Avalon, Season Seven: Wraith

In Avalon, Season Seven Wraith, the travelers from Avalon come face to face with a monster who would like nothing better than to frighten them to death in order to feast on their souls. The wraith, a refugee from the land of the dead, has followed in the background since 3600 BC, waiting for the time of the dissolution of the gods, when the gods go away. As the travelers step over the line into the year one in the common era, the wraith feels it is her chance. She will have a few surprises for the travelers who will have to fight desperately, time zone by time zone, just to stay alive.

The travelers originally came to Avalon in the Second Heavens so they could be transported instantly through the Heart of Time to the beginning of history. They went on a rescue mission and expected to be transported back to the future in the same way they came but things did not go as planned. The Kairos—the Storyteller, had to jump into the void before history and became lost in eternity. Now, in order to get home, the travelers must return the slow way, following the Amulet of Avalon that points the way from one time gate to the next. They cross dangerous time zones that center around the many lives of the Kairos, the Traveler in time, the Watcher over history, a person who never lives a quiet life.

They have unlimited vitamins and elf crackers for their health, and unlimited bullets which are needed far too often. They ride mustangs brought back from the old west, and wear fairy weave clothing that they can shape and change with a word in order to blend into the local culture. By a special gift of the Kairos, they can understand and be understood no matter the local language. Inevitably, they have to deal with thieves and brigands, armies and empires, gods and monsters, spirits and creatures, space aliens and the great unknown. They try hard not to disturb history along the way. That is not so easy.

To be sure, all they want is to get home in one piece, but they are not the only ones lost in time. Some people lost in time might want to follow them or go with them. Other people are not so friendly, and not everything lost in time is a person. Some want to fight the travelers. Some want to hunt them.

Avalon is like a television series. It is not necessary to start with season one. Like any good TV series, one or two episodes will introduce the characters and make clear how the story works. Each episode is a story unto itself, and there are thirteen episodes packed into each book. After reading this season you may wish to go back and power read the series from the beginning but it is not necessary to enjoy this book.

Pick up your copy of Avalon Season Seven Wraith today and see how the travelers survive this menace, if they all survive. It is hard to keep track of the wraith when each time zone has enough struggles, troubles, monsters, and fighting to occupy them all without having someone following them who is seeking to consume their souls. Enjoy and Happy Reading, MGK.