THE POWER AWAKENS continues the adventures of twelve-year-old Oelsa as she battles Idelisia's most powerful enemy, Anvyartach the Shadow Lord, the cunning wizard banished eons ago.
While Idelisia surrenders to Anvyartach's relentless winter, Oelsa struggles to reach her grandmother who has the knowledge she needs to control the Key's powers. But when nature interferes, Oelsa's doubts grow. Why must she bear this terrible burden? Why should she have to face the evil Shadow Lord? Maybe she isn't even meant to have the Key!
Oelsa's inner turmoil grows until she's convinced she isn't the Chosen One at all, and she can't wait to make her grandmother take back this terrible "gift." Before she can find her grandmother, however, she and her companion Promelious, a winged horse, are attacked by blizzard winds and blinding snow. They are blown off course and into the MacTiren Mountains where they are rescued by Sylvi and her parents, mountain people who seem to be her strongest allies. Their proffered friendship, however, depends on their Wise Woman, Thora, whose advice is tainted by old secrets and a long-held grudge.
Alerted by the ancient Great Grandmothers of Oelsa's danger, Oelsa's grandmother G.W., along with Samson, her magical feline companion, and the woodsman Ardreas set out to find Oelsa before it's too late. Racing through the great forest Finnis Fews, they locate strong, potential allies, but persuading them to help takes precious time, time that could mean the difference between life and death for Oelsa and her companion.
While Anvyartach builds his new army of cold-hearted, inhuman monsters, Oelsa is kidnapped by her new "friends" and taken to the Shadow Lord's impenetrable fortress. Without her grandmother's essential lessons, Oelsa's efforts to arouse the hidden Key's powers fail and she must face her formidable enemies with only her courage. In these enemies' hands, the Key's power will be used to destroy Idelisia.
With her companion Promelious, a winged horse, Sylvi, a new friend, her grandmother and a magical cat, Oelsa must face more dangerous threats and outsmart ever more cunning enemies. If she cannot accept her role as Idelisia's long awaited Chosen One, everyone and everything she loves will be annihilated.
THE POWER AWAKENS, book two in "The Key Trilogy," promises to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Roe, Elspeth A.: -
Elspeth Roe is a High School student, artist and singer. She has been drawing since she could hold a crayon. (Her best drawings were "potato people that were ovals with limbs and hair.) She paints with acrylics now. Her interests are wide-ranging in part because she loves to learn. Among her current favorites are singing in choir, science, learning French, debate, neurology and brain science, and child psychology (except the first-hand experience of caring for a "baby" that cried and fussed and kept her awake all night long!). She also loves any opportunity to learn about and participate in other cultures. When she's older, she hopes to go to college in California or New York, travel overseas to places like Greece and Rome, and become a neurologist. She also loves fashion and thrifting, karate, and watching shows like "Supernatural" (fifteen seasons so far with a sixteenth in the making!), and "Hunger Games," the movies and series. She too loves her sister so much and can often be heard spontaneously breaking into song with her as they chill out at home. Oh, and making others laugh is one of her best things.
Roe, Onnee R.: -
Onnee Roe is a Middle School student artist with aspirations to great things. One of her favorite activities is drawing which she's been doing since she was tiny. Her current sketch book (blue) is so well-loved it has to be held together with several layers of tape. She's particularly good at inventing costumes and making them from recycled materials, like cardboard and second- or third-hand clothing. Her other loves include gaming, especially Minecraft, working with Legos, origami, and crochet. Although she can't have her own (too many allergies in her family), she loves dogs and cats and has a special ability to work with them. This probably accounts for her large collection of Squishmallows (four and counting). She's especially good at goofing around, inventing funny words, singing silly songs, and just plain being funny. Most of all she loves her sister so much.
Oh, and when she grows up she just might be a circus star!
Roe, Sharon A.: -
Author Sharon A Roe, teacher, poet, memoirist, and novelist, has a long and varied career focused on the education and nurturing of children, the creation and enjoyment of writing in its various forms, and programs for the gifted and talented. She taught in high school, middle school and elementary school.
During these years she earned her MALS-Creative Writing degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The common thread throughout her life is sharing the magic of the written word with children and young people, a quality that is theirs to enjoy as both readers and writers. Her work displays her faith in children and the value of learning. It is vibrant with a sense of wonder, imagination, and fantasy.
The Power Awakens, her second novel, is the next book in The Key Trilogy, and continues the adventures started in The Key of Idelisia. These stories feature a young girl who confronts daunting obstacles as she searches for her true purpose in life. During her epic journey, she discovers true friends and gradually realizes the hidden power she possesses.
Sharon A. Roe lives with her husband of 57 years, her son and daughter-in-law, and her two teenage granddaughters in a delightful multigenerational home .
