Carter Thorne and The Beyond Forest: Rugged River Publishing

Lance Farrar is an Auburn University graduate whose lifelong interests in wildlife, forests, history, and the outdoors helped inspire the world of The Chronicles of the Beyond Forest.The outdoors has been part of Lance's life for as long as he can remember. Growing up, family trips meant camping-so much so that he was around eighteen years old before he ever stayed in a hotel. He later continued that tradition with his daughter and, now, with his grandchildren, passing along the same love of forests, wildlife, campfires, and outdoor adventure that shaped his own childhood.That tradition eventually found a home in the woods between Lance's property and the adjoining property of his daughter, Ellie, and her husband, Kash. Those woods became a place for exploring, imagining, and making memories with the grandchildren. Along the way, they earned a name of their own: Tree Dude Forest.From that real patch of Alabama woods grew something much larger. Stories and adventures shared with his grandchildren eventually became Carter Thorne and the Beyond Forest, the first book in a series built around family, imagination, the natural world, and the idea that a good adventure might be waiting just beyond the trees.Lance lives in Alabama with his wife, Marcia. When he isn't writing, he enjoys spending time with his family, exploring his interests in wildlife and history, and-as often as possible-being somewhere among the trees.Carter Thorne and the Beyond Forest is his first novel.