The authors of these four books use a narrative device common to much fantasy fiction: the notion of quest. Sometimes that quest requires a physical journey, and sometimes it involves searching for something closer to home, but the very process is almost invariably life-changing for the characters involved.
In Kathy Hoopmann’s Tremada (Puffin, $16.95 pb, 185 pp), Shianna travels into the world ... (read more)