The sfxfantasy series is set in a universe where travel between continents, worlds or realms occur through portals. Most of the stories are set in the world of the warriors. A world very similar to ours.
In the second book, Jake and Sarah are trapped in the realm of the Bara'ads. A beautiful world with glowing vegetation and winged horses. Where threats loom behind the ethereal beauty of the strange forest. The fire melon, Sarah's new favourite fruit, is native to this place and to several similar realms.
The other side of that world was ruled by the dark beasts. The land there was desolate, the wild life - dead.
In the third book, the elite warriors spend some time in the energy realm. A place where purely physical beings cannot survive for long. Here's a passage taken from that book.
Jake and Sarah trailed behind the rest of the warriors. Hand in hand, talking
intimately, they were oblivious to everyone else.
A flock of birdlike shadows with wings that glowed red, green and blue flew
across the orange sky, ignoring the five warriors altogether.
The realm was far from soundless. Bell-like chimes sounded as glowing shadows
went past them, answered in turn by the tinkling music of the occasional
squirrel-shaped shadows that scurried on the ground. They had their own beauty
in their brilliant multi-colored auras.
"Hey!" Helen jumped aside as a furry glowing creature shot past her
ankles.
Bob slid his arm around her shoulder. "Steady there."
Helen laughed. "The native wildlife here is interesting... Energy that
is alive, like the forest creatures back home. I'd love to bring one of these
back to study when we're done with this place."
Bob grinned. "It'll do you some good to get your mind off work for a
while."
Helen stepped aside. "That'll be near impossible."
"Some things never change," chuckled Bob.
As the old friends strode along, a stork-like shadow with a blue aura hovered
over them. Helen whisked out a thumb sized camera from her belt and photographed
it. Startled by the flash of light, the shadow leaped at Helen.
Bob waved his arms at it, frightening it away. "You're disturbing the
wildlife here."
"Can't help it. These things are so fascinating." Helen was
transfixed on the glowing creature as it flew away.
"It's been a long time," said Bob as he took Helen's hand.
Helen's face turned pink. Embarrassed, she pulled back her hand and looked
down. "Yes, it has."
Bob closed his eyes, discretely scanning her mind. Helen's mental defenses
were up, but what he saw gave him a glimmer of hope. "Looks like something
good's come out of this."
A fine line appeared between her eyebrows. "Like?"
Startled at her tone, he said, "At least you get some time off from your
hectic schedule."
Helen's smile lit her face. It was a disarmingly sincere smile Bob sorely
missed. He gazed at her, committing that rare moment to memory.
She glanced at the lovers that trailed far behind them. "Look at those
two lovebirds. So smitten by each other. They had better not do anything stupid.
The last thing we need is for Jake to accidentally release a burst of energy
when he gets carried away with Sarah."
"We gotta keep an eye on them. Defuse that time bomb before it goes off.
I never thought Jake would end up so crazy over a girl," laughed Bob.
As they walked down the seemingly endless canyon, Bob stole a glance at
Helen. Her appearance had not changed in the slightest way from the time he
first set eyes on her – centuries ago.
Helen caught his gaze and blushed. Shrugging her shoulders, she turned back
to check on Jake and Sarah.
The lovers were dangerously close. Jake's lips were a finger's breadth away
from Sarah's.
Helen shot a telepathic message at them. One stray spark and the game's
over!
Jake and Sarah fell away from each other, as though an invisible wall sprung
up between them. They were stunned by her interference.
"That was mean," laughed Bob.
"Yes, but Jake of all people should know better than that. We'd better
chaperone them before sparks fly," she grinned.
Like a sheepdog, Helen walked alternately beside Sarah and Jake, shooing the
pair on. Bob accompanied Helen, amused at her behavior.
As the five warriors strode alongside one another, Sarah spoke up. "With
all five of us stuck here, are you sure our world would be safe? I mean. the
dark beasts know we are here. Our world is open to an attack."
Jake gently held her hand. "I'm sure Evan would be able to handle any
attack."
Sarah frowned. "Evan's a stealth. His blasts have no effect on the major
beasts."
Jake grinned mischievously. "Not anymore. He's now as close to an elite
as I can make him, without forcing a switch."
Tilting her head, she said, "Why not just make him a full elite warrior?
He could use all the power he can get, given his current situation."
Slipping his arm around her waist, he replied, "Evan is adamant that he
stay a stealth. Torin tried to persuade him to join our ranks as an elite
warrior, but he turned Torin down time and again."
