Product Description
Before the walls went up ... there were adventures. Follow young Thomas Warvold and his brother as they journey through Elyon, discovering new mysteries, new challenges, and new magical creatures that will alter the history of the land.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 14 reviews)

Any fiction/fantasy fan will find a friend with this series

Alexa and her good friend, Yipes, are accumulating quite a long list of amazing adventures in the Land of Elyon. Now they prepare for another as they join Captain Roland Warvold on his majestic ship, the Warwick Beacon. However, Captain Roland refuses to tell Alexa and Yipes where they are heading. Before revealing the details of their impending journey, Roland needs to share with them an adventure of his own. So, as they sail across the Lonely Sea, Roland narrates the story of his own incredible childhood.

Ten-year-old Roland and his eleven-year-old brother, Thomas, don't remember their parents. Their earliest memories are of an orphanage, but their mischief and high jinks eventually get them transferred to the horrid House on the Hill run by an evil woman named Madame Vickers. The House on the Hill is a run-down, dilapidated dump perched upon the town's mound of garbage. She and her nasty son claim any unwanted orphans, make them sleep in the dark, bug-infested basement, feed them scraps and crumbs, and force them to dig through the piles of stinking, rotting garbage for anything worth selling. Roland and Thomas have sunk deep into a putrefying nightmare.

But one day, the brothers dig up an old saddlebag containing a strange piece of paper. It includes the words "Western Kingdom" and "Wakefield House," plus a strange symbol made up of circles and squares --- a symbol that exactly matches one found on the brothers' knees, resembling a tattoo or birthmark. Thomas and Roland decide that they must discover what it means, so they escape the House on the Hill and travel to the Western Kingdom.

Their dangerous journey takes them through magical places like the Great Ravine, the Lake of Fire, the Valley of Thorns, Lonely Sea and the maze-like Wakefield House. Along the way, they meet a gentle giant named Armon, a formidable mountain lion called Thorn, and an ageless instructor, Sir Alistair Wakefield --- all of whom help answer some difficult questions about their past and future.

Patrick Carman delivers another thrilling and magical tale from the Land of Elyon. In this fourth installment, he brings back the beloved and energetic characters of Alexa and Yipes. This time, however, they are preparing for their next adventure by learning about Roland's life, giving readers a story within a story. Filled with dream-like destinations, creative characters and audacious adventures, any fiction/fantasy fan will find a friend with this series. And another chunk of good news is promised with the final words on the last page: "To be continued."

--- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND

August 19, 2008

What A Great Addition!

Wow, this book is amazing. I thought that the original Land of Elyon series (The Dark Hills Divide: The Land of Elyon, Book 1 Beyond The Valley Of Thorns and Tenth City (Land Of Elyon Book) ) were going to be impossible to beat.

But their awesome author, Patrick Carman, has surprised us all by bringing out another book that's just as good!

In "Into the Mist", we get a glimpse of the horrible life led by two orphan brothers, Roland and Thomas. They have very unusual markings on thier knees that they've always wondered about, but they have no idea that these are important clues to unraveling a mystery that reveals much about their past and will help to lead them into their bright futures.

The characters are well done, and the storyline keeps you on the edge of your seat right to the last page. This book is actually two great things for the price of one, because in addition to finding out the mysterious past of the two brothers who played such a significant role in the original trilogy, we also get a glipse of what's going on in the life of Alexa Daley and Yipes; the heroine and one of her freinds from the Land of Elyon series.

You have got to get this book, because you don't know what you're missing out on; especially if you are a fan of the trilogy! It's a great and unforgettable addition to the Land of Elyon chronicles!

July 24, 2008

Neither the story nor the reading is up to snuff

My daughters and I have listed to all the stories in the Land of Elyon series, and we really enjoyed them. This book did not intrigue the girls nearly as much, and I found myself not listening for long periods of time. The story didn't get good, in my opinion, until about half way through the book, which is when the story of the boys' lives started to intertwine with information we had learned in the previous books. In addition, the narrator sounded like he was whining when he tried to talk like a young boy, and as Alexa, well - yikes - no man can sound like a girl. Disappointing overall.
June 20, 2008

The Saga Continues... And Begins!

As the fourth book in the Land of Elyon series (Dark Hills Divide, Valley of the Thorns, The Tenth City), Into the Mist also serves as a prequel to Patrick Carman's enchanting fantasy novels.

Heroine Alexa Daley and her friend Yipes are currently on board the sailing ship Warwick Beacon, but the book is soon taken over by the story within the story as captain Roland Warvold relates the history of his adventures as a young boy with his brother Thomas. The Warvold brothers' tale provides insight into the events of the previous novels, but this book could easily be enjoyed before reading the others as no spoiler information about Alexa's adventures is given.

Carman is an excellent storyteller and does a good job of weaving thought provoking dialog into his tales. The characters of Into the Mist are every bit as captivating and intriguing as those of the other books. Overall this was a great story that will leave readers eager for even more stories from the Land of Elyon.
June 11, 2008

Amazing Story

This is the first book in the second trilogy set in the Land of Elyon. It can either be seen as a prequel to The Dark Hills Divide, or as a new beginning in a new saga. It really is, in part, both. For in this book Alexa Daley and Yipes from the first series are on a sea voyage with Thomas Warvold, brother to the late Rolan Warvold. This book is the tale of Roland and Thomas and their journey from being orphans in a house on the hill, to being respective leaders and adventurers in their own right.

Our three adventurers are on a voyage. Yet Thomas has not told Alexa or Yipes where they are going. But he does settle in and tell them the story of how he got there to be the captain of the Warvick Beacon, and also the tale of his brother's and his own adventures when they were younger than Alexa is now. The brother's journey goes from being little more than slave labor to journeys under the world, over mountains and into a magical land where you do not grow old.

All the while, the reader knows that they are being told this story, because Thomas had a task in the story for Alexa and Yipes, a task related to his past and a task that must be faced. Evil has been released in the land of Elyon, and a battle between good and evil is approaching Elyon and Abaddon. It is a battle that once again young Alexa and her friend Yipes will have to decide to choose, either bravery and face the challenge at hand, or ...

There are many great facets of Carman's writings. First is his smooth fluid prose. Second is the wonderful word pictures he creates in the reader's mind, and third, his stories center around normal people being called on to stretch their limits. It is not the classic story of the giant battle between good and evil. It is about small battles with people fighting to do right and learning from their own pasts. His stories have life lessons that can be applicable to almost any reader, yet written in such a way that he never preaches at the reader. The battles are between good and evil without it being a cosmic battle for the whole universe, the whole planet or in this case the land of Elyon.

This book is a great read for the reader of any age, and since it is the first in a new trilogy, it will leave you wanting and eagerly awaiting the next installment.

(First Published in Imprint 2008-05-16.)
May 16, 2008

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