I inadvertently became a fan of N. D. Wilson a few years ago.  While I had heard he was a great non-fiction writer, it was his 100 Cupboards series (for kids) that really got me reading his work.  It was more like Summerland than Narnia, and yet it still packed a punch to the heart.  It brought the best of a number of worlds together, themes from many other children’s books but with a twist that was hard to get a real hold on.

Wilson’s Ashtown Burials series took a while to grow on me.  The series brought in some interesting historical figures but recast them in a great struggle between the forces of good and evil (and in this series, the evil was almost palpable).  I’m sad that the final book in the series hasn’t found a publisher, because I really want to know how the story ends.

The good news is, though, that Wilson has a new book series dropping in April: Outlaws of Time- The Legend of Sam Miracle. Clicking on the book’s cover will take you to the Entertainment Weekly site that has the exclusive “book trailer” as well as an excerpt from the book’s beginning.

I’ve posted about Wilson and his work before (essays, too): here, here, and here.