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ONE LAST QUEST - MG Contemp

Twelve-year-old Elijah Miller always seems to roll a critical fail. He lost his best friend, his mom, and now he's left with an emotionally unavailable father and a sense that the world is crumbling around him. But when he discovers his mother’s final gift—an unfinished Dungeons and Dragons campaign with a hidden message only for him—he decides it's time for one last quest.

After reuniting with old friends, Eli takes over his mom’s role as dungeon master to lead his friends on the adventure of a lifetime. To uncover Mom’s message, Eli must complete the campaign, which turns into a scavenger hunt for clues on how to finish it in the real world. But battling the game’s nefarious villain is only the beginning as a new, greater foe appears—his father, who insists he stop playing and accept Mom's death.

With the campaign’s end in sight, Eli’s dad’s threat to find and throw away what’s left of his mom’s fantasy world means every dice roll could be their last. If Eli and his friends don't finish the campaign and defeat the monsters in his past and present, Eli will lose the chance to find the true meaning behind his mom's message—and finally realize what his mom left behind was more than just a game.

ONE LAST QUEST is a 56,000 word MG contemporary novel. It combines the magic and power of Dungeons & Dragons by building upon a frame story like found in THE PRINCESS BRIDE. It also focuses on a boy's grief and imagination, like in A MONSTER CALLS, THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE, and THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH.