Beyond the Pale: Book One of the Last Rune

Beyond the Pale is an epic fantasy novel in the timeless tradition of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and The Wheel of Time -- where Earthly reality is transformed into something greater, and where even an ordinary person can become a hero. Travis Wilder isn't much of a pub owner. In fact, he isn't much of anything. But no matter what he may be in this world, he is about to become a pivotal figure in a rising battle against a darkness that could destroy everything he holds dear.In this epic fantasy--in which Earthly reality is transformed into something greater, and where even an ordinary person can become a hero--Travis Wilder isn't much of a pub owner, but he is about to become a pivotal figure in a rising battle against a darkness that could destroy everything he holds dear.From a brilliant and versatile new fantasy talent comes the first book in a breathtaking saga of dark magic and shining redemption.pReality is unraveling in the dusty Colorado town of Castle City. Strange symbols are carved into storefronts, and ancient legends come to life. Saloonkeeper Travis Wilder is handed an ornate iron box and a mysterious mission. And in Denver, where dead men walk, ER doctor Grace Beckett is witness to a terrifying and inhuman scene of carnage. Theirs is a destiny shrouded in a coming darkness, a destiny that draws them into the otherworld of Eldh....pEldh is a land of gods and monsters, myths and runecraft, conspiracy and blood. It is a world that has secretly coexisted beside ours for millennia. But now the boundary between worlds is crumbling in the face of a monstrous evil. And if Travis and Grace cannot save this strange land, then both worlds may pay the price.