by Ian Newton
Beyond The Hero’s Chamber
By
Ian Newton
Copyright 2016 Ian Newton
Illustrations by Marcia Adams Ho, Copyright 2016
Cover design and Cover illustration by Marcia Adams Ho, Copyright 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9913034-4-1
Dedications
Elizabeth -
Hand in hand, heart to heart, always by your side.
Gwynn -
For your limitless support and love and for being a zombie.
Connor, Brandon, and George -
Because you were there when I dreamt it and because I told you I would.
Lynn B. -
You’re one of a kind and I’m a huge fan.
Neil, Geddy, and Alex -
If you read between the lines, you’ll hear your songs.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the authors’ imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Note from the Author
In the early morning hours of July 5th, 2006, I woke up from a dream. Since then, I’ve tried to write down what I experienced, to express what I saw, to tell the story of my dream.
The reason for my effort and the purpose of this book is to get the images, the story, the characters, and the emotions out of my head.
With my dream finally down on paper, I know I might never be able to put aside the unreasonably detailed visions that have danced through my head for years. After you read it, I hope you understand why I had to write it down.
Ian Newton
July 5th, 2016
Warning
If you’ve already read the The Hero’s Chamber, welcome back! You’re in for a real treat. However, before you read Beyond The Hero’s Chamber, I have a couple of suggestions you may want to consider.
First, if it’s been a while since you read The Hero’s Chamber please consider going back and reading Chapter 18, Promises Fulfilled and Chapter 22, Wisdom. These chapters should quickly bring you back up to speed.
For those of you looking for a more extensive refresher, please read the synopsis on the following pages. This should help jog your memory and allow you to fully enjoy Beyond The Hero’s Chamber.
Synopsis of The Hero’s Chamber
Andrew Weaver and Connor Duncan were left at an orphanage while their fathers went off to save the world. Andrew’s father never made it back and Connor’s father was horribly wounded, but survived.
Years later, we meet seventeen year old Andrew and eighteen year old Connor wandering the countryside. They take a swim, and Connor loses his big toe to a giant snapping turtle. Just as he’s about to bleed out, his father Jacob shows up to save the day.
Jacob Duncan (Connor’s father) retains his alias of Jacob Miller, essentially lying to Connor and Andrew about his true identity. Jacob introduces the boys to a magical shield and book that he and Andrew’s father found years ago when they traveled to the Kingdom.
With the help of the magical items, Jacob convinces Andrew and Connor that saving the world is possible, and now’s the time.
They all head out together across an unforgiving desert landscape where they are eventually joined by an imposing figure known only as a Wanderer. With the help of the Wanderer, Jacob, Andrew and Connor are escorted to the Kingdom.
When they execute their plan, everything goes wrong. Connor is banished into the desert, Jacob is mortally wounded and Andrew is left to die outside the Hero’s Chamber. Connor and Andrew also learn the truth about Jacob’s identity, and needless to say it’s a real shocker.
Due to a series of improbable events, our Wanderer is revealed to be a young woman named Kaya Elbe. Kaya becomes overly involved in the circumstances at play and takes an enormous leap of faith.
Andrew also takes a huge leap of faith and both he and Kaya restore the Kingdom and save Jacob’s life. In the process, they free Kaya’s village from an ageless burden, restore hope to a dying world and become unsuspecting pawns in a master plan that’s been playing out for more than twenty thousand years.
As we leave our Heroes, Connor is hopelessly stranded in the desert wastelands, while Andrew, Kaya and Jacob are about to embark on an amazing journey with an extraordinary being.
Table of Contents
WARNING
Preface - STALEMATE
Chapter 1 - ALONE
Chapter 2 – PRACTICE LIFE
Chapter 3 – SPILL THE BEANS
Chapter 4 - CARETAKERS
Chapter 5 - RETURN
Chapter 6 – THE LADY MARIE
Chapter 7 - BAGGAGE
Chapter 8 – DISTANT EARLY WARNING
Chapter 9 – FIRST LESSON
Chapter 10 – ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE
Chapter 11- NOW
Chapter 12 – OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY
Chapter 13 – SHADOW TALK
Chapter 14 – COME SAIL AWAY
Chapter 15 – SHOW TIME
Chapter 16 – ANY SINGLE REQUEST
Chapter 17 - INVISIBLE
Chapter 18 - LITERALLY
Chapter 19 – FOLLOW THE LEADER
