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Like funny, action-packed magical adventures? Check out #RiverOfCrows, my award-winning series starter. Kirkus called it "smart, funny, exciting fantasy" and #Canadian Teacher Magazine called me "a gifted writer with a real sense of humour".

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A dark-haired, worried-looking boy holds a crow with a white feather next to a girl with long red hair who looks ready for action. In the distance behind them, hundreds of crows fly into a star-filled dark-blue sky. Gold text at the top of the image reads: When prophecy calls, math class will have to wait...
November 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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The series starts with River of Crows, in which 12yo Ty Baxter accidentally teams up with the weird girl from school to try and help an injured crow... and discovers that magic and other worlds are real. #BookSky #MiddleGrade 🐦‍⬛ 🪐📚

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A paperback copy of River of Crows against a blurred snowy blue background. Text to the right says Book 1 and the URL books2read.com/RiverOfCrows. The book cover for River of Crows on a blue background, surrounded by text with arrows pointing at the cover. Text points read: - a boy who is always in trouble for daydreaming - a daring rescure - a grumpy sorcerer with an apothecary shop - an enchanted army - a girl who really isn't from around here - a shocking secret - 3 siblings on a mission - an evil henchman - a crow with a white feather - a tyrant emperor with dark magic - a Scottish hob with a best-seller - awesome origami
May 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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So, if anyone's looking for something new to read this weekend, may I humbly suggest my Arcanium series? There's magic. And mayhem. And enchanted crows! 🐦‍⬛✨
#BookSky #BookTok #Reading

It all starts with River of Crows:
books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
nptwrites.bsky.social N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · Nov 9
This is a series for fans of action-packed fantasy adventures that don't skimp on character or world-building (you're even going to love the side-characters!) It's also funny. And there are layers and sub-plots that really draw you in. 🧙‍♂️✨ #ReaderSky #Reading

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A stormy blue and purple background with the covers of the four currently published books in my Arcanium series lined up in a row: River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, Stone of Serpents, Chalice of Caladriai. Gold text at the top says: "The Arcanium Saga". Smaller white snippets of text are arrayed at angles all around the covers. Those snippets give an overview of what to expect in the series and they say: - epic magic battles - awesome origami magic - told from multiple points of view - magic manifests differently for everyone - tyrant emperor with dark magic - enchanted army of birds - new friends become there-for-you-always friends - siblings - a villain and henchman you love to hate - action! danger! mayhem! snark! - people tell me they bought it for their kids then stayed up all night to read it themselves - a mysterious crow with a white feather - a different take on shapeshifters - grumpy gardening sorcerer with an apothecary shop - hobs and gnomes and dragons (oh my!) - Chosen One (... maybe...?)
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
So, if anyone's looking for something new to read this weekend, may I humbly suggest my Arcanium series? There's magic. And mayhem. And enchanted crows! 🐦‍⬛ 💙📚

It all starts with River of Crows:
books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
nptwrites.bsky.social N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · Nov 9
This is a series for fans of action-packed fantasy adventures that don't skimp on character or world-building (you're even going to love the side-characters!) It's also funny. And there are layers and sub-plots that really draw you in. 🧙‍♂️✨ #ReaderSky #Reading

➡️ books2read.com/rl/TheArcanium
A stormy blue and purple background with the covers of the four currently published books in my Arcanium series lined up in a row: River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, Stone of Serpents, Chalice of Caladriai. Gold text at the top says: "The Arcanium Saga". Smaller white snippets of text are arrayed at angles all around the covers. Those snippets give an overview of what to expect in the series and they say: - epic magic battles - awesome origami magic - told from multiple points of view - magic manifests differently for everyone - tyrant emperor with dark magic - enchanted army of birds - new friends become there-for-you-always friends - siblings - a villain and henchman you love to hate - action! danger! mayhem! snark! - people tell me they bought it for their kids then stayed up all night to read it themselves - a mysterious crow with a white feather - a different take on shapeshifters - grumpy gardening sorcerer with an apothecary shop - hobs and gnomes and dragons (oh my!) - Chosen One (... maybe...?)
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
The series starts with River of Crows, in which 12yo Ty Baxter accidentally teams up with the weird girl from school to try and help an injured crow... and discovers that magic and other worlds are real. #BookSky #MiddleGrade 🐦‍⬛ 🪐📚

➡️ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
A paperback copy of River of Crows against a blurred snowy blue background. Text to the right says Book 1 and the URL books2read.com/RiverOfCrows. The book cover for River of Crows on a blue background, surrounded by text with arrows pointing at the cover. Text points read: - a boy who is always in trouble for daydreaming - a daring rescure - a grumpy sorcerer with an apothecary shop - an enchanted army - a girl who really isn't from around here - a shocking secret - 3 siblings on a mission - an evil henchman - a crow with a white feather - a tyrant emperor with dark magic - a Scottish hob with a best-seller - awesome origami
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Want to dive into a fun, action-filled middle grade fantasy adventure series this weekend? Check out River of Crows! Available wherever books are sold (including Itchio & Payhip), and free to read on Kobo Plus. (And if you're in Ottawa, OPL has it, too!) 💙📚 🪐📚

