My top 10 favorite books (mine)

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I'm taking a break from posting "Diary of a Somber Prince" and doing a random post.

Which of my books are my favorites. This will be difficult question as I literally have 100s, both finished and unfinished. It was a difficult choice, but these were the ones I came up with. They are in no particular order.

Book #1

"The Black Horizon"
Genre: Pirate Fantasy, 1730 fantasy setting
Series: The Adventures of a Pirate, book 1
Synopsis: Life is suddenly turned upside down for Benjamin Raswel, when the soldiers arrive in his village. The Raswel's and their neighbors are branded as pirates and imprisoned. When Ben escapes he finds himself alone with no hope of finding his family. Armed with a treasure map and a pirate medallion, Ben sets off on an adventure to escape his pursuers and find the treasure. But not all treasure glitters. Why has General Dalston sworn to kill Ben? Who is the mysterious man in black? How did Ben's family get the treasure map belonging to the famous Blackhawk? Is Ben's father a pirate?

Hero

Name: Benjamin Raswel

Age: 15

Description: Black hair, hazel eyes

Ben comes from a family of seven. He has four older brothers and two younger sisters. He spent his early years feeling bored at the family smithy and longing for adventures. But when he is suddenly thrown into an adventure, he realizes that adventures are not always pleasant, in fact they rarely are.

Book #2

"Sword of Camelot"

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Pendragon Saga, book 1

Synopsis: Arthur, as the orphaned ward of the village miller, is shunned and despised by everyone else. He is considered weird and creepy. Only Merlin Crystal, the Miller knows anything about the boy's past, and even he knows very little. But he does know that Arthur is connected with real live dragons. When fellow ward Gwen Lancelot is taken away as bride of the Pendragon Heir, Merlin, Arthur, and Gwen's brother James set off to rescue her and stumble upon the secret of Arthur's past.

Hero

Name: Arthur (Last name not known in the first book)

Age: Thought to be sixteen

Description: Brown hair, brown eyes

Arthur was raised by Merlin Crystal, the crazy Cornbridge miller, alongside James and Gwen Lancelot. For some reason, people tended to either forget Arthur easily, or to despise him. It was as if something was making him invisible.

Book #3

"Thunder in the Academy"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, first book of Frederick

Synopsis: Frederick Dulzer is changing schools yet again. He hopes he will be out again within the week so he can be homeschooled again. Frederick has gone through so many schools without success. He simply can't seem to get on with the other students, no matter who they are. But this new school, Herbermiester's Academy for the Gifted, soon proves to be different. It is a school dedicated to turning it's students into supervillains. Frederick is soon classed as a hero lover and outcast, alongside three other students. Perhaps, for the first time, he will actually have some real friends. But who were Frederick's Parents? How did he come to be the ward of his odd butler, Mr. John Smith? Who is Mr. Smith really? Who is the Mask? Was Frederick actually born on Mars?

Hero

Name: Frederick Dulzer

Age: 17

Description: Blond curly hair, blue eyes

Frederick has lived with Mr. Smith as long as he can remember. They have moved back and forth between England and America. Later the two of them were joined by Ashta, their housekeeper, Hank the Chauffeur, and Heidi, the maid. Not quite what Frederick would consider a real family?

Book #4

"The Green Hero"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, first book of Johnny

Synopsis: Johnathon Dulzer has tried everything to get back into the Justice Heroes, unfortunately, his father has heard enough about Johnny's escapees, and sends for him. Having to go to school at a government base isn't Johnny's dream. He's sure he will hate it and it's really a prison. But Johnny doesn't waist his time, he organizes his own super team. The Green Team. He intends to make his team better then the Justice Heroes, who are becoming famous. But perhaps his group of mostly teenagers have taken on more then they can actually handle.

Hero

Name: Johnathon Dulzer (He's Mr. Smith from "Thunder in the Academy" in case you were wondering)

Age: 16

Description: Dark brown hair, brown eyes

Johnathon is the middle child of three, or he thought he was. After he literally invented all the names for the Justice Heroes, including their signature title, he was packed off home and told to stay off the team. Since the Justice Heroes were commanded by Johnny's brother, Jerry, this was more insult then injury. But if you ever met Johnny, your sympathies would be with Jerry.

Book #5

"Giant Slayers of Outer Space"

Genre: Sci-fi/fantasy

Series: Pandleton Giant-Slayer Crew, book 1

Synopsis: Saf Jeromin, has finally finished training and become a soldier. It is the proudest day of her life, until she learns a thing or two about the rest of the Pandleton Crew. The last of the secret space shuttle attempt from the 1800s, The Pandleton has become trapped on a planet. The crew have mastered the art of Regeneration, which means, not one of them is under 1,000, unless they were actually born on the ship. Not only that, but the natives of the planet are giants. Giants bent on destroying the humans. Saf sees Thrack Pandleton regenerate before her very eyes. Not only has he regenerated, but his personality changed completely. Why kind of life is this, where one day you are someone, the next you are someone else completely?

Hero

Saf Jeromin

Saf Jeromin #2

Age: 50

Description: #1 Dark hair, brown eyes, olive complexion. #2, Blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin

Saf is the daughter of a Passenger and Crew member. She is the first soldier experiment to see how long a newbie would last on the planet, without a regeneration storage. But she regenerated anyway, much to everyone's surprise.

