The Mirror of Doom by Bailey Baxter
What would you do if you got stuck in another world? 12-year-old Tim Hunter and his two older siblings panicked. Just a little. (Can you blame them?) Unfortunately, the only way they can return home is to steal a magic mirror from an evil queen. Yes, that’s right. Evil! To make matters even worse, enemy soldiers, horrible creatures called galrogs, and even a dragon will do anything to stop them. Do they have what it takes to make it home alive? There’s one way to find out. This fun, fantasy-adventure for middle-grade readers is available on Amazon.com.
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Then a strange sound startled me out of my thoughts.
Was that thunder?
Kat stopped and looked around. “What was that noise?”
“Everyone, keep going,” Gavril said from behind me. “We need to get off this bridge now.”
“Why?” I asked. “What’s going on?”
“Just move, Tim!”
Before I had a chance to even take one step, something dark and huge flew over us and let out an ear-splitting roar that shook the entire bridge.
Kat screamed, and we all hit the deck, so to speak. As I clung to the trembling bridge, I could hear a shower of stones falling into the cavern below.
Okay, that definitely wasn’t thunder.
“What was that?” Ron yelled.
“Akar!” Beriman yelled back.
“What’s an Akar?” I asked.
There was another roar, and we all ducked our heads as the shadow swooped over us again. A stream of flames burst from its mouth, lighting up the entire cavern and answering my question.
Akar was a dragon.
About the Author
Bailey Baxter is the pen name of a somewhat successful copywriter who writes online “junk mail” for health supplement companies. She’s been writing stories since childhood. In fact, when she was 12, Bailey wrote and illustrated tiny books that she stapled together and passed to her friend during class. (She was never caught.)
Bailey grew up in Ellington, CT – a small town where cows outnumbered people 2 to 1. She currently lives in Asheville, NC with a mischievous Shih-tzu named Lucy. Fortunately, Asheville is weird – and proud of it – so it gives her plenty of inspiration and plot ideas for new books.
Her first book, The Mirror of Doom, was inspired by a certain pesky brother named “Jimmy” and the childhood desire to find a wardrobe to a place like Narnia.
Website: http://www.mirrorofdoom.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaileyBaxterAuthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BaileyBaxter7
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Thank you for hosting me, Brooke, on my first book blog tour!
You’re very welcome, Bailey! I hope you have a great tour.
I can’t wait to see what a galrog is!! Sharon, catwoman-1@comcast.net
Oh, it’s scary… 😉
I liked the excerpt, thank you.
Thank you, Rita!
Sounds like an interesting read for a young reader.
Thanks, Dianne! I’m hoping kids will really enjoy it. 🙂
Great excerpt! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks, Victoria! Glad you liked it. 🙂