written by Darren Jacobs and David AyresAnumal Empire: Lazarball was awarded the "Flamingnet Top Choice Award"."Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Ayres have created a story so engrossing that you just can’t help but get lost in it for hours, and during that time, you truly believe that this world exists. " - Night Owl Reviews"The Hunger Games meets The Lion King... Anumal Empire is one of the best fantasy novels that I have ever read. Haunting, terrifying and dangerous; never a boring moment." - The Selkie Reads StoriesThe race of man is extinct… A new breed has risen... Anumalkind shall inherit the Earth...After merging human and animal DNA together, the anumal race turned against their creators…and wiped them out. Now, centuries later, an ancient pact between warring clans has been broken. Dark powers are surfacing, threatening the survival of this hybrid race…and the fate of the anumal species lies in the hands of a single lion…Clinton Narfell.Hailing from the desert village of Wooburn, Clinton’s meager life is catapulted out of control the day he steals food to feed his younger brother. As an extraordinary chain of events begins to unfold, Clinton is forced to use skill and cunning to keep himself alive…and is hurtled towards a destiny he did not realize he was born to fulfill…Facing savage scavengers, vicious anumal clans, and worse, Clinton soon realizes that power does not come from books or spells, but from something far deeper within us all…"What a cool cover. Great excerpt too..." - Charles Gramlich"The writing is muscular, thrilling. It draws you right inside the skin of the protagonist..." - Elaine Ash