Coming February 2010!

The Canarazas are fierce, razor-toothed warriors who can run much faster than a man, or more to the point, much faster than Greg. Soon they will attack Pendegrass Castle, and according to prophecy, the "Hero who slayed Ruuan" will fight with the strength of ten men and make the difference that leads the king to victory.

But no one slayed Ruuan. Greg knows the prophecy can't possibly be true--except, of course, for that one bit about him having to fight the Canarazas.

Look for How to Save a Kingdom, Book Two of The Journals of Myrth, coming soon to all your favorite book-sellers.

How's Book One doing?

For a short time in July of 2011, How to Slay a Dragon, Book One of the Journals of Myrth achieved the #1 Amazon ranking for all children's fiction. Here's a sampling of what people are saying about it:

There are so many fantasy books out there in the market today, that it’s very, very rare to get your hands on one that is so different from the rest - with so many fun characters and a truly exciting plot - that when it does happen, readers should flock to their bookstores...And Bill Allen has most definitely begun a series that is completely unique and absolutely "flock-inducing."

How to Slay a Dragon is a wonderful quest fantasy starring the last person one would expect to wear the mantle of prophesized hero saving the world from a powerful dragon.

...A combination of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Chronicles of Narnia and The Hobbit, How to Slay a Dragon is a cute juvenile fantasy.

...a wordy adventure into the realm of fantasy steeped with enough action to draw you in and enough word play to keep you thinking (and laughing) along the way.

...an exceptionally good book that anyone would find endearing.

...one of the best books for middle grades I have read in a long time.

...a wonderful book full of imagination and charm. -- Just Books

What else is Bill up to?

Lots. Look for the third Journals of Myrth book, How to Thwart a Witch (working title) to be released in June, 2012.

In the meantime, Bill is working hard to put out two more books in the spring of 2012. Look for The Bumpy Daze of Orson Buggy and Hanging by a Thread to hit Amazon soon.

And since Bill is so sure you will love his first Orson Buggy book, he's working on a second. Look for Orson Buggy, Separation Anxiety to be released in late 2012.