Tom went first. When they found a hole in the world, swirling at the edges with oily light, Tom dove. His two best friends hesitated, not for long, but long enough, before they followed. They had no idea that as a protector of the nation called Sexton, Tom's first mission would be to find them...and kill them.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads data base.
"I live with my wife and a couple of cats in the thumb of Michigan. I was born and grew up in Kalamazoo, and attended Eureka College as a Ronald Reagan Scholar. While in college, I had the pleasure of mentoring under authors Clive Cussler, Terry Brooks, and Stephen R. Donaldson. After seventeen years professional service with the Boy Scouts of America, I decided to try something new and write novels full time."
Take a bit of Mark Twain and some Clive Cussler and throw in some Terry Brooks for good measure and what you have is this tour de force by David J. Steele.