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Author interview with Conrad Mason The young adult/children's genre has always been of interest of me. They often feature these amazingly rich stories with great usage of fantasy element that allow you just dream of into them. The Tales of the Fayt is exactly like this. The Demon's Watch (book one) and The GOblin's Gift (book two) are amazing experiences for younger readers, they have a great set of protagonists and Conrad Mason uses the storyline and perspectives of the protagonists Joseph and Tabitha in a superb manner. Making it a journey of self-discovery, showing whats good and whats wrong, which will make the younger readers think twice when acting rash or being hard/bullying on someone.  But above all the Tales of the Fayt is an piratesque adventure with the Half Goblin Joseph in the lead! It's magical, dynamic and a whole bunch of fun to read! Read my thoughts on The Demon's Watch here and The Goblin's Gift here . Author Bio: I wa...

The Goblin’s Gift by Conrad Mason, Tales of Fayt #2 Joseph Grubb is the newest member of the Demon's Watch. He and his fellow watchmen protect Port Fayt, where humans live in peace alongside trolls, elves and fairies. And now the town needs them more than ever, because the almighty League of the Light has sent an armada to wipe it off the map. Fayt's only hope is to persuade the magical merfolk to fight with them. But the merfolk won't go to war. Not unless their princess is returned to them from the clutches of the most dangerous nine-year-old in the Ebony Ocean. It's up to Joseph and his friend Tabitha to rescue the mermaid princess... But a secret from Joseph's past is about to change everything. Last month I read the first book in the Tales of the Fyat, The Demon’s Watch. Here Conrad Mason introduced quite the energetic children’s story chockfull of elements that will undoubtedly appeal to their tastes, pirates accompanied by swashbuckling sword...

The Demon’s Watch by Conrad Mason, The Tales of Fayt #1 'We're the Demon's Watch, son. Protectors of Port Fayt. Scourge of all sea scum. Don't tell me you've never heard of us?' Half-goblin boy Joseph Grubb lives in Fayt, a bustling trading port where elves, trolls, fairies and humans live side by side. Fed up of working at the Legless Mermaid tavern, Grubb dreams of escape - until a whirlwind encounter with a smuggler plunges him into Fayt's criminal underworld. There he meets the Demon's Watch and learns of their mission to save the port from a mysterious and deadly threat. Can Grubb and his new allies uncover the dark plot in time, or will they end up as fish food in Harry's Shark Pit? When I came across The Demon’s Watch the first thing that really got my attention was the cover of the book. It just looks so cool and awesome and with the promise of a piratesque look and story aimed at children with goblins I just new this story could...