Neff was a consultant for McKinsey & Company and a teacher at Stuart Hall High School in San Francisco. On ApNeff announced in his blog, that he finished working on a new book called The Witchstone, his first book for younger teens and adults, and will now work on a new middle-grade book. On August 18, 2014, it was announced that HarperCollins Children's Books had acquired his next project, Impyrium. Impyrium was named to the 2018 Texas Library Association Lone Star reading list The Hound of Rowan was nominated for the 2009-10 Texas Bluebonnet Award. Neff both writes and illustrates his books. The books are notable for combining a range of genres, including fantasy, history, mythology, folklore, and science fiction. His series comprises five novels, the last of which was published in e-book format on Novemand is available as printed book since December 2021, after the publisher reverted the print rights back to Neff. Neff is the author and illustrator of the Tapestry, a fantasy fiction series that follows the life of a boy named Max McDaniels. JSTOR ( March 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. But when Hazel and Hob form an improbable friendship, their bond may save the realm as they know it…or end it for good.This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification.

Hob, a commoner from the remote provinces, has been sent to the city to serve the Faeregines-and to spy on them. But the empress has other plans for her granddaughter, dark and dangerous plans to exploit Hazel’s talents and rekindle the Faeregine mystique. Hazel, the youngest member of the royal family, is happy to leave ruling to her sisters so that she can study her magic. Whether it’s treachery from a rival house, the demon Lirlanders, or rebel forces, many believe the Faeregines are ripe to fall. But the family’s magic has been fading, and with it their power over the empire. Impyrium follows two unlikely allies as they confront a conspiracy that will shake the world of Impyrium to its core.įor over three thousand years, the Faeregine dynasty has ruled Impyrium.

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