David J. Steele

Balfour has fallen. Andy is a prisoner. Druids are playing their hand. John, Tom, and their renegade friends are charged with rescuing Andy and stopping the war--which might not be as easy as it sounds.

The three Americans find themselves in the middle of events that seem to be a prelude to unavoidable war...

When Tom, John, and Andy learn that simple herbs and spices are illegal in Sexton, they decide the people deserve food that tastes good. They "invent" fried chicken, and start smuggling herbs. They're already under a death sentence, so why not? ...Their actions bring Sexton and Crescens one step closer to war.

Three guys camping in the woods early in their senior year of high school dream of their futures after graduation. They find something unusual...a hole, a tear in the reality they know. One dives through and the other two follow him. The move changes the course of their lives. Displaced, separated from each other, they take different paths. Two become criminals, and the first is trained as law enforcement. Only one Protector of Sexton can find and execute the offworld criminals...but will he?