Jeremy Thelin

The last word spoken by 17-year-old Toekin Salazar's mother was, "Hide!", and as far as hiding goes, the deadly Seivo Sangue tree is the unlikeliest of places. But there was no hiding from loneliness. After six feral years of forest solitude Toekin longs for human contact, though he fears it even more. People are dangerous.

He passes his time ambushing taxation carts and redistributing the spoils to the less fortunate - though he often wonders if killing Abbadon Guards is really about aiding the needy, or avenging his parents. Or maybe it's just a way to escape another meal of sustainable, yet deplorable, ferns and slugs.

As his past catches up to him, Toekin finds himself in a race to find the key piece in a brewing war. Is the beautiful girl from his dreams real? Is what they're saying about his parents true?

Find out in THE PATH TO PAZ, book one to the explosive beginning of the PATH TO PAZ series, written by Jeremy Thelin.