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A teenager’s wish to escape his stressful life just came true — with otherworldly consequences.

Nothing is going right for Justin Holmes. Like many seventeen-year-olds, he sometimes wishes he could just run away and leave everything behind. But he gets more than he bargained for when he storms out of the house after an argument with his father and accidentally steps into a parallel universe of swords, shields, magic, and monsters.

Suddenly, Justin is desperate to find a way back to his ordinary life in small-town America. His search for answers takes an unexpected turn when a strange old man and a powerful mercenary recruit him to rescue a kidnapped princess. But their rescue mission quickly takes a disastrous turn and becomes a life-or-death flight deep into the unknown wilds. Justin and his unlikely allies are on the run from dark forces wielding deadly, arcane power — demonic beings that seem to have suddenly arrived from somewhere beyond this world . . . just like Justin.

Justin may not be a fighter, but he is intelligent and strong-willed. He soon realizes that nothing in this world is what it seems. Even his allies’ mission may have all been a ruse . . . to get to him.

Ancient secrets are revealed that could shake the foundations of this alternate world . . . and might unlock Justin’s portal home.

The Fallen Odyssey is a contemporary portal fantasy novel for college and “new adult” audiences. It is the first of a trilogy but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. If you like epic, serious fantasy about dangerous quests in magical worlds, check out The Fallen Odyssey.

The Fallen Odyssey

Leah's face had gone from pale to red with rage. Her eyes appeared damp, but she did not cry. She didn't seem to know what to do or say.


"Your story is full of holes," said Zechariah. "Why would these soldiers take the long, hard road to Nolia through these mountains when they could easily return back over the plains?"


"There are those who oppose Asher," said Olorus. "I think the prime minister hoped to sneak the princess into the country discreetly on the lesser-watched northern roads to avoid a possible ambush by loyalists. And as for my story, if I'm lying, let me be struck dead! I do not enjoy relating that I was forced to plot against my fellow soldiers. Some of them learned battle under my own tutelage. A nephew of mine was among them. A recruit. Hardly a man."


Olorus paused, visibly upset. Justin recalled the boy lying in the blood-splattered grass, begging for help just before Ahlund finished him, and he felt sick.


Chapter 32: Royal Blood (Part 2)