Alon Shalev

Alon Shalev lives and writes in two worlds. He is the author of three social justice-themed novels and two trilogies of Young Adult Epic Fantasy. He is convince there's a connection.

In 2009, while on a family camping trip in Northern California, Shalev began writing an epic fantasy novel to read to his young sons around the campfire. Over the next five years, both sons and the ancient redwood forests bore witness to the summoning of the Wycaan Masters.

His first epic fantasy novel, At The Walls Of Galbrieth, won the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Award - YA Category and was a Grand Prize Finalist. The sequel, The First Decree, was released in March 2013, and the third book in the series, Ashbar, was released in October 2013.

The second trilogy jumps a generation with Sacrificial Flame (2014) and From Ashes They Rose (2015) and continues the story at a more adult level. Th trilogy climaxes with Calhei No More released in November 2016. All books are published by Tourmaline Books.

More details about these novels can be found at the author's website (www.alonshalev.com) and he blogs at www.elfwriter.com.

Shalev works for the global human rights organization, American Jewish World Service (ajws.org). His activism is rooted in his teenage years campaigning with the Anti-Apartheid movement, for the release of Jews from the Soviet Union, and helping the burgeoning green movement. This led him to explore using fiction as a platform for social justice

Shalev has published three social-justice themed novels:

Unwanted Heroes (pub. Three Clover Press) brings together an old, battle-scarred Chinese American war vet and an idealistic and pretentious young Englishmen, who share a love for San Francisco, coffee and wine. They soon discover they share even more when repressed memories bring them together as they find in each other unlikely allies to set themselves free from the tragic past that binds them both.

A Gardener's Tale (pub Three Clover Press) takes place in England and is a story of healing of family, land and community, along with th elegancy of the Pagan religion and its time-honored impact upon rural communities.

The Accidental Activist is a fictional account of the astonishing 'McLibel' trial that captivated Britain in the 1990's, a David .v. Goliath court case that highlights the treachery and ruthlessness of the multinational corporations and how the advent of the Internet can curb them, when a few individuals refuse to back down. It is a defense of Freedom of Speech and the acknowledgment of the Internet as a tool for social change.