The Beast of Noor © 2006 by Janet Lee Carey
Atheneum Books for Young Readers

"Janet Lee Carey's debut into fantasy for young adults should be celebrated with a feast in the Halls of Faerie. To read THE BEAST OF NOOR is to find oneself swept up into a wondrous tale of redemption, loyalty, and love. Richly imagined and exquisitely crafted in clear ringing prose."
Dia Calhoun, Author of THE PHOENIX DANCE and ARIA OF THE SEA, winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and ReaderGirlz diva.

" 'In such hours as these, a world is born.' So let us welcome Janet Lee Carey, for THE BEAST OF NOOR has the smell and taste and feel of authentic fantasy." It opens the door to another world which then returns us, renewed, to this one, and its mysteries and challenges are those of life itself." 
Patrick Curry, commentator Lord of the Rings DVD. Author, DEFENDING MIDDLE-EARTH: TOLKIEN: MYTH AND MODERNITY 

  ~Do not wander in the deeps where the Shriker's shadow creeps.
When he rises from
beneath
beware the sharpness
of his teeth. ~