The Dark King Swallows the Worldby Robert G. PennerPublished by Radiant PressReview by Toby A. Welch  $25.00 ISBN 9781998926152 This book drew me in immediately with the title – The Dark King Swallows the World. How could a royal leader swallow the entire world? What a claim! I couldn’t wait to crack the book open and dive in. The Dark King Swallows the World is the story of Nora, a preteen girl whose brother dies in a car crash. Consumed with grief, Nora’s mother jumps into a relationship with a man into sorcery and the occult; he is a cohort of the Dark King. To save her family, Nora sets off on a journey into the Dark King’s world. Along the way she battles various creatures and otherworldly challenges. I greatly value a book that features a main character that I will remember long after the book is collecting dust on my bookshelf. (Sadly that doesn’t happen often enough, in my experience.) Nora is that type of character. She is a brassy twelve-year-old who comes across as much more mature than her years. Her adventure is a pleasure to read. I would go as far as to say that The Dark King Swallows the…