Rifter Series by Ginn Hale

From the author of Wicked Gentlemen and The Cadeleonian Series comes a new, four-volume novel. When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to the fate he shares with Kyle-to awaken the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.

John hatches a desperate plan that lands him in the middle of a battle while Kahlil takes on a final mission... When John opens a letter addressed to his missing room-mate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.

Volume Three. Once Kahlil had been entrusted with a holy duty: to watchover the Rifter and protect him in the world of Nayeshi until theIssusha’im Oracles decided whether to summon the destroyergod or kill him while he remained a mortal in Nayeshi. ButKahlil failed his duty, slipping away to rescue his sister froma fire and in that moment allowing the Rifter to cross into theworld of Basawar.Desperate, Kahlil followed the Rifter... moreVolume Three. Once Kahlil had been entrusted with a holy duty: to watchover the Rifter and protect him in the world of Nayeshi until theIssusha’im Oracles decided whether to summon the destroyergod or kill him while he remained a mortal in Nayeshi. ButKahlil failed his duty, slipping away to rescue his sister froma fire and in that moment allowing the Rifter to cross into theworld of Basawar.Desperate, Kahlil followed the Rifter. But the Great Gate hadbeen shattered, and Kahlil suffered catastrophic injuries to bothhis body and his mind during the crossing between worlds.He has returned to Basawar, but his home is not as he rememberedit—inasmuchas he can remember anything. With all signsof the holy sect he once served now wiped away, there is no one toremind him of his purpose. In his wrecked condition he accepts theonly help offered and takes work in the noble Bousim household asa spy and an assassin for handsome Captain Alidas’ro’Bousim whopatrols the seething underbelly of the capital city of Nurjima.Now, after two years of faithful service, Alidas sends him ona final mission: to infiltrate the Lisam household and stop OurathLisam and his circle of noble conspirators from assassinating theFai’daum leader, Jath’ibaye. less

Volume Four. After using a key intended for his roommate, John Tofflerand his two closest friends—Laurie and Bill—are thrown into theharsh world of Basawar. John and his friends survive the winterwilderness with the aid of a rebellious young priest, Ravishan, andeventually join Basawar society in the city of Amura’taye.While Laurie and Bill find shelter in the household of the exiledLady Bousim, John ascends the Thousand Steps to the monasteryof Rathal’pesha where he reunites with Ravishan... moreVolume Four. After using a key intended for his roommate, John Tofflerand his two closest friends—Laurie and Bill—are thrown into theharsh world of Basawar. John and his friends survive the winterwilderness with the aid of a rebellious young priest, Ravishan, andeventually join Basawar society in the city of Amura’taye.While Laurie and Bill find shelter in the household of the exiledLady Bousim, John ascends the Thousand Steps to the monasteryof Rathal’pesha where he reunites with Ravishan. He hopes thatamong the mysterious teachings of the Pashmura priesthoodhe can find a way to return home. After a year of service in themonastery, he has made many discoveries and a few friends, chiefamong them the aged priest, Samsango, and the healer, Hann’yu.But the way home still eludes John.Soon John begins to fear that Laurie’s newly developed powerscould be those of the destroyer god, the Rifter. If she were to bediscovered, it would mean the end for all of them. Complicatingmatters further is the fact that Laurie continues to practice theforbidden arts of witchcraft under the tutelage of Lady Bousim.In the midst of John’s turmoil, Ravishan confesses his attractionto John. But Basawar is a world where such desire is punishedwith death. And after a frustratingly brief kiss in Candle Alley, Johnorders Ravishan away from him—for both their sakes. less

Once, John Toffler's concerns were limited to wringing rent out of his mysterious roommate, Kyle, and measuring the growth rate of moss for his graduate studies. Then one morning he opened a letter intended for Kyle and his ordinary, modern life vanished. Now, having escaped the desolation of Basawar's wastes and a brutal battle between Fai'daum revolutionaries and Guan'im cavalry, John has climbed the Thousand Steps to the heights of Rathal'pesha in search of a way home... moreOnce, John Toffler's concerns were limited to wringing rent out of his mysterious roommate, Kyle, and measuring the growth rate of moss for his graduate studies. Then one morning he opened a letter intended for Kyle and his ordinary, modern life vanished. Now, having escaped the desolation of Basawar's wastes and a brutal battle between Fai'daum revolutionaries and Guan'im cavalry, John has climbed the Thousand Steps to the heights of Rathal'pesha in search of a way home. Among the mystic warrior priests, he witnesses astounding magic and learns that the golden key he lost-the one that can open a Great Gate and allow him and his friends to return home-lies within his reach. But not even the remote mountain monastery of Rathal'pesha is safe from violent turmoil in an age of rebellion and religious warfare. Soon John is drawn into the heart of a power struggle that will decide who will live and who will die on the Holy Road. less

The Rifter: Volume SixWhen he was ordained as the Kahlil of the Payshmura Church,Ushiri Ravishan left behind his name and home. In the foreignworld of Nayeshi, he watched over the destroyer incarnation ofthe god Parfir, though the young man—John Toffler—had no ideaof his own deadly potential.Only once in ten years does Kahlil desert his duty. One nighthe returns to Basawar to rescue his sister, Rousma, from the burningconvent of Umbhra’ibaye... moreThe Rifter: Volume SixWhen he was ordained as the Kahlil of the Payshmura Church,Ushiri Ravishan left behind his name and home. In the foreignworld of Nayeshi, he watched over the destroyer incarnation ofthe god Parfir, though the young man—John Toffler—had no ideaof his own deadly potential.Only once in ten years does Kahlil desert his duty. One nighthe returns to Basawar to rescue his sister, Rousma, from the burningconvent of Umbhra’ibaye. After a deadly battle against thewitch Ji Shir’korud, he returns with his sister only to discover thatJohn and two of his friends have intercepted a message meant forthe Kahlil alone: the golden key that unlocks the Rifter’s death.Unwittingly, John and his friends have used the key and traveledto Kahlil’s home world of Basawar.Though the Great Gate is damaged, Kahlil attempts to followJohn in order to stop him from unleashing apocalyptic ruin onhis home. However, the passage back to Basawar leaves Kahlilbadly injured and deeply changed. When he arrives he no longerpossesses the Prayerscars that marked him as Kahlil, nor doeshe bear the ugly red scar that once disfigured his face. But mostjarringly, his memories of his world’s history and his own past arenow all wrong. The Payshmura church had been utterly destroyedand the Fai’daum revolutionaries now rule most of the northlands. less

Book seven. When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.

When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.

When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.

When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle—to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.