Book #6

"Diary of a Thief Prince"

Genre: Fairy Tale retelling/Aladdin

Series: Prince Charming Diaries vol 2 book 5

Synopsis: The triplets have always done everything together. But when Deborah and Waylan both plan to get married on the same day, Varek suddenly decides that this has turned into a triplet event. With only thirty days to secure a wife and a wedding present for his siblings, Varek teams up with his uncle of dubious reputation and sails for Kildimere to find the fabled Cave of Aladdin. Varek is soon up to his neck in royal plots, monkeys, genies, magic lamps and treachery.

Hero

Name: Varek

Age: 18

Description: Dark brown hair, brown eyes, darker complexion

Varek is the youngest of the Glittering Island triplets. He always does everything with Waylan and Deborah. He comes from a family of fourteen. Well, actually thirteen, because one was adopted. Oh and one was disowned, so twelve.

Book #7

"The Rubbish Inventor"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, First book of Lewis, Planet Moldrin book 3

Synopsis: The survivors of the False War have finally returned, more or less alright. But for Lewis Bennet, his adventures are far from over. From the first moment he arrives at his seemingly abandoned house, he knows something is wrong. Upon climbing through the garage window, he is struck in the head and wakes up duck taped to a chair. A plot involves revolving about himself and the reason for the false war. A plot that involves, Culvers, half-baked inventions, Justice Heroes, the Statue of Liberty, Aliens, and the great Douglas himself. Is Lewis' father really a traitor?

Hero

Name: Lewis Bennet

Age: 17 or 18 (lost track of the timeline)

Description: Brown wavy hair, brown eyes, fair skin

Lewis' mother died when he was to young to remember. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were Scientist Soldiers at Cornwallis, when Mrs. Bennet died in a power failure in the testing room, the blame was laid at her small son's door, as he was in the control room unattended and the plug was pulled. This led to a very strained relationship between father and son. Lewis spent his years building inventions out of junk, until he was recruited into the Milwaukee volunteer soldiers, to fight on Planet Moldrin.

Book #8

"Life is Short"

Genre: Pro-Life/Real World Issues

Series: Not sure yet

Synopsis: Taylor Mordrock lives and that's it. He eats and sleeps and does little else. As a failed abortion attempt that was tolerated to live, he has "no" point in life. Then one day he stumbles across an article written by a Catholic Pro-Life Doctor in California. Over a series of communications Taylor comes to know the Faith that his mother abandoned before he was born. Taylor leaves the house on his own for the first time and is Baptized.

Hero (this is still in the process, so I can't decide if he will be older or younger)

Original design

As he appears in "Blue's Song"

A few months before Taylor was born, his mother discovered complications. She was going to have twins. The chance of their survival was almost non-existent. If they did survive they wouldn't be normal. The doctors suggested that Shannon Mordrock get rid of the "problem." Taylor's father refused, but Shannon had made up her mind. In a fit of rage, Mr. Mordrock took Taylor's older sister and left. Taylor's older brother had been at a daycare that day, otherwise Mr. Mordrock would have taken him too. Furious, Shannon, blamed the Catholic's and left the faith, vowing never to set foot in a Roman Catholic Church, ever again. Taylor survived the abortion, but his twin brother did not. Perhaps it was a bang of regret that made Shannon bring the surviving baby home, but she did.

Book #9

"The Pendragon Heir"

Genre: Fantasy

Series: Pendragon Saga, book 2

Synopsis: Arthur has defeated his enemy and claimed Camelot as his own. But now his friends have to return to Cornbridge, without him. Arthur goes with them as far as the Black Forest where he confronts a new enemy. The Invisibles who can freeze his blood, literally. The only thing the horrible creatures fear, is the terrible singing and playing of the unlikable bard, Maverix. Sensing new trouble, Maverix and Arthur follow Merlin and the Lancelot siblings back to Cornbridge. They arrive just in time to see his uncle's tax "collectors" destroy the village. Arthur was already considered weird and an outcast, so when he breathes fire, the villagers were horrified. But now their is another, who is claiming to be The Pendragon Heir.

Book #10

"Man of Shadow"

Genre: Sci-fi

Series: Justice Heroes, First book of James

Synopsis: The Storm newspaper is losing to it's competitors. In a rush, Elizabeth Bolshim, suggests they print a comic strip based off of the Justice Hero known as Shadow Man. He has been protecting Chicago for the past couple of weeks. Her boss and co-workers all think it's a fabulous idea, except for James Casper. He thinks a truly repulsive idea, but he is outnumbered. The comic series soars. Liz and Jim start a rocky relationship. Then Liz discovers what Jim has been hiding, but it may be to late.

Hero (The story is told from her point of view)

Name: Elizabeth Bolshim "Crane"

Nickname: Liz

Age: "A grown woman never reveals her age"

Elizabeth is the granddaughter of the President, something she tends to hide.

Hero (The story is about him, but not from his point of view)

Name: James Casper "Son of Ra'negir"

Nickname: Jim

Age: About 20

James is the son of the original Justice Hero, Moth, and part of the reorganized Young Justice Heroes. He was born on Venus. When he was one, his parents supposedly died on Mars, and he was left in an orphanage on Earth. Some years later, he was adopted by the Cowins, and English family. When he was eighteen, he attended Herbermiester's Academy for the Gifted, where he met his future leader, Frederick Dulzer. After he discovered that his biological father was still alive, he left his foster family and spent two years searching for him, before ending up working for the Shadow Enterprise also known as the Storm.

And that's all for today.