Alon Shalev lives and writes in two worlds. He is the author of three social
justice-themed novels and a series of Young Adult Epic Fantasy. He
swears there is a connection.
In 2009, while on a family camping
trip in Northern California, Shalev began writing an epic fantasy novel
to read to his sons around the campfire. Over the next three years, both sons and the ancient redwood forests bore witness to the summoning of
the Wycaan Masters.
His first epic fantasy novel, At The Walls Of Galbrieth, won the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Award - YA Category and was a
Grand Prize Finalist. The sequel, The First Decree, was released in
March 2013, and the third book in the series, Ashbar, was released in
October 2013. All books are published by Tourmaline Books.
More details of these novels can be found at the author's website (www.alonshalev.com) and he blogs weekly at www.elfwriter.com.
Shalev's also explores using fiction as a platform for social justice. In 2012
Unwanted Heroes (pub. Three Clover Press) was released. Unwanted Heroes
brings together an old, battle-scarred Chinese American war vet and an
idealistic and pretentious young Englishmen, who share a love for San
Francisco, coffee and wine. They soon discover they share even more when repressed memories bring them together as they find in each other
unlikely allies to set themselves free from the tragic past that binds
them both.
Other novels include:
A Gardener's Tale: a story of healing of family, land and community, along with a look at the Pagan
religion and its time-honored impact upon rural communities.
The
Accidental Activist: a fictional account of the astonishing 'McLibel'
trial that captivated Britain in the 1990's, a David .v. Goliath court
case that highlights the treachery and ruthlessness of the multinational corporations and how the advent of the Internet can curb them, when a
few individuals refuse to back down. It is a defense of Freedom of
Speech and the acknowledgment of the Internet as a tool for social
change.
