UBC Okanagan Library is excited to have acquired a new series of books to their collection: Kingdom Guardians: The Silver Key, Kingdom Guardians: Shadows of Demons, and Elijah and Sabrina. One thing that makes this acquisition so unique is that the Kingdom Guardians series is written by UBC Okanagan student Philip Patrick.
Kingdom Guardians includes books one and two as well as a prequel to the series. Click on the titles below to learn more about the story and how you can borrow a copy.
- Kingdom Guardians: The Silver Key (Book 1)
- Kingdom Guardians: Shadows of Demons (Book 2)
- Elijah and Sabrina (Prequel)
About the author: Philip Patrick
Philip Patrick is from northern BC and grew up in Burns Lake. An avid writer for almost twenty years, Phil is in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at UBC Okanagan where he gets to explore other artistic mediums, like painting, digital media, sculpting, and photography. Being a visual artist as well as a writer, it’s impressive to note that Phil also designed the covers of the first two Kingdom Guardian books.
Author and UBCO Student Philip Patrick standing with Library Service Assistant Karin Haug who is holding the Kingdom Guardians book series.
Philip Patrick describes his series as adventurous and imaginative. “It is the classic good versus evil concept but with strong storytelling and character-based narratives that match modern epic superhero tales. The series centres around teenagers without romanticizing the dominance of youth, and without being sexualized. I wrote it for everyone to read.”
Phil hopes that his books reflect the movies and tv shows that he grew up watching where the ordinary meets the extraordinary and that have strong themes of imagination and friendship.
When asked how it feels to have his books available through the UBC Okanagan Library, Phil says it feels great to have a part of his legacy at UBCO. Phil is hoping to write book three of the series next.
This acquisition was organized by Indigenous Initiatives Librarian Christian Isbister. When asked about the acquisition, Christian spoke to the importance of building a collection that both reflects and supports the brilliant students on our campus. He’s absolutely thrilled to be able to see Phil’s books on the library’s shelves and can’t wait to read them himself.