Books by Steven Hammond

Sold into servitude at the age of fourteen, the orphaned Bet endures constant abuse from the mistress of a backwater farm. Despite her heinous treatment, she keeps her spirits high, for she has a secretshe can talk with animals. With the aid of her friend Pooch-kin, they make adventures of the constant chores.While gathering wood, Bet finds a glimmering crystal in the sludge of a muddy creek. This chance discovery sets her on a course of real adventure; where she finds speaking with animals is only one of her many Talents.

The fourth installment in The Rise of the Penguins Saga. THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES...Since the fall of the Overlord, Nok and the penguins of Rockhopper Colony 23 have fought bitterly just to survive. Nok, the colonys leader, is plagued by dissent and distrust at every turn as the colony struggles to regroup and stabilize. But something far worse lurks below the safety of the warrens, and Nok's political rival, Lydeck, and his unyielding opposition may raise it. Only a pair of fledglings stand in Lydecks way...if they can survive long enough to expose the truth.