Sixteen-year-old Matthew Falstrom faces a terrifying reality: his home valley of Heldhaven is about to be destroyed by Mount Korvex, a long-dormant volcano. But Galdrick the wizard gives the people of Heldhaven hope, proclaiming that their answer lies in the Korophin. But no one knows who or what the Korophin are, or where they can be found. No one, that is, except for Matthew, who unknowingly wears a magical medallion that will lead them to the Korophin, and with them, deliverance. Matthew will have to face battles, kidnappings, pirates, monsters, and magical beings as he seeks to save his homeland. He and his companions will journey to the very end of the world to find the Korophin. But will they be in time to save their home?
Christian Richards wrote fantasy stories as a child but moved on to other fields as an adult. While researching for his Ph.D., he returned to the world of fantasy. He has studied theology, classical guitar, and computer science, and has been a published scholar, a professor, delivered nuclear medicine, and at one time sold bubble wands at Disney World. Quest for the Korophin is his first completed novel.