Author Description

Bruce Adams's sweeping, majestic epic, The Palace of Dreams, takes the reader on a gripping, unforgettable adventure. Del Verdan, a young Talent gifted with telekinetic abilities that enable him to control the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, is still untrained in these faculties. Unrestrained use of his power would lead to a horrible death by depletion. When Del's parents are murdered and his younger brother, Wil, kidnapped by forces of the Phaton Empire, Del and his two childhood friends, Zack and Amela, find themselves on the run. Del is soon faced with the ultimate decision: make his way to the Academy of Talents to learn how to safely use his power, or try to rescue his brother, most likely dying in the process. To make matters even worse, Del learns from Gerard Azron, the town drunk-turned-prophet, that he is the focal point of an ancient prophecy predicting a great cataclysm capable of destroying all life on earth. Gerard believes Del to be the strongest Talent in thousands of years-and the only Talent able to save the planet. Torn between his loyalty to his brother and his responsibility to the rest of the world, Del embarks upon a journey that will alter him forever. And with a massive secret yet to be uncovered, Del's life will change in ways he never could have imagined.