In the many cultures of our world, there have been lots of myths and legends regarding supernatural creatures with abilities far superior to the animals we have today. There are a few who seek to investigate these creatures. Amongst them is a young college student named Ishmael. A self-proclaimed hunter of the unknown, it has always been his life's dream to discover something truly amazing. What he once thought to be an exciting world of fantasy however, quickly becomes a struggle for his life that is all too real. With one event, his life was turned on end as he fell into a hidden world beneath our own that is filled with monstrous hellhounds, seductive killers, birds taller than skyscrapers, and mystical horses that can run on water faster than any ship. Now charged with an impossibly large task, he must cross the deepest of oceans, trek powerful mountains, and endure the worst the world has to throw at him. Because should he fail, it could spell out the end of existence as we know it. This book is for Young Adults and up. While it is set in the real world, it is a fantasy book that contains monsters, magic, and many other mystical elements. Ishmael is a very relatable character, as is Sam and Levia, his travelling companions. The story is similar to books like Twilight, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, and The Immortal Secrets of Nicholas Flamel series. There is some swearing in the book, though the F-bomb is not dropped. My story tries to focus on immersion. When someone reads my book, they aren't just watching characters in a story, they're seeing through the eyes of someone else into a world that's beyond their wildest imagination. They look into the mysterious world of cryptids and mythology to get a glimpse at what we have never been able to prove or disprove. While there are religious undertones, they're not the dominant part of the story. What is displayed in the book isn't necessarily my beliefs, but it is respectful. I did a lot of research into other countries and cultures for this book providing a colorful adventure to accent the tense danger that follows our main characters along the way. I feel that this story has the potential to be a best seller, and I hope that my readers agree.
