Spirit Thorn, by Zacharias O’Bryan. Spiritthorn.com. The world is changing … shredding
around the edges. Young Braden Swift joins Kestrelle, a mysterious spirit girl, on
a journey down a wild Oregon river. To prevent the world from fading altogether,
they must rescue a monster, the moss-haired yellow-toothed Molly Greenfingers, a
native of another time in the Universe. Beset by kidnappings, deadly white-water
rapids, and their betrayals of one another, their fate hinges upon the power of a
dark Thorn that cures wounds and manipulates living Beings with drops of sacrificed
Blood. An introduction to String Theory, the Multiverse, and Multi-Dimensional Space-Time,
Spirit Thorn is a modern classic of science fiction and fantasy for pre-teens, young
adults and adults.