Glenn Thater's, The Gateway, is a masterfully crafted epic fantasy about the ages old struggle between good and evil.
Gateway to Nifleheim (A Novel of Epic Fantasy) (Harbinger of Doom Volume 1)
by Glenn G. Thater
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When mad sorcerers open a gateway to the very pits of hell, releasing
demons of darkest nightmare upon the world, only the intrepid knights of
House Eotrus stand in their way. Claradon Eotrus takes up the mantle of
his noble house to avenge his father and hold back the tide of chaos
that threatens to engulf the world and destroy mankind. Claradon
recruits Angle Theta and Gabriel Garn, mysterious knights of mystical
power to stand with him. Theta and Garn take up their swords one last
time against the coming darkness--a darkness from which only one will
emerge.
The Harbinger of Doom saga centers around one Lord Angle
Theta, an enigmatic warrior of unknown origins and mystical power. No
mortal man is his match in battle. No sorcery can contain or confound
him. No scholar or sage can outwit him. But for all his skills, he is
but one of us: a man, a human, who shares our faults, our dreams, and
our ambitions. He boldly strides across the land, fearless, peerless,
and cloaked in mystery, all his will bent on righting such wrongs as he
deems fit.
Until the day the Gateway opened and turned the world
on its head. On that fateful day, Korrgonn came and washed away our
dreams. And his infernal realms of Nifleheim set their unholy mark upon
our world and claimed it for their own.
Only Theta and his
companions see the enemies aligning against us. Only they foresee our
end coming--the end of civilization, the end of the world of man. Only
they can hope to turn the tide of madness and preserve all that we hold
dear.
But no man, not even our greatest hero, can stand against
the Lords of Nifleheim and the dark armies at their command. Fiends that
infiltrate unseen within our ranks, that tear down our temples and our
traditions, that devour us from within, unknown, unheralded, and
unopposed until the hour grows far too late.
Through the
murk and mist that hangs before our eyes, one man only sees true. One
man pierces the veil of magic that blinds us all and marks the world as
it truly is, revealing secrets, secrets of Angle Theta, so horrifying as
to shatter a man's mind and call into question the very nature of good
and evil.
One Reviewer Notes:
Five stars or more for a very exciting fantasy of the highest order. This book had a piece of everything you ever imagined in a world of knights, monsters, wizards and gore not necessary in that order. What a wonderful magical series this is going to be.
Alrusse
About the Author
For more than twenty-five years, Glenn G. Thater has written works of fiction and historical fiction that focus on the genres of epic fantasy and sword and sorcery. His published works of fiction include the first six volumes of the Harbinger of Doom saga: Gateway to Nifleheim; The Fallen Angle; Knight Eternal; Dwellers of the Deep; Blood, Fire, and Thorn; and Gods of the Sword; the novella, The Gateway; and the novelette, The Hero and the Fiend.
Mr. Thater holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics with concentrations in Astronomy and Religious Studies, and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering, specializing in Structural Engineering. He has undertaken advanced graduate study in Classical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, and Astrophysics, and is a practicing licensed professional engineer specializing in the multidisciplinary alteration and remediation of buildings, and the forensic investigation of building failures and other disasters.
Mr. Thater has investigated failures and collapses of numerous structures around the United States and internationally. Since 1998, he has served on the American Society of Civil Engineers' Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (TCFE), is a member of that Council's Executive Committee, and is the past Chairman of TCFE's Committee on Practices to Reduce Failures. Mr. Thater is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional and has testified as an expert witness in the field of structural engineering before the Supreme Court of the State of New York....
Many of Mr. Thater's stories and story excerpts are posted on his official website http://www.glenngthater.com, where fans may leave comments and questions.
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