J Steven Young: 13 books

The Zidu'Si is being rebuilt and the Shadow is fighting for dominance The balance of dark and light is again threatened in Ersetu. The land of Aurderia is at the center of the struggle between the forces aligned with the dark, and the rest of the world. Shuran, a young man grown from elemental...

Techno-Magic evolves from spells using hashtags. Colby regains a** magical gift** he never knew he lost in the first place. His** reawakened power draws more enemies than the bullies** he faces daily in school. There’s no time to learn the complicated rules of his magic. Colby creates...

The Zidu’Si is nearly complete. After trapping four of the Gizzu’Su in the gugtu prison below what was once the Zig’Mada, Ereshkigal, Queen of the Netherworld, is weakened and seeking her fellow dark Sumerians. While Shuran has brought Bastien back and accepted him to the Zidu’Si, there is yet many questions left unanswered. 

A Land of Fantasy and Elemental Magic is falling into chaos from Ancient Sumerian interference. When Chaos took his twin sister at birth, Shuran was secreted away to grow abnormally fast in the powers of Essence. With the help of a motley crew of magic users, he begins a journey that takes him across...

The Magic and Technology continues in Book 2 of Hashtag Magic, a new kind of contemporary fantasy     Magic is growing in the world and Colby Stevens is beginning to find that there are those around him who wish to use his connection to the source for their own ends.   Although...

RPG...Magic...Death The creatures of nightmare have shown themselves and there is no hiding the truth of their threat. Colby and his friends narrowly escaped capture in Mexico. Now they are back in Chicago and nearing the end of the spring break when an attack in the assumed safety of...

Gus and Friends return for an all new adventure and learn new valuable lessons. While Gus the Garden Dragon is busy cleaning his cave with help from Opal and Felix, Crystal the Phoenix stops by to ask an important favor. Crystal needs egg sitters to keep a watchful-eye on her soon to be hatchling. The...

*** Where walls stand high, deceit runs deep...  *** When political parties have failed, the Oligarchy tightens its grip to hold power. A puppet leader who can’t be controlled has devastated the nation and put the population against one another. In a future 150 years from now, the climate...

A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent. In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development...

Teaching Young Adult Literature Today introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. More importantly, literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great...

Immigration to America is an issue that often sparks intense emotional reactions_from passion and compassion to anger and even rage. Often missing from the dialogue, however, is discussion of the strengths of immigrant newcomers_the abilities and positive characteristics they bring as individuals...

A revolution in American medicine is in full swing, with the race from fee-for-service to fee-for-value at the front line in an epic battle that will transform healthcare delivery for decades to come. In America’s Healthcare Transformation, eminent physician leader Robert A. Phillips brings together...

A timely update on the state of bioarchaeological research, offering contributions to the archaeology, prehistory, and history of the southeastern United States.   Building on the 1991 publication What Mean These Bones? Studies in Southeastern Bioarchaeology, this new edited collection from Shannon...