Grissom, Eric

After a sinister human warrior raids the home of young goblin Rikt and leaves him orphaned, he vows to avenge the death of his parents and embarks on a perilous journey, learning of a secret power hidden in the heart of the First Tree.

Rikt meets a mysterious fortune teller who foresees his best friend, a wolf named Fish-breath, is in mortal danger, so when an opportunity to protect her presents itself, Rikt trades the freedom of the wild for the protection of Underwood--an orphanage for monster children and a sanctuary for wolves.

"Yuri and Valentina are two genetically engineered, super powered, teenage astronauts whose space expedition is cut short after they crash-land on to a mysterious world"--Back cover.