Full of complex choices and struggles against darkness, Jana Spooner’s debut is a wholesome and adventurous read.

Gabriel’s Song

On his fourteenth birthday, Gabriel must abandon his family in their time of greatest need and embark on an epic journey with his friends.

Gabriel Andrews was not looking forward to his birthday. Everyone he knew, and a few that he didn’t, would show up in his backyard to hear his decision about the Academy. But Gabriel had little interest in school. What interested him more than anything was the steep, looming Western Ridge that marked the edge of Topia. No one—in more than five hundred years—had crossed the boundary.

When Gabriel and his friends discover a hidden cave, everything changes. A forbidden language, a mysterious message, and an ancient prophecy open the door to the world of Adamah—where no Topian has ever set foot.

Enter an adventure of mystery and magic as Gabriel and his friends leave everything behind to seek the truth about his past—and perhaps save the world along the way.

Book 1 of the The Adamah Chronicles series.

Review of Gabriel’s Song

Full of complex choices and struggles against darkness, Jana Spooner’s debut is a wholesome and adventurous read.
· January 2026

Unlike his predictable neighbors, fourteen-year-old Gabriel Andrews has never been content with his quiet life. But he gets more than he ever wanted when the tyrant Idan’s soldiers force him to leave his home and set out into the strange world of Adamah. Helped by his friends and other misfits he meets along the way, Gabriel must find the truth about Idan and himself. Full of complex choices and a struggles against darkness, Jana Spooner’s debut novel Gabriel’s Song is a wholesome and adventurous read. Her colorful world of Adamah is as delightful to discover as this book’s cast of quirky and vibrant characters. This first book in The Adamah Chronicles will leave readers eagerly anticipating the next installment.

Best for: Middle grade and young teen fantasy readers (ages 10–15) who enjoy coming-of-age stories and complex fantasy worlds.

Discern: Threats of torture, mild romantic interest between teen characters, disturbing description of a fantasy insect bite.

 

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