Author Keith Robinson

By day, Keith is a self-employed website designer with a wife, five-year-old daughter, and three cats. Originally from England, he moved to the United States in 2001. His current project is the ISLAND OF FOG series , a fantasy novel to suit all ages.
The story, about a group of children on an island shrouded in fog who begin to undergo strange physical transformations, has met with consistently favorable reviews.
ISLAND OF FOG (Vol.1 in a Series of 3) written by Keith Robinson

Eight children on a foggy island begin to experience frightening physical transformations. Are they freaks of nature, or subjects of a dark, sinister experiment? With its ever-present fog, the island is a gloomy, dismal place. So when Hal and Robbie discover that the fog comes out of a hole in the ground in the middle of the woods, they're keen to block it up and see a blue sky for the first time ever! However, a terrifying creature appears out of nowhere and chases them away. Soon after, a gigantic sea serpent thwarts their attempts to sail away from the island on a raft...Then all eight children begin to change. It starts with an itchy rash, or a hairy knuckle, or a few sharp fangs, and soon develops into full-blown transformations that astound and terrify the children. Then, inexplicably, a stranger arrives on the island—a mysterious woman named Simone. Where does she come from? What does she know about these startling transformations, and what terrible plans does she have for the children? Hal and his friends must keep their shapeshifting talents secret until they can uncover the sinister truth once and for all.
"Now I have finished reading Island of Fog. I love it! The story is interesting throughout, and builds nicely to a reasonable explanation for all mysteries. Normally I don't find children's fiction all that interesting; this was an exception ... Congratulations on a fine juvenile novel."
—Piers Anthony, Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author
"The premise is intriguing, and the unfolding of the plot is extremely well executed ... the excitement and jeopardy never let up."
—Ann Kempner Fisher, Literary Editor
LABYRINTH OF FIRE (Volume 2 in a Series of 3) written by Keith Robinson

Hal Franklin and his friends have made it safely into Miss Simone's world. As shapeshifters, some of them are looking forward to meeting their alternate kind. But others dread the prospect. Dewey, for instance, quickly feels the pressure of being a centaur. Meanwhile, Lauren and Hal are quaking in their shoes. The village in the north is under constant attack from harpies and dragons, and these vicious creatures must somehow be reasoned with and persuaded not to plunder and steal, and most importantly, not to eat humans! The trouble is, neither harpies nor dragons are interested in negotiating. Hal and his friends join forces to deal with these serious issues. They end up in the heart of dragon country, down in the Labyrinth of Fire beneath an oozing volcano. Somehow they must make the dragons see the error of their ways. Their quest forces them to question the extent of their shapeshifting abilities... and this leads to a shocking discovery that is likely to start a war.
This is a sequel to the author's Island of Fog that I liked last year, a children's story.Okay, the protagonists are still twelve year old shape changers, but this is no pantywaist effort. It is realistic within its framework and hard-hitting physically and emotionally.The protagonist Hal can turn into a fire-breathing dragon, but he can't fly, which puts him at a severe disadvantage. Because real dragons can fly and have taken to eating people, and it is Hal's job to talk them out of it.... I recommend this novel for adults as well as children.
---Piers Anthony, author of the best-selling Xanth series.
MOUNTAIN OF WHISPERS (Volume 3 in a Series of 3) written by Keith Robinson

"Whisper Mountain is the lair of the beast," say the frightened mountain elves. "Beware the Shadow Demon, for it will hunt you down and eat you alive." The small, proud villagers are by no means timid, but they are thoroughly cowed by the unseen menace that looms high on the mountain. No one ventures up there except foolish travelers and would-be heroes. "Even if you're able to run from its monstrous jaws," the elves warn, "the demon will look upon you with its ghastly eyes and lay a death-curse upon you. You will never make it off the mountain alive."
Whisper Mountain gets its name from the frequent cries of ghosts echoing down the mountain, the souls of hundreds, perhaps thousands of people who have run afoul of the demon. "The low and mournful whispering means the beast is calm," the villagers say, "but if you hear the hideous wails of banshees, well, then you'd better run, run as fast as you can, for the beast is on the hunt!"
According to a crazy old soothsayer, Whisper Mountain is "the key to everything" – but what does that mean? Miss Simone has more immediate problems to deal with, and the children don't believe in prophecies... and yet the mountain seems to be appearing in visions, drawing them closer. Hal and his friends feel compelled to find out more, and they set off on a mission. They hope that all this talk of demons and ghosts is superstitious nonsense, and that the demon is just a mountain lion or some equally mundane creature. However, the stories turn out to be true. The mountain does whisper and wail, and there is a demon on the mountain. And it's hungry. Those who have read both Island of Fog and its sequel Labyrinth of Fire will have some idea of the issues the children must tackle in Mountain of Whispers, the final part of the trilogy. But why does "the key to everything" lie on the top of a mountain?
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