The Realm
TED LAMPRON
(Independently published, Feb. 5, 2019)
THE UNDEAD RISE ON THE NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MOON, SORCERY RULES, AND DRAGONS FLY.Thirteen-year-old, Bonnie and her two friends, Henry, and Freddie discover a secret laboratory built in an underground tunnel beneath the estate of a famous scientist. Inside the mysterious lab, they find a unique device called A.R.M. (Alternate Reality Machine). An electronic machine capable of enabling mind-travel. The three youths also find a journal vaguely explaining how the machine works. Consumed by curiosity, the kids decide to activate the device. Without realizing what they have done, A.R.M. takes control and projects them into another dimension of time and space. When they awake from the effects of the device, the three youths realize that they are lost in a strange land. A mythical kingdom suspended in the Middle Ages and governed by witchcraft and magic. It is a world comprised of myths and legends, and far removed from their reality. Worst yet, they have no way of reversing the effects of the machine and returning home.Their only chance of survival depends on the goodwill of peasants and the fellowship of four extraordinary creatures whom they meet by chance.As the three youths search for help, they learn of an eccentric hermit, who may be the key to their survival and a way home. However, Bonnie and her friends must first find him. The youths set out on a long journey to a mountain cave, where the mysterious recluse is said to live. Unbeknownst to them, danger lurks at every turn as they travel through the dark forest of the forbidden zone, a domain ruled by a wicked sorceress. In their quest for help, they must overcome the horror of vicious creatures, evil beings, and escape the cold clutches of the undead before ever reaching the hermit. Their journey is long and perilous, and the outcome unsure.Hope and friendship are their only weapons, and home is rapidly becoming a painful memory of a lost world, their world, somewhere in another dimension.Ted Lampron has the power to transform the reader's perception of reality.THE REALM OF ETERNAL MAGIC IS AN ENGROSSING VISIT TO A MAGICAL WORLD. THIS NOVEL IS PERFECT FOR THE YOUNG FANTASY LOVER. Reviewed by Readers' Favorite: