Fantasy · Humor · Heart
It’s Always Time for a Quest
I’m Michael D. Young, and I write family-friendly fantasy books with footnotes, feelings, and at least one dragon-adjacent complication per volume. Start with A Wonderful Week for a Quest — a seven-book comedic fantasy series readers call “funny without ever losing its narrative momentum.”
Which Quest Are You On?
Here for the Fantasy
Comedic quests, epic kingdoms hidden in music boxes, middle-grade adventures, and thrillers — all clean enough to hand to your kid and clever enough to keep for yourself.
Here for the Heart
Christmas carol devotionals, hymn histories, scripture studies, and stories from twenty years of singing with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Seven Quests. One Legendary Misadventure. Zero Chance of Things Going According to Plan.
A Wonderful Week for a Quest follows a band of well-meaning heroes through seven books of prophecy mix-ups, questionable tavern decisions, and a narrator (hello, Jackdaw) who refuses to stay out of the footnotes. If you like your fantasy with genuine stakes and a wink, this is your shelf.
“Funny without ever losing its narrative momentum.”
Reader review
Beyond the Bookshelf
Musicals & Music
Seventeen produced stage musicals and counting — plus books on the stories behind the hymns you love.
Picture Books
Writing as David Michaels: the New Jobs for Mythical Characters series, where retired legends get LinkedIn-worthy career changes.
Picture Books page coming soon
About Michael
Author, composer, Tabernacle Choir member, recovering community-theater ham. The full story, degrees and dragons included.
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Michael D. Young | Family-Friendly Fantasy Books & Christmas Devotionals
Family-friendly fantasy, Christmas devotionals, musicals, and more from author and composer Michael D. Young.
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Michael D. Young
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