Book details

  • Genre:young adult fiction
  • Sub-genre:Fantasy / General
  • Age Range (years):13 and up
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Tooza
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:161
  • eBook ISBN:9780971343979

Tooza

in Betweenland

By Wayne Gilbert

Overview

Tooza's little sister is missing and it's his fault. With the help of an odd-ball sorceress, Tooza finds his way to an invisible valley called Betweenland, where his sister is being held. He outsmarts sinister enemies, meets strange allies, and falls in love. Unfortunately the sorceress didn't tell him that he would have to help the Overlord of Betweenland in his quest for immortality or brave the deadly Field of Reeds, and sacrifice himself to the Forest of the Living Hanged. In saving his sister, Tooza learns that by doing what is right, what is right will be done.
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Description

Tooza's little sister is missing and it's his fault. With the help of an odd-ball sorceress, Tooza finds his way to an invisible valley called Betweenland, where his sister is being held. He outsmarts sinister enemies, meets strange allies, and falls in love. Unfortunately the sorceress didn't tell him that he would have to help the Overlord of Betweenland in his quest for immortality, brave the deadly Field of Reeds, and sacrifice himself to the Forest of the Living Hanged. In saving his sister, Tooza learns that by doing what is right, what is right will be done.
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About The Author

Wayne has worked 35+ years in the animation industry as a Sr. Animator Director, Sr Lead Animator, Art Director, Background Illustrator, at studios such as ILM, Walt Disney Canada, EA Black Box and Nelvana. He has made 5 short animated films, authored Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation, a children's picture book titled Monster Following Me and the supernatural thriller screenplay, Torso. While in the studios, Wayne had the opportunity to write treatments for feature films and video game development, although uncredited. He is an accomplished illustrator and painter.Most of his free time is devoted to writing while working as the Dean of Faculty and Head of Character Animation Program at Vanarts, a private school in Vancouver Canada.
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