➡️ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
A square image with a dark blue starry background with a curved stream of crows across the sky in the distance and greenery at the bottom. Two kids are in the foreground: a boy with dark hair wearing green and holding a crow with a white feather, and a girl with red hair dressed in a pink sweater. The boy looks apprehensive and the girl looks ready for action. Gold text at the top reads: "Two kids. One prophecy. And a crow with a white feather who is more than he appears."
October 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Looking for a fun fantasy adventure to get you through the rest of the week? Check out River of Crows! 💙⏰📚 #KidLit #BookSky

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(or buy direct from the author at: shop.nptwrites.com )
September 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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River of Crows is the first book in my #MiddleGrade fantasy series. Kirkus Reviews said it was "smart, funny, exciting fantasy" & MBR said it was "riveting and hard to put down". It won a Wishing Shelf Awards silver medal & was a finalist/shortlisted for two other awards!
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The cover of River of Crows against a brown wooden background. To the right are the stacked logos for awards the book has won: Shortlisted for the 2024 International Rubery Book Award, 2023 Wishing Shelf Book Award Silver Medal Winner, 2023 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist.
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Okay, so maybe only iconic in my own mind, but you should totally get to know Ty and Ayslenne anyway. 😁

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A swirl of blue-white lightning against a deep blue starry background. Crows are flying out of the centre of the lightning sphere. In the foreground two kids stand side-by-side. Ty is a boy with light brown skin and dark hair, wearing a green outfit and holding a crow with one white feather. He look scared. Beside him is Ayslenne, a girl with long, curly red hair and pale skin. She looks alert and ready for action. To the right, in gold font, it says: River of Crows. At the bottom, in a dark blue bar, it says "Start the adventure" and various bookstore logos are under that.
August 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Do you like fantasy #books? And crows? And kids on a quest? And grumpy gardening sorcerers with apothecary shops? My series-starter has it all, plus it won an award and got shortlisted for two others. 😊✨
#BookSky #ReaderSky #CanLit

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The cover of River of Crows against a brown wooden background. To the right are the stacked logos for awards the book has won: Shortlisted for the 2024 International Rubery Book Award, 2023 Wishing Shelf Book Award Silver Medal Winner, 2023 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist.
May 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
nptwrites.bsky.social
So, if you need a distraction tonight while you're waiting for election results to come in, how about a rollicking fantasy adventure with a grumpy gardening sorcerer and lots of enchanted crows? 🐦‍⬛✨

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➡️ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows

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A scared-looking boy in a green shirt is holding a crow with one white feather. Beside him is a girl with long, curly red hair wearing a pink shirt. She looks ready for action. Behind them is a swirling vortex of blue lightning against a dark blue sky. The silhouettes of birds are flying out of the vortex. To the right is an e-reader showing the cover of River of Crows. At the bottom of the image is a solid navy blue bar with yellow text, an excerpt from a 5 star review that says: "Oh, what an adventure this was!"
April 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Semi-regular reminder: I have books and they are lots of fun and you should probably read them if you like magic and adventure and snarky banter and bad guys that you hate but who are also funny and also CROWS! 🐦‍⬛🖤

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The covers of River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, and Stone of Serpents lined up against a beige stone wall.
April 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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So, I discovered today that the first book in this series was stolen by Meta for their stupid AI training, so if you want to help improve my day (I'd be ever so grateful), please buy my book. 🙃

🐦‍⬛ Also available via regular bookstores:
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nptwrites.bsky.social N.P. Thompson 🍁 @nptwrites.bsky.social · Mar 19
Just sayin'... if you're looking to #BuyCanadianBooks, you can get mine from Kobo and Indigo. Or directly from me via my Itch shop where you can even score a deal on a 3-book e-bundle. 🍁📚😁

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The covers for the first 3 books in my Arcanium series (River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, and Stone of Serpents against a light blue background. Text scattered around the covers reads: -portal fantasy -siblings -Chosen One (...or maybe not...???) -tyrant emperor with dark magic -new friends become there-for-you-always friends -enchanted army of birds --grumpy gardening sorcerer with an apothecary shop -really evil henchman -awesome origami magic -a crow with a white feather -magic manifests differently for everyone -told from multiple points of view
March 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I mean, *I* was totally excited when I saw where they put me on the shelf. 😂🤩

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#CanKidLit #BuyCanadian #books
March 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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🗺️ Adventure & action
👨‍👧‍👦 Siblings
😂 Snarky banter
✨ Epic magic battles
🧙‍♂️ Grumpy gardening sorcerer with an apothecary shop
🐦‍⬛ Lots and lots of enchanted crows!

