Emergence: A Gatekeeper Prequel

by Krista Wallace

A three-year-old girl walks out of a cornfield into a tiny farming village, speaking a language no one understands…

In the peaceful village of Hreth, she is an outcast, shunned for her mysterious origin, and her fiery temper. As she grows up, she is bullied and ostracized, and when a local swordmaster recognizes her potential and offers to train her in a powerful fighting style, she sees it as a chance to finally prove herself and escape the village that has never fully accepted her.

With a burning desire to prove herself, she must master her temper, and become the best swordfighter she can be, to stand up to her tormentors. Only then can she leave the village to find out who put her there.

If you enjoyed The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, you'll love this epic tale of magic, mystery, and self-discovery. Don't miss out on this thrilling prequel to the rest of Kyer Halidan’s adventures in the Gatekeeper series – grab it now before the price changes!

Genres: Fantasy

111 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2024

About the author

Krista is a fantasy writer, jazz & rock musician, audiobook narrator, actor, podcaster, mother, Gran, a lover of pie, dark chocolate, and fine single malt scotch. She hails from Port Coquitlam, BC, where she writes and records in a closet, emerging occasionally to sing with the big band FAT Jazz, or her duo, the Itty Bitty Big Band. She is the author of the Gatekeeper fantasy series, and an urban fantasy comedy romance: Griffin & the Spurious Correlations. She has short stories published in Pulp Literature, Heart's Kiss, electricspec, and 49th Parallels (an Aurora nominated anthology), and an essay in Canada is not the 51st F**king State from Cosmic Cranium Press. Krista sometimes throws knives, and sometimes tap dances, but not usually at the same time. Learn more at kristawallace.com.

Reviews

[Kory Pahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great prequel! It’s been awhile since I read the trilogy and I forgot how much I love Krista’s writing style. The story grabs you from page 1 and flows so easily, you reach the end and experience massive disappointment that it’s finished! I hope there’s more coming from Krista about Kyer and her world.

[Edwin Downward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Krista did an exceptional job of capturing the angst of growing up with her teenage depiction of Kyer's troubles pushing me close to a Grinch (from the movie with Jim Carey) moment of having to say, "My eyes are leaking."

[Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whether you've read the Gatekeeper series (three books so far) or about to do so, I'd recommend reading this to gain an insight into Kyer's temperament and motives. Well worth reading for its own sake though.

[Trevor Atkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great introduction to Kyer and the village of Hreth. The reader is carried along with Kyer from when she starts school to when she departs on the journey we find her on in “Gatekeeper’s Key”, Book 1 of the Gatekeeper series. This prequel to the series takes us through how Kyer is forged into the person she is when she sets out to find her origins and discover why she had been abandoned all those years ago.