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The Door Within Trilogy: Book 1

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by Wayne Thomas Batson (Author) (edit contributors)

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Aidan Thomas is miserable. And it's much more than the strange nightmares he's been having. Just when life seemed to be coming together for Aidan, his parents suddenly move the family across the country to take care of his wheelchair-bound grandfather. When strange events begin to... read more

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This fantastic book by Wayne Thomas Batson is the first part of the Door Within Trilogy. It starts off in Colorado, where Aidan Thomas has just moved from Maryland with his parents. He had a friend in Maryland named Robby Pierson, who moved there from Florida. Once Robby (who was "so cool")... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

This fantastic book by Wayne Thomas Batson is the first part of the Door Within Trilogy. It starts off in Colorado, where Aidan Thomas has just moved from Maryland with his parents. He had a friend in Maryland named Robby Pierson, who moved there from Florida. Once Robby (who was "so cool") had befriended Aidan, he was accepted at his high school. At Grampin's house in Colorado, where he moved, he decided to search the basement for something to do. While he was in the basement, in a flash of light, three tall clay pots appear which contain three scrolls. They contain the story of a kingdom called Allebelle, a king, and a treacherous knight with aspirations to be king. Aidan finds he is being called by the king of Allebelle to become the twelfth knight in a special mission to ally kingdoms with Allebelle.

I'm not going to tell you the rest, because I want you to pick it up and read it! The first time I read it (This was the first time any of Wayne Thomas Batson's ever was read by any of our family) I was in the car on the way to North Carolina, and I could not put it (or The Rise Of the Worm Lord, the second book in the series) down for more than five seconds at a time! That copy that my mom just picked out for me by chance is now really tattered and worn from all the times I've read it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did (and do!).

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  • Aidan Thomas: The main character of the book.
  • Mr. Thomas: Aidan's dad.
  • Mrs. Thomas: Aidan's mom.
  • Grampin: Aidan's grandpa on his dads side, who is stuck in a wheelchair.
  • Robby: Aidan's best friend, who lives in Maryland.
  • Acsriot: A glimpse warrior.
  • Nock: Twin of Bolt and a very skilled archer of Alleble.
  • Bolt: Twin of Nock and a very skilled archer of Alleble.
  • Captain Valithor: Sentinel of Alleble and captain of the elder guard.
  • Eleazar: Glimpse warrior and ambassador for Alleble.
  • Falon: The firstborn of all mortiwraiths.
  • Farix: Glimpse warrior for Alleble who doesn't wear armor.
  • Gwenne: A beautiful Glimpse swordmaiden and Aidan's friend and guide.
  • Kaliam: Glimpse warrior of Alleble, also known as Pathfinder.
  • Kindle: Glimpse armory keeper of Alleble.
  • King Eliam: Noble king of The Realm, who invited Aidan to Alleble.
  • King Ravelle: King of Mithegard.
  • Lord Rucifel: Paragors main lieutenant, who wields two swords.
  • Mallik: Glimpse warrior of Alleble who wields a giant war hammer.
  • Matthias: Glimpse warrior of alleble who is very competitive.
  • Paragal/Paragor: First sentinel of Alleble, who now rules over Paragory.
  • Tal: Glimpse warrior of Alleble who likes to compete.
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  • “We're in this together, lad.”
    Mallik
  • “That is the very essence of bravery. We all become frightened in the face of danger, but it is those few, like you, who act in spite of their fear - who are the heroes.”
    Gwenne
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  • There are passages and doors And realms that lie unseen. There are roads both wide and narrow And no avenue between. Doors remain closed for those Who in sad vanity yet hide. Yet when belief is chosen, The key appears inside. What is lived now will soon pass, And what is not will come to be. The Door Within must open, For one to truly see.
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  • “Your name, Paragal, in the old tongue, means ‘one of pure light,’ and so you once were. But know this: When your stroke falls, so shall your own star fall. Your light will go out, and you will earn a new name. You shall be called Paragor—‘one of pure darkness.’ Darkness will be your dwelling place, and it will consume you. You will be ever hungry for what you can never have. No darkness in Alleble will be as you.”
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  • Outside of time and place, there is a realm of great nobility and renown.
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  • “What you are about to do, do it now, but know: You do not command this. I am allowing it. And nothing will ever rescue you from the doom you have chosen.”
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  • Adventures are funny things, and they always begin with the unexpected. But the best adventures of all are the ones that never
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  • There are passages and doors And realms that lie unseen. There are roads both wide and narrow And no avenue between. Doors remain closed for those Who in sad vanity yet hide. Yet when Belief is chosen, The key appears inside. What is lived now will soon pass, And what is not will come to be. The Door Within must open, For one to truly see. Do you see? Believe and enter.
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  • “it is easy to be fearless when one has not yet learned what he has to lose.”
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  • “Sir Aidan, thou tottering, beetle-brained lummox! How dare you measure yourself against another!
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  • Ye have come to Falon’s Stair, But enter not ye unaware, For better men than thee have fled. They that entered soon were dead. The darkness spins your mind with fright, As you descend into her night. Beyond the steps the labyrinth waits, With dangers untold and treasures great. Know ye this as ye travel the maze: Lest ye fall under Falon’s gaze, There is one path alone to the light of day. And death will come if ye lose your way.
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  • could pass through it, as you might go into a shop or a cottage. No, it was so that the King could become a part of you. King Eliam lives within you now, and you will never be alone.”
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First Sentence edit see section history

The first sword missed Aidan's head by an inch.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Principal Cast
Principal Settings
Map

Chapter 1 From Nightmare To Nightmare
Chapter 2 The Unexpected
Chapter 3 Treasures In Earthen Vessels
Chapter 4 The Betrayal
Chapter 5 Realms That Lie Unseen
Chapter 6 Fairy Tales
Chapter 7 A New Ally
Chapter 8 The Door Within
Chapter 9 Stranger In A Strange Land
Chapter 10 The Gate Of Despair
Chapter 11 Peculiar Company
Chapter 12 The Twelfth Knight
Chapter 13 Armed And Terrified
Chapter 14 Basic Training
Chapter 15 Son Of Fury
Chapter 16 Traitors Legacy
Chapter 17 Fateful Plans
Chapter 18 Into The Wild
Chapter 19 The Grimwalk
Chapter 20 Shortcut
Chapter 21 Mithegard
Chapter 22 Revelations
Chapter 23 The Curtain Of Red
Chapter 24 The Siege
Chapter 25 The Battle Before The Seven Towers
Chapter 26 Knightfall
Chapter 27 Aidan's Choice
Chapter 28 Falon's Stair
Chapter 29 No Small Favor
Chapter 30 The Phantom Army
Chapter 31 The Cost Of Freedom
Chapter 32 The Knight Of The Dawn
Chapter 33 Early Departure
Chapter 34 Eyes That See

Epilogue
Acknowledgments

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in The Door Within Trilogy. (standard series)

Followed by The Rise of the Wyrm Lord.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Wayne Thomas Batson (Author)

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Page Count: 313

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