Beyond The Dead Forest

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"Literature for 800, Alex." One thing that Steve Groll, Dave Hart, and Jack Cavanaugh all have in common. Yes, they all live in California. What else? No, none of them has a secretary named Lincoln. Sure, they each obviously have only one "v" in their name. OK, right, when you take the numerical value of the letters combined they total 665, which as it turns out only adds up to Anti-Chris. (Anti-ChrispyCreme with a number total of 6667 came in 2nd with the thousands from the focus groups we tested.)

Now I know what you're thinking ….. this is a really stupid guessing game. And if you are thinking that, you'd be right ….. and I'd be right about what you're thinking. But two rights don't make a wrong. So the right answer is ….. all three of these published authors included me in one of their books! The most recent is Steve Groll's captivating book called Beyond the Dead Forest.

Steve Groll has taught me magic "illusions," fascinating stories, and even shared a bit of humor with me. He told me once, "I'm thinking about combining country and disco but what would I call it? Crisco! Then I thought about combining country and rap ….. but what could I call that?" Hmm. Think about it!

Now he has made the ultimate sacrifice and asked me to share his book Beyond the Dead Forest. I have written the foreword, which just so happens to be at the beginning of the book. This is not to simply state the obvious but because Amazon includes samples of books, and guess which part they put in for Steve's new best-selling book? Yep, the beginning, including my foreword. So you can actually go to Amazon.com and search for Beyond the Dead Forest and read my foreword online! How cool is that? I end up writing 1/140th of a book and it makes it online!

The book is an "Amazing and sometimes spooky tale of two kids and their adventure to a mysterious land where every decision has life changing ramifications. The author has created a unique fantasy world that is a framework for the Truth the children learn – and that the reader can learn along with them. This one kept me up past my bedtime on multiple occasions." – Dave Pederson, youth leader and lifelong sci-fi and fantasy fan.

Please go to www.beyondthedeadforest.com to get more information and to order my foreword, er, I mean this fascinating book.


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