Steven Maus
Steven Maus was born in Mesa, Arizona, on August 12, 1987. He was home-schooled until he was fifteen, at which point he began attending CGCC in Gilbert. In addition to his studies, he is a charter member of the Creative Writing Club, and an active performer/contributor to literary events on campus. He began writing when he was ten. “Branchwater,” a story of a tiny kingdom besieged by an immense enemy army, is his first novel, and he is neck deep in his second, “Madeline City.” In addition to novels, he also writes short stories and poetry, he journals a bit here and there, and is hard at work teaching himself screenwriting. |
Branchwater: A Novel
Synopsis: In the kingdom of Branchwater, the humans have peacefully lived alongside their guardians, the mantliks, for the last seven hundred years. But that changes one morning when they wake up to find a foreign army encamped outside the castle town. What follows is a gripping story of several young friends human and mantlik and how they come together to survive. Facing an onslaught like no one imagined, the two races must stand side-by-side on the walls of Branchwater, bracing themselves for the future. As the siege commences with lifted shields and drawn bows, the children hide deep inside the castle. It is the young Desirae who wanders through the inner halls and down into the basement. What she stumbles on below the castle could mean either salvation for Branchwater or its destructive end.
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