Strange Places

“Holy crap! This book freaking powns!” That’s what fans are saying about Jefferson Smith’s debut fantasy novel. Spunky and irreverent, 13-year-old Tayna is every villain’s worst nightmare: an uncooperative victim who refuses to play by his rules.

After living her entire life in a cruel orphanage, Tayna discovers that she may never have actually been an orphan in the first place, and flees from nunnish captivity to search for her real family. But time is running out and she has two entire worlds to search: one filled with shopping malls and televisions, and another filled with Brownies, Djin and magic!

So grab a copy and hold onto your hat. This is a ride you will never forget.

About the Author: Jefferson Smith

Jefferson smith is a novelist, researcher and creativity consultant. He has a PhD in computer science, specializing in creativity tools, and has worked as a computer animation consultant on Aladdin, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park and Lion King. He lives with his wife and four daughters in Saskatoon, where he is hard at work on Strange People, the sequel to Strange Places and the next installment of the Finding Tayna series.

Reviews

“The protagonist Tayna is one of the spunkiest book characters that I’ve come across in a long while. At times I wondered how author Smith thinks, as some of the imagery in the book was just plain weird. Or icky. Or both. He seems to have a wild imagination… all the better for readers. I recommend this book for fans of Harry Potter – it has something for young adult and adult readers alike. ”

“It was a book of magic, friendship, and so much more. I love the characters and how well they are developed, especially Abeni and Elicand. The Djin are brilliantly written up, as well as the imagery of the Gnomileshi. I can’t wait to read the second book.”