The Gatekeeper's Descendants

By Johanna Frank

Book Overview

Imagine being dead-and discovering that's the easy part.

There you are, not a care in the world, racing through fields of lavender, your beloved mentor always nearby. Then the authorities from a Kingdom you refuse to enter arrive with an order. Not a request. You're going back to Earth.

Some kid down there needs you.

Clean, thought-provoking supernatural fiction for readers who enjoy stories of the unseen, belonging, and second chances-without needing to be a reader of religious fiction.

It was supposed to be simple. Pipiera had one job: reach out to a boy named Matthew on Earth and make a connection. His fate was supposedly at stake. The problem? She wasn't sure she cared.

Why the Kingdom Authorities chose her to teach him was anyone's guess. Pipiera's own time on Earth had been brief, and she had no idea what lesson she could possibly offer a boy she'd never met.

Meanwhile, Matthew Mackenzie wants to be anywhere but small-town Havensight-and anyone but himself. Bullied, angry, and struggling to find where he belongs, Matthew has had enough. So when a brutal attack leaves him unconscious, walking away from Earth doesn't seem like such a terrible option.

Until Pipiera discovers his spirit is on the loose.

Now she has to find him, earn his trust, and somehow convince him that his life is worth returning to. But she isn't the only one who has found Matthew. A shadowy adversary has already gained the boy's confidence-and is offering him a very different path.

Pipiera was sent to change Matthew's fate. Instead, he may change hers.

Can she find a way to reach a boy determined to defy her, or will saving Matthew cost Pipiera her own place in the heavens?

A clean supernatural fantasy about belonging, grief, bullying, friendship, and the choices that shape who we become. With its imaginative glimpse of the outskirts of heaven, The Gatekeeper's Descendants can be enjoyed by readers of faith and those simply looking for an uplifting, thought-provoking fantasy.

Standalone novel with more than 2,000 downloadsApproximately 120,000 wordsRecommended for adults and YAClean read with no explicit sexual contentExplores bullying, grief, identity, belonging, and hopeA small-scale supernatural fantasy set partly on the outskirts of heaven

More from Johanna Frank

Jophiel's Secret - a standalone speculative fiction adventure featuring characters from The Gatekeeper's Descendants

Here Lyeth - a standalone speculative fiction adventure featuring ancestors to the characters in The Gatekeeper's Descendants

The Voice I Couldn't Ignore - a creative nonfiction, a journey through dreams and grief

my dream journal - a gift book for those who believe dreams are worth remembering

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1777731704
• ISBN13: 9781777731700
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Marrow Publishing
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary