Book One · A Tag'Atha Adventure

Tag'Atha

Keep the Flame.

Two brothers. Two medallions. One world that needs them both — and a darkness that has been waiting a very long time.

A middle-grade fantasy · For readers 8–12 & the grown-ups reading aloud

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Enter the world
Map of the world of Tag'Atha
The Story

Adam and Matt are just kids hunting salamanders in the woods behind their house — until they dig up two ancient gold medallions caked in dirt.

One reads ATHA. The other reads TAG. The instant the brothers slip them on, the medallions snap together like magnets, and their bedroom dissolves into light.

They wake in Tag'Atha: a world of glowing caverns, shape-shifting warriors, and a creeping darkness called the Ash that hungers to swallow every last flame of hope. To survive it — and to find their way home — the brothers must learn that the real power was never in the bow, the sword, or even the medallions.

It's the Ath: the light that rises from the heart.

But the Ash never sleeps. And it has been waiting a very long time.

Keep the Flame.

Enter Tag'Atha

Two forces. One choice.

Every heart in Tag'Atha carries a little of both. The story is which one you feed.

The Light

Ath

The flame within — faith, courage, and love. It can't be conjured or bought. It rises from the heart, and the brighter it burns, the more the darkness fears it.

The Dark

Ash

Hate that has cooled into hunger. It never sleeps, never stops wanting, and feeds on the cold places in a heart. To stand against it, you have to keep something burning.

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The glowing caverns
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The shape-shifting warriors
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The Weary Traveler inn
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The Heart Behind the Book

Written for two sons named Adam and Matt.

"To my sons Adam and Matt — through these stories you have been with me every day. I hope you find a piece of me in them, and that they guide you for years to come. Keep the Flame."

Tag'Atha began as a father's gift: an adventure where his own boys are the heroes, their backyard games become legend, and the lessons that matter most — courage, mercy, brotherhood, and choosing light over hate — are stitched into every chapter. Book One is just the beginning of their journey.

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Book One of the Tag'Atha series.

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