Granderhill Volume One

Once dressed out of his swimwear, Damien gathers a few items into his backpack, grabs his allowance from his piggybank and calls a cab to pick him, Evelyn and Ming up from his home. As they waite on the swing bench on the front porch, Evelyn eats a little snack. “What you got there?” Damien asks staring at the purple and blue fruit in the girl’s hands. “A tartberry. It’s a fruit from my land. Very yummy.” Evelyn bites into the large plume like fruit. “Would you like to try it?” “No...

Blowing the ivory horn, a great gust of wind pushes the great throne room doors open. As the wind blows past Evelyn, a large creature as big as a great lion glides into the great throne hall. It lands before the young teen girl. The creature has the hind legs and mane of a male lion, the head, wings, and forelegs of a eagle and ears of a cat. “A gryphon.” Evelyn softly speaks. Bowing to Evelyn the creature answers, “Milady, I am Seamore. General to the gryphons of the Eastern Cliffs.”...

It's 550 years past the attack on the White Pearl and the great city of Torman. The city is deserted, only stone statues scattered on the stone streets. Vines and moss overtakes the outer city walls, and the buildings with in. Deep underneath the White Pearl, in Dorlius' study, Evelyn laid upon the cot fast asleep in a deep slumber, as a blanket of gold covers over her like a magical force field of protection. The study is full of dust and vines. Nothing was touched for centuries...

It is the year 2023 with in the town of Martin Illinois. There a young boy at the age of 13 named Damien Foxx lives there with his two younger sisters Sierra (9 year old blonde) and Trinity (7 year old brunette) and his aunt Janice, who has taken them in after the death of their parents who were in a sever car accident when Trinity was at the age of four. Young Damien is not much of a celebrity in school, but a gaming geek, as he enjoys playing Magic and Dungeons & Dragons with his friends...

Hello fellow readers and writers. If you are reading my Portfolio. You will notice that I am slowly placing in Volume One of Granderhill. So I have decided to give you a little background on a few of the main characters of the series so that you can have a better idea who they are. Hope this gives the the insight of the story and move love to want to read and know more about them. DAMIEN FOXX (Main Protagonist) Male 14 yrs old in the first two novels DOB: June 25th Race: White Human...

Days and days have gone by, as the city of Torman has no king sitting upon it's throne. Dorlius the king's advisor and the grand wizard of old, has taken place as Stewart until King Aldimus returns. The days went by as they always suspected. Calm and no threat to the city, as the people labored each day with work and chore. The Kings guard's daughter Evelyn has been keeping busy with her nose in books, reading up on the knowledge of magic, spells, the lands and people of Granderhill, and the...

In the White Pearl's throne room, King Aldimus sits upon his gold throne upon a dais where he waits for the White Council. Next to him was Joan on his right hand and Dorlius on his left. Entering the room the White Council enters the room. Amongst them are Rayn the Fairy Queen and her advisor and assistant Trixie the pixie, Rumla and Bagheera the black panthers of Whispering Woods, Slaughtavious the Dragon King, Eldmar the Woodland Elf King, Dorm the Giant king of Giant Country, Toro the...

The great ball is just about to commence at the great castle garden, as sanction leaders and a few of their loyal warriors and advisors begin to arrive. It is an early evening, as the sun begins to lower for the day, and the wind calms down. And the day for young Evelyn Scarlet is about to come to a halt from her schooling by her teacher, the king's advisor and the great wizard Master Dorlius Greybeard. Now young Evelyn Scarlet is no older than fifteen and is the daughter to the Dame knight...