Awakening Animus: Bobbi Beatty

While they sat stunned against their cold limestone pillars, blankly gazing at the barely flickering Earth Crystal, five adolescents from across Animus were frightened awake, the words "Smith Gully" ringing in their ears.

Rich, ambitious, and beautifully told, Awakening Animus is the story of "The Five"—Elior, Gaia, Asa, Frona, and Bodhi—five young individuals from across the kingdom of Animus called in a dream to the town of Smith Gully. There, they will meet Belinay the Shaman and Roshan t...