A new YA fantasy series begins

Sophia Sprite

Book One: Sophia Sprite and the Sasquatch Secret — deep in the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest, some legends would rather stay hidden.

Arrives November 26, 2026

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The bookshelf

Three worlds. One shelf.

Two troublemaking mice, a five-generation treasure hunt, and a brand-new fantasy hiding in the tree line. Different worlds, same promise: you will not want to stop at the end of the chapter.

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YA Fantasy · Planned 5-book series

Sophia Sprite

An all-new series set in the ancient, watchful forests of the Pacific Northwest, where the wilderness holds secrets it isn't ready to share. Book One, Sophia Sprite and the Sasquatch Secret, arrives November 26, 2026, with Sophia Sprite and the Banshee Bargain and three more adventures to follow.

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Historical Adventure · 3 books

The Sacred Vein

Five generations. One obsession. A secret beneath Utah's Uinta Mountains that has killed everyone who came close to finding it. Follow historian Ammon Lundquist through The Sacred Vein, The Shadow Archive, and The Hidden Network.

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Children's · Read-aloud favorite

The Adventures of Pinky Whiskers
and Sharp Nose

Two mice who can never seem to stay out of trouble. Sharp Nose is the adventure-loving big sister, Pinky Whiskers her good-hearted baby brother, and together they're on a journey from home to home in search of a place to call their own.

Every title, one place: Brian's Amazon author page.

Brian Young
Brian Young

About the author

Hi, I'm Brian.

Brian Young is a novelist who believes the best stories live in the spaces between what we know and what we imagine.

Brian grew up in Utah hiking, camping, and searching the High Uintas, the same mountains that provide the dramatic backdrop for The Sacred Vein. Those formative years exploring wilderness trails and hearing legends of lost Spanish gold planted the seeds of the Sacred Vein series, a historical adventure saga that blends treasure hunting, indigenous rights, and the wild landscapes of the American West.

He spent eight years in Seattle, where he developed a deep love of hiking the trails of the Pacific Northwest. The misty woods, the sense that something ancient might be watching from just beyond the tree line, the way the wilderness holds secrets it isn't ready to share — all of it found its way onto the page.

When he's not writing, Brian can be found tending to his collection of Funko Pops, watching the Chicago Sky in the WNBA, and working on home improvement projects that always seem to take longer than planned. He currently lives in Chicago with a deep appreciation for a good story, a well-crafted sentence, and the possibility that there's more to the world than meets the eye.

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  • Nov26

    Release day: Sophia Sprite and the Sasquatch Secret

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