Catanese, P. W

Twelve-year-old Happenstance wakes up in a cave with no idea how he got there, or who he is, but merchant and royal advisor Lord Umber helps Hap and his two friends escape from the caverns.

Lucie and Elsebeth are kidnapped by a thousand-year-old warlock, and Rudy must deliver Hansel and his treasure to him in order to secure their release.

Nick joins a band of thieves and must break into a large white castle that allegedly holds an old man, Jack--rich from a quest up a magical beanstalk--but when Nick has to journey up the same beanstalk, it holds unfamiliar foes.

Nick joins a band of thieves and must break into a large white castle that allegedly holds an old man, Jack--rich from a quest up a magical beanstalk--but when Nick has to journey up the same beanstalk, it holds unfamiliar foes.

Having learned more about his mysterious past, Happenstance accompanies Lord Umber on a daring journey that could affect the future of Kuraharen.

"After being rescued from a fiery death by Angela Obscura, an ancient demon from the underworld, Donny Taylor is settling into a new home in Sulfur. Life as Angela's mortal assistant isn't so bad. Donny gets to travel to exotic places through fire portals, money is no object, and he's seeing amazing things ... What's not to like? Well there is one minor detail. Being Angela's assistant has almost gotten Donny killed a few times already... When another encounter with a horrific underworld monster nearly gets him devoured, he's starting to wonder if he should find a way out of the whole situation. Then the king of the underworld's ferrymen gives Angela and Donny a mission. Souls are disappearing before they reach Sulfur. But who's taking them, and why? Their quest takes the pair on another globe-hopping adventure, where they join for forces with a charming old friend of Angela's named Fiasco ..."--Amazon.

In a moment of desperation, Donny Taylor accepts an offer from a demon who will save his life if he works for her, and soon he finds himself in Hell but a new, kinder, gentler Hell where not everyone is happy about the changes and some will do anything to bring back traditional ways.

In a moment of desperation, Donny Taylor accepts an offer from a demon who will save his life if he works for her, and soon he finds himself in Hell but a new, kinder, gentler Hell where not everyone is happy about the changes and some will do anything to bring back the traditional ways.