome notes, while adding a horde of zombified ogres to her opener’s cast of golems, dragons, predatory mermaids, and other dangerous Mythicals, Cervantes dishes up a second action-packed crowd pleaser.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Cervantes includes powerful yet subtle commentary about authority imbalance and the rise of an oligarchy…Fans of troll turds, reenchantments, or playing Mythical versus Mythical will enjoy the character quips from many previously unheard-of myths. An adventurous fantasy sequel recommended for tweens who enjoyed Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, Carlos Hernandez’s Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, or Brandon Mull’s Fablehaven.” —School Library Journal
