liam jenkins
Liam resides in Hampshire with his wife Jennifer, and little six-month-old boy Alfie.
Published on 22nd February 2022, Dylan McFinn & The Sea Serpent’s Fury offers young readers an opportunity to dive right in and join protagonist Dylan McFinn in his fantastical underwater world.
Believing the world needs a new influx of modern-day fairy stories, this novel has been written to inspire the joy of getting lost in an adventure. And whilst brimming with magic and otherworldliness, the author cleverly weaves in 21st-century issues such as the need to protect our environment and having to deal with family trauma.
The author’s love of myths and legends, and the writings of Terry Pratchett is palpable in both his character development and wordsmithing.
With Liam Jenkins’ first novel showing all the hallmarks of a flourishing writing career in prospect, his intention to expand Dylan McFinn’s into a fully-fledged adventure series will be an eagerly awaited addition to the MG fantasy genre.
Liam says, “I feel it is important for young people to learn how to be authentic in themselves, be able to stand up to anyone who makes them feel anything less than they should. I want my writing to inspire young people to reach out and go for their dreams even when they feel they don't have the courage to.
“My purpose is to inflame the imagination of a younger generation so that we do not lose the ability to be creative and continue to think and dream up stories as we get older.
I believe that the world needs stories laced with peril, triumph, and moral dilemmas and new heroes and heroines with new principles and belief systems because let’s face it ... in the real world, we are going to need them!.
“I also believe that with the rise of technology and mass consumerization, these stories are getting lost in a wash of algorithm data capture and hidden by the grotesque mask of narcissism and instant gratification.
“Old fairy stories can seem to be outdated and unrelatable. That's why Dylan McFinn was created...to bridge the old stories with a new awakened generation.”