Adventure-loving children (and adults!) - for an edge-of-your-seat magical adventure, you MUST read The Ride of Doom! (Juvenile Fiction - Action and Adventure)Intensely exciting, humorous, with heart-stopping adventure, the first volume of Anthony Pardoe's new action-packed trilogy "Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems" will transport you into a magical fantasy land of gemstones, crystals, rocks and minerals, where kindness and treachery go hand in hand! It's a MUST READ! Grab your copy now! With excitement, humor, friendship, action and adventure, this book has it all! 'Fantastic - I couldn't stop reading ... the characterizations are brilliant and the adventures heart-stopping ... I loved the relationship between Star and Jasper ... if this isn't a best seller, I'll eat the manuscript!' Lynn Russell - Proof Reader'How very charming! ... the cadence and word banter between the characters is spot-on ... it would delight a child ... and keep any adult reading long after the child had drifted off ... what better compliment?' Dr. S. B. Mason - Author and PsychologistWhen Star finds a lost pebble in her garden, imploring to be taken to the nearby beach to be with its friends, she agrees - little knowing the action, adventure and danger about to enter her life .....After a surprise encounter, the pebble rolls into a gemstone mine! As they fight their way through terrible dangers, they meet crystals who are friendly - but some who are definitely not! Will their shining example of friendship, bravery and loyalty carry them through? Will they EVER get home?This uplifting children's adventure trilogy, full of heart-warming characters and humor, is sure to become a classic and definitely not to be missed! Scroll up and get your copy now - you won't be disappointed!