Tom Phipps

Carol Marrs Phipps

Marija Vilotijevic

Rose's parents couldn't be telling her everything. Frantic to find out if she really is the daughter of an evil sorceress, she makes a rash departure on a quest to the Chokewoods, a forest of horrors which no one in her kingdom dares to enter. Her journey is beset with challenges. Her brother Lukus accosts her in the stables and blackmails her into traveling with him. Together they evade royal authorities, survive a cyclone, escape from the castle of her betrothed, and discover that trolls, Elves and cyclopses really do exist as do the perilous visions which they struggle with in the Valley of Illusions. In the Chokewoods, they narrowly survive a horde of flesh eating devils, the fruit of the choke oak and a village of beasts who take them captive. As the beasts prepare to make a feast of them, a hag crashes through the treetops and rescues them, leading them away into a mad forest of her own where she turns them into thralls and taunts them with threats, telling them that they owe her. Rose and Lukus soon find that life everywhere has become a desperate struggle with an evil seeking to conquer the world as liberty, privacy and fundamental human dignity become forbidden.

Heart of the Staff

The Collector Witch

Sometimes, the people closest to you can cause the greatest harm...Magic. Hidden Agendas. Supernatural Creatures. Sibling Rivalry.Enter the Kingdom of Niarg in the first book of the Heart of the Staff Series, a fantasy adventure collection by husband and wife writing team, Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps."What I loved about this story was the author's magical ability to transport me through time into a believable world that felt like long ago."Minuet Dewin, eldest daughter of the wizard Razzmorten, practically raised her half sister Leeuh, who was abandoned by her mother. For many years, Minuet is Leeuh's passionate champion. As time passes, Leeuh becomes increasingly hard to defend as she grows determined to be awful at every turn. Whilst undoing her dangerous pranks, Minuet finds herself the target of her hatred and jealousy. And when they fall for the same prince, it looks like war. One day, Leeuh vanishes. She returns years later, compliant and sweet as she always should have been. Minuet is stunned. Should she trust her, or will it be the very death of her?

Good Sister, Bad Sister

They took her world. They took her family. They said it was for the greater good. From husband and wife writing team, Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps, WHAM is an imaginative and original dystopian fantasy where technology and magic stand side by side. "Rarely have I seen fantasy and science fiction married so successfully." When Children and Family Assistance police drag her mom, her dad and her beautiful sister out the door into the night and beat her senseless, Tess Greenwood finds herself alone, her every move watched by the hidden World Alliance. Almost blind after her beating, she flees to the forbidden Broadstreet compound and a troll named Maxi. So begins Tess's journey from quiet teen at home to fierce young woman, determined to get back her family any way she can. Even if she must travel time itself. But time is one thing she has little of. Those arrested in the night seldom live for long, and beautiful young women are destined to become toys for the elite. Frantic, Tess tries to pull herself together to save her loved ones and her world... and the clock is ticking. Get your copy and enter the world of the Timewalkers. "At first, I thought this was your typical dystopian story, but I quickly learned it is so much more. Layer upon layer was peeled back as I read, revealing themes of corruption, power, and greed as well as familial love and loyalty that spans the ages."

Wham!

Can Razzmorten and the Elven King's forces stop Demonica and Spitemorta from taking Niarg and conquering the world?With both the Great Staff of Power and the Stone Heart in their hands at last, it seems that nothing can stop Demonica and Queen Spitemorta from crushing Niarg and conquering the entire world. King Hebraun of Niarg is dead and not a single Elf is left alive in the Jutwoods.Spitemorta's husband, King James, tries to ride out of Castle Goll with her Great Staff of Power, but is caught by his wife and Demonica. Locked away in the dungeoun, he manages to escape across the Great Barrier Mountains.Queen Minuet and Wizard Razzmorten sends Niarg's forces into the countryside, before fleeing to the Pitmaster's Kettles, leaving Spitemorta and Demonica to effortlessly destroy Castle Niarg. Is this the end of everything?

The Burgeoning

Is Princess Rose the secret daughter of an evil witch? "Phipps strongest skill is in her ability to create magic characters and give them personalities that are believable and truly enjoyable."Rose's parents couldn't be telling her everything... Frantic to find out if she really is the daughter of an evil sorceress, she makes a rash departure on a quest to the Chokewoods --- a forest of horrors which no one in her kingdom dares to enter. Her journey is beset with challenges. Together with her brother, Lukus, they evade royal authorities, survive a cyclone, escape from the castle of her betrothed, and discover that trolls, Elves and cyclopses really do exist as do the perilous visions which they struggle with in the Valley of Illusions. Will she ever return from her journey into an enchanted land to find out who her real mother is?

Spitemorta is Empress, her ruthless rule of the world steered from the shadows by the ghost of Demonica. They are invincible.But then... there is this prophecy from a millennium ago...Read the Finale of The Heart of the Staff Series, an epic fantasy from the writing team of Carol Marrs Phipps and Tom Phipps."I find their imagination and writing style to be very entertaining and a fun read for lovers of fantasy of all ages."With the murder of her husband, King Artamus of Gwael, Queen Spitemorta at last rules the known world. She declares herself Omnipotent Empress and moves into her monstrous new castle in Niarg. And with her tools of power --- the Great Staff and Crystal Heart --- no one can stop her. Or so she believes...But then, General Coel, commander of all of her armies, brings tidings that four Elves have appeared in Niarg. These Elves should have been killed and eaten by her trolls twenty years ago. The presence of the Elves is a reminder of the ancient Elven Prophecy that predicts her downfall.And somewhere far away, Ariel and Daniel, the very twins foretold in the Prophecy have become more powerful than any sorceress or wizard ever known. Can they destroy Spitemorta and her great tools of power? The time has come and one thing is certain... Either the twins and the rebellion will meet their doom, or Spitemorta and her minions will.

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