Sarah looked perplexed. "But why? All warriors, stealth or elite pledge
their lives to the defense of our world anyway. All can be called upon to battle
at any time."
"Stealth warriors grow old with their loved ones. Eventually, they
retire to lead normal lives with their families. Once an elite, always an elite,
never changing even as your loved ones die one after another," said Jake,
growing solemn.
A herd of glowing fur balls rolled towards them, singing like a merry brook.
Sarah dodged a glowing purple ball that darted at her feet. "Isn’t that
the case for all of us?"
Striding forward, Jake ignored the tinkling creatures that sniffed at his
ankles. "Evan has a wife and children. As a stealth, he can still live
normally without fear of accidentally hurting them. As an elite, he will have to
leave them and live with us, for the sake of their safety."
"What do you mean?" asked Sarah, accidentally squashing an orange
ball that slid under her foot.
The little critters rolled away as the warriors sat on the parched ground. He
lifted her chin and gazed into her sparkling eyes. "Elite warriors cannot
live among regular humans as we might accidentally kill them."
She blushed. "You did mention something like that when I had to make
that decision a long time ago. But you never told me how exactly that might
happen."
He slipped his arm around her waist, drawing her closer to himself. "As
a warrior, when you are conscious, you have full control of your power. When you
are asleep, you might release your raw energy involuntarily," said Jake.
"In a stealth, the energy released is insignificant. It wouldn't bother
anyone, not even ordinary humans. As a full elite warrior, the energy released
can kill regular humans nearby and set the building on fire. That is why all
elites have to live at the Academy. Everyone there is immune to these energy
bursts. The entire Academy and everything within it is made of flame proof
materials."
The color faded from Sarah's cheeks. "Have such accidents really
happened to anyone before?"
Torin sat beside Sarah. His eyes glistened with tears. "It happened to
me. That was why I set up the academy and moved all the elite warriors to the
new world I started."
Through telepathic images, Torin showed Sarah his memories of what had
happened, events too painful for him to verbalize.
Violet eyes caught Torin's gaze. The woman he loved cradled their newborn
baby as she smiled.
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All three books can be found in A Warrior's Death - a compilation of books 1 to 3 of the sfx fantasy series.
Fast paced action with powerful characters that come to life in a world terrorized by the dark beasts - dragons,
vampiric derivatives and creatures of death.
A sweet romance blossoms between a young woman and a warrior who initiates her into his world - A world where flight, telepathy and energy manipulation is part of everyday life.
Book 1 : Warrior Girl
"Find the warriors." These last words of a dying friend send Sarah on a mission that takes her into a strange new world.
A captivating tale of Sarah's flight from captivity in the lair of the dark beasts. Discovered by the warriors, she is made one of them and returns to attack her captors with the help of a new ally. Romance blossoms between Sarah and Jake, as they battle against dragons, Ven'eelgs, vampiric derivatives and the nightmarish creatures that torment their beautiful world.
A fast paced teen fantasy that is an eclectic mixture of horror, sweet romance and superheroic adventures. Contains a bonus chapter (Sarah's Journal) not found in A Warrior's Death Trilogy.
is the first book in the sfxfantasy
series, set in a world terrorized by dark beasts. Where a group of warriors are endowed with strange powers which they use to defend their fellow human beings. Telepathy and flight are like talking and walking to these warriors.
The stakes are raised. The enemy has found a way to render the warriors' powers useless. Trapped in another world, Jake and Sarah have to stop the invading armies from entering their beloved world... or die trying.
The warriors are overwhelmed as dark beasts pour into their world. Outnumbered and powerless, courageous humans rely on their wits as they face these supernatural creatures.
A gripping tale of courage and romance in a time where death prevails.
It contains a bonus chapter (Sarah's thoughts) not found in A Warrior's Death Trilogy.
Divide and conquer. The enemy's strategy appears to work when the four most powerful elite warriors are trapped separately in different worlds, each oblivious to his or her past. Sarah alone, being the newest and presumably weakest of the elites was ignored by the dark warriors.
The Academy, barely having recovered from the recent massacre is forced to fend off an invasion without their elite warriors. Evan is forced to make a decision that would change his life forever.
A final confrontation between the warriors and the mastermind behind the dark beasts.
The final book in the trilogy.
This third book contains a bonus chapter (9 years later) not found in the original A Warrior's Death Trilogy
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