➡️ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
➡️ nptwrites.itch.io

#BookSky #reading #books #booktok
A scared-looking boy in a green shirt is holding a crow with one white feather. Beside him is a girl with long, curly red hair wearing a pink shirt. She looks ready for action. Behind them is a swirling vortex of blue lightning against a dark blue sky. The silhouettes of birds are flying out of the vortex. To the right is an e-reader showing the cover of River of Crows. At the bottom of the image is a solid navy blue bar with yellow text, an excerpt from a 5 star review, that says: "Oh, what an adventure this was!"
March 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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If you're looking for upper MG fantasy, my books are available most places:

➡️ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
and even on Itch, if you want to avoid all big corporations:
➡️ nptwrites.itch.io

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N.P. Thompson | Fantasy Author 🍁
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March 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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So, it's #WorldBookDay today, and I have books! River of Crows is the first in my upper MG fantasy series, and it's a great pick if you want a fun read full of adventure and magic (and enchanted crows!) 🐦‍⬛✨
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#booksky #booktok #BookRecs #BuyCanadian
The cover of River of Crows against a brown wooden background. To the right are the stacked logos for awards the book has won: Shortlisted for the 2024 International Rubery Book Award, 2023 Wishing Shelf Book Award Silver Medal Winner, 2023 Canadian Book Club Awards Finalist. A black square image with an excerpt from the Canadian Teacher Magazine review of River of Crows. It says: "Thompson is a gifted writer with a real sense of humour..." In the bottom left-hand corner below the quote is the Canadian Teacher Magazine logo, and on the right is a multi-coloured maple leaf.
March 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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If you're in a #BuyCanadian kind of mood, and that includes #books, AND you want a fun read that includes an evil tyrant, kids on a quest, sub-plots and layers, multiple points of view, and lots of enchanted crows, please check out River of Crows! ✨
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A square image shows a hand holding a paperback copy of River of Crows and large orange maple leaf on the left. On the right is a dark strip with white text that says: "Want to buy Canadian? I'm a Canadian author living in Ottawa, and my books are available most places, including Canadian-owned Kobo! You can also buy direct from me via Itch.io if you want to avoid all big corporations." Under the text, logos for Kobo and Itch.io are side-by-side, and under the logos are two URLS: books2read.com/RiverOfCrows and nptwrites.itch.io
March 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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River of Crows is book 1 of the series. It's available most places, including Kobo. I also have an Itch shop (you get both the .epub and .mobi files on Itch so you're free to use on whatever devices you have). 😊
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Other stores: books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
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March 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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The tenth cat was busy knocking books off shelves and couldn't be reached for comment. 😼📘

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February 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Just in case you want to know more about the series... 😁📚
#booksky #reading #bookrecs #CanLit

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➡️ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
The covers for the first 3 books in my Arcanium series (River of Crows, Mirror of Wolves, and Stone of Serpents against a light blue background. Text scattered around the covers reads: -portal fantasy -siblings -Chosen One (...or maybe not...???) -tyrant emperor with dark magic -new friends become there-for-you-always friends -enchanted army of birds --grumpy gardening sorcerer with an apothecary shop -really evil henchman -awesome origami magic -a crow with a white feather -magic manifests differently for everyone -told from multiple points of view
February 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
nptwrites.bsky.social
Looking for some light reading for the weekend? Check out my upper-middle grade fantasy. 😊
#booksky #reading #books
books2read.com/RiverOfCrows or
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February 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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A mysterious crow with one white feather.
A group of friends on a quest to find a kidnapped boy.
A grumpy sorcerer with an apothecary shop.
Secrets revealed.
And a tyrant emperor with the power to turn children into birds...
books2read.com/RiverOfCrows or
nptwrites.itch.io
#BookSky #Reading
February 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I have pretty books, please buy them. Or share so other people who might love them can know they exist? 🙃 Book 4 of the series will be out later this year. There's magic. And crows. And adventure.
✨ books2read.com/RiverOfCrows
✨ nptwrites.itch.io
#reading #BookRecs #BookSky
The covers of the first three books in my Arcanium series against a background of wooden slats.
February 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Apropos of nothing, there's a brutal tyrant with dark magic in my book who insists his methods are going to make Arcania great, and who wants to expand his empire into our world. He turns children into birds to terrify the population and keep the people in line. #booksky

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A huge flock of crow silhouettes fly in the distance over a stormy blue and purple sky. In the lower left hand corner a close up of a crow's head is watching the crows in the distance. To the right in white text is an en excerpt from the book. It's the Portents, a rhyme used to teach the children in my fantasy world to beware the crows. It reads: One crow summons Two crows destroy Three for a girl Four for a boy Five crows famine Six crows war Seven for the man Who brings death Through the door...
January 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM