title: Dark Way of Anger: The Ardwellian Chronicles
author: Dennis Young
description: <b>Dennis Young</b> is a first-time author with a life-long interest in Fantasy, Science Fiction and worlds beyond our own. His professional life has been in International Sales, working with people throughout the world in the Building/Construction Industry. He lives in the Kansas City, Missouri, continuing the tales of Ardwel.
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  “Henry is an engaging, resourceful hero of this picaresque tale . . . [ _Mad
  Boy_ ] is a wartime coming-of-age story filled with nonstop action and genuine
  pathos.”
  
  
  — _Kirkus Reviews_ (starred)
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _Mad Boy_ is a terrific achievement. There’s a vicious black humor at work
  here, underpinning the larger bend of the story in a way that keeps you
  guessing. As each new character arrives fully formed, like they’ve stepped out
  of the archive, you wonder how Arvin will keep it all together. The best part
  is, he does.”
  
  
  —Rohan Wilson, author of _To Name Those Lost_
  
  
  
  
  
  “Surreal at times and brutally realistic at others, this novel is a strange
  amalgam of _As I Lay Dying_ , _The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_ , __ and
  _The Red Badge of Courage_.”
  
  
  —John Gibbs, Green Apple Books, San Francisco
  
  
  
  
  
  “A unique, endearing and truly marvelous story.”
  
  
  —Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield’s Books
  
  
  
  
  
  “ _Mad Boy_ ’s hero is an unforgettable creation, and his adventures move at
  the 