John Orlando

The Rhythm Maiden bestows a marvelous gift upon the villagers of Legenderry, but mankind doesn't seem to be ready. Her son Jocco has special powers using illusions that he brings into play in resourceful ways. Jocco's brother, Shaedo, is a clever manipulator of shadows. Together they trick people and also a destructive, young giant, but sometimes the tricksters get tricked themselves.They ask Cornelius Pinty, a university graduate witha doctorate degree in elfin anthropology, to record the highlights of their adventures. This written record is The Drums of Legenderry.

"This is a peculiar little collection of stories for adolscent readers (and I mean peculiar as a very good thing!)...While the book is meant for middle-grade readers, most of them could be told to younger children as well...as an adult, I found the stories to be an excellent break from the more serious nonfiction reading I do for school..."  Five stars from Pagan Book Review. 

"I liked the trickery." Ben, age 11.

"I like how you explain how things came to be." Andre, age 11.

"The story line and the characters were very interesting and entertaining. Well written, great details. This book has a storyline that would be interestingly portrayed on the big screen." Jennifer, age 15.