Krista Wallace – författare

"e;If you're so obsessed with the truth, you need to look a little closer to home."e; Kyer learns a shocking truth—her "e;Guardian"e; is none other than Golgathaur, lieutenant to Dregor himself.Kyer must use her newfound magical talent, Gating, to enter Golgathaur's realm and try to rescue the one person who holds the key to her identity: her mother. But Golgathaur reveals a disturbing fact that will change her life, and the lives of those she holds most dear. Even as Kyer is thunderstruck by the discovery of yet another magic she didn't know she possessed, he demands an impossible choice.She is forced to escape without her mother, and Golgathaur sets up a magical device, which blocks her return. Now, Kyer's motivation is agonizingly interconnected with Golgathaur's: each needs the other alive to get what they want.Worst of all, Kyer learns the horrific reality behind the Cymrion and dark elves' need to flee Rydris, and she now realizes she is in grave danger.Kyer and the company must journey to carry out a heartbreaking deed in order to save her mother, to connect Kyer with the truth of her past, and to save Rydris from a terrible fate.Even those who have already fled are in peril. Get the penultimate book in the Gatekeeper fantasy trilogy-in-five-parts today.And don't miss the final book in the series, Gatekeeper's Revelation, coming soon. "e;Gatekeeper's Crucible introduced me to the fantasy series I didn't know I sorely needed. With rich, well-woven world building, resilient heroes, and wretched villains, Wallace had me under her spell from the first word to the last."e;~ Cait Gordon, award-winning co-editor of Nothing Without Us Too and author of Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain

She hated imagining Derry's grief. She hated even more that it was her fault.Kyer is gutted by what happened at the Tree of Life, and at leaving her friends behind to face it.Struggling in vain to free her mother from Golgathaur's new, impregnable prison, Kyer finally has the chance to ask why her mother abandoned her twenty years ago.The truth sends Kyer reeling, and she is forced to flee, plagued by guilt for all that has befallen the people of Rydris. Yet again Kyer has left her mother behind to suffer the wrath of Golgathaur, whose desire to bend Kyer to his will escalates.Kyer has never felt more alone, nor as hopeless.Golgathaur's new strategy is to take the one thing Kyer cannot afford to lose.

She plunged her blade into his chest, feeling it grind along his ribs... Outcast swordfighter, Kyer Halidan, was abandoned in a cornfield at age three. Now, twenty years on, she's searching for answers: Who left her there? And why? Kyer doesn't suffer fools, and when she kills a man in a duel, it changes her life forever. The duel catches the eye of Valrayker, a legendary hero, who pulls her into his company for a high-stakes mission to save a village. While on the mission, Kyer is stalked and captured by powerful allies of the man she killed, who are determined to learn what she knows—and will stop at nothing to find out. She's rescued by an inexplicable magic that raises suspicions among her friends—and fuels her enemies' wrath even further. And worse—their fear. As trust crumbles around her and danger closes in, Kyer must defy orders and challenge the very people she swore to follow. As for her true identity, Valrayker harbours his own suspicions. But he's keeping those secrets to himself… for now. Gatekeeper's Key is an adventure riddled with danger, intrigue, mysterious magic, scheming villains, humour, sword-wielding badassery, and dark consequences. "e;Gatekeeper's Key is a dark and luscious truffle everyone will want to savor and beg for more when it's done."e;  ~ Diana Pharaoh Francis - USA Today Bestselling Author of the Path trilogy and the Crosspointe Chronicles.Gatekeeper's Key is a thrilling start to a fantasy series full of danger, intrigue and attitude. Reviews:"e;I just finished reading Book 1, and it was SO GOOD. Absolutely sank into this one."e; ~J. Reeser - author"e;I love this series. I just finished book three at two in the morning last night. For reference, I go to bed around nine. I just kept thinking just one more page. Just one more..."e; ~Theresa Miller - author of Mushrooms, Magic and Murder"e;WARNING: Start reading on a weekend or clear your schedule for the next few days because you will not be able to put this down!"e; ~Ruby Seah - Goodreads reviewer"e;This book is a love letter to classic fantasy: swords and sorcery, wizards and elves, struggles between good and evil - plus a spunky heroine who kicks ass and doesn't take anyone's sh*t."e; ~Celia T - Goodreads reviewer

Gatekeeper's Deception I - Deceiver --> The Gatekeeper series, Book 2"e;Why don't you trust me?"e; he asked.Hurt and disbelief whirled in her head. "e;Because you don't trust me."e; The Lady Alon Maer, wife of duke Kien Bartheylen, is pregnant and seriously ill. Swordfighter Kyer Halidan, along with her company of friends, takes on the mission to find a cure. If they fail, Alon and her baby will die.An alluring stranger who calls himself The Guardian turns up along the way and gives Kyer timely warnings, earning her trust, and hinting at her true identity. But is he helping her, or serving his own ends?An uncanny escape, a gift from a dead warrior, a shocking message for Kyer's ears only, all sow suspicions among her friends that she is not who she claims to be. Even as their faith in her is tainted, her nemesis plots his vengeance: exposing unassailable evidence that it is Kyer who is attempting to murder Alon Maer. Reviews:~Theresa Miller - author of Mushrooms, Magic and Murder: "e;I love this series. I just finished book three at two in the morning last night. For reference, I go to bed around nine. I just kept thinking just one more page. Just one more..."e;~Ruby Seah - Goodreads Reviewer: WARNING: "e;Clear your schedule for TWO books in a row because the end of this book leaves you with a cliffhanger only satiated by Gatekeeper's Deception II - Deceived!"e;~Laura - Goodreads Reviewer: "e;I am left with the ache of having to wait for the third installment. She better be writing fast."e;