If you like Stephen King's The Gunslinger...
Maynard Trigg and The Creature Beneath The Veil
Maynard Trigg lives carefree in the muddied slums of Carthage Skyport making mischief at the expense of his loving father, his friends, and teachers.
But when a skypirate appears, claiming to have been sent to protect Maynard from a murderous creature, he is thrust into a life of magic, theft, and deceit..
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4.56 stars (100+ Reviews)
"I loved this book. I could tell it was in part inspired by Stephen King’s the Gunslinger - captures the feel of that series while being a unique story in its own right. I’m looking forward to book two."
Good Reads review by Lucy