When I started to write this post I asked myself what my answer would be.
Upon significant reflection, there are several worlds in which I would live. But there is only one which came up first in my mind, and this world is described in The Last Rune series by Mark Anthony. This six volume series is set in... two worlds: The Earth and the magic otherworld of Eldh. It is the story of two earthlings - saloonkeeper Travis Wilder and ER doctor Grace Beckett - and their allies in both worlds. The Earth is like our earth in the nineties. Eldh is a medieval-style world full of myths and runecraft and has secretly coexisted beside Earth for millennia. I must admit I have a foible for connected worlds. I would like to live there, where you get magic abilities when you move from Earth to Eldh, and you become involved in a fight between good and evil. I still have a relationship to Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett, and I really want to meet them and their allies.The books are still available. I own the German edition which has been split into 12 books!!
1. Beyond The Pale (1998) [US] [UK]
Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett live in Colorado. They are separately transported to Eld where they little by little discover their talents for magic. It does not take long and they are in th middle of a confrontation between good and evil.
2. The Keep of Fire (1999) [US] [UK]
Travis Wilder returns to Eldh in order to locate the source of a plague which has emerged on earth. Gace Beckett tries to combat the plague by combining medicine from earth with magic from Eldh and discovers an ancient conspiracy.
3. The Dark Remains (2001) [US] [UK]
Grace and Travis return to earth in order to seek medical aid for a good Eldish friend who has been seriously wounded by a Necromancer. It does not take long and they stumble across a new enemy.
4. Blood of Mystery (2002) [US] [UK]
Travis and Grace have been separated. On Eldh the ancient evil arouse in shape of the Pale King. Grace returns to Eldh and tries to find the key weapon against the Pale King. Meanwhile Travis must face life in the Old Wild West because he has been catapulted back in time by a demon.
5. The Gates of Winter (2003) [US][UK]
On Earth Travis fights against another strong enemy who somehow connected to Eldh, where Grace levies an army for the final fight against the Pale King.
6. The First Stone (2004) [US][UK]
The greatest challenge for Grace and Travis.
4 comments:
Wow. This is a flash from the past. I remember reading these books back when they came out and totally forgot about them. I think I ended up only reading the first three or four books in the series, but I do remember the crossed worlds and thinking it was pretty cool.
And seeing as my memory is clearly failing due to old age (yes, 32 feels old sometimes), wasn't Mark Anthony involved in some sort of debacle with R. A. Salvatore and his Drizzt stories? Anyway, good choice in books to dredge up from the past.
@TK42ONE,
I must admit - even I'm some (18) years older than you - I don't know anything about the debacle you mentioned.
I think we all have some "secret treasures" on our bookshelves. It was a pleasure to read that I'm not the only who knows and still like these books.
In the meantime Inside the Blogosphere: Living in a Fantasy World Part 2 is available. Enjoy reading.
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