Invited by King Eliam, he enters the Realm and becomes a knight, in which role he brings Mithegard, one of Alleble's neighbors, to become Alleble's ally in its war with Paragor. In the third book of the series, The Final Storm, the two worlds reunite into one, so that all separation and distinction between each Glimpse and the human to which it corresponds ceases to exist.Īidan Thomas: The main character: At first concerned only with his own convenience (or lack thereof), Aidan becomes brave, loyal, and self-sacrificing after he enters Alleble. Followers of King Eliam join their master in a world known as the 'Sacred Realm Beyond the Sun', whereas followers of Paragor become imprisoned beneath his citadel, behind the 'Gates of Despair'. Upon dying, each Glimpse is united with its human and transcends both worlds in favor of an afterlife. The color signifying loyalty can only be seen when the Glimpse moves or from a sideways angle when seen from the front, Glimpse eyes are as various in color as human eyes, and may or may not match those of the human to whom a Glimpse corresponds. Similarly, if the Glimpse changes its loyalty, the human changes its opinion. If a human chooses to believe that the 'Story' of the Realm (also known as The Book of Alleble) is true, the Glimpse will side with King Eliam, the Godlike king of Alleble, whereupon its eyes glint blue if a human chooses to scorn the Story, the Glimpse sides with the rebel Paragor (a Lucifer-like character who is the principal villain of the series), whereupon its eyes glint red if the human does not choose either, the Glimpse will remain independent and its eyes will glint green.

Glimpses have white skin and eyes that change color according to their loyalties. In a parallel universe known as 'the Realm,' humanoid inhabitants known as 'Glimpses' correspond to each person on Earth in general appearance, personality, allegiance/beliefs, and time of death, though not necessarily in age. The Final Storm (released on September 11, 2006).Rise of the Wyrm Lord (released on July 10, 2006).The Door Within (released on April 8, 2005).

As of May 2022, the trilogy has collectively garnered over 17,000 ratings and 900 user reviews on the social book cataloging and reviewing website Goodreads. The following year, the trilogy received praise from the Tuscaloosa News, citing it as one of several recent releases contributing to an 'explosive interest in religious books' and an acceptance of Christian fiction in mainstream retail outlets. The first book of the trilogy was also reviewed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in August of the same year. In 2007, the series was featured in a Washington Post article about the increasing popularity at the time of Christian fantasy novels. The series was published by Thomas Nelson. The Door Within is a Christian fantasy trilogy by American young-adult fiction author Wayne Thomas Batson, published between 20.

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