| The Door Within: The Door Within Trilogy - Book One | 
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Category: Book
Author: Wayne Thomas Batson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Studio: Thomas Nelson
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Label: Thomas Nelson
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Lost Chapter
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 1400310113
EAN: 9781400310111
ASIN: 1400310113
Publication Date: April 8, 2007
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Now includes THE LOST CHAPTERS, four previously unpublished chapters with author commentary and editor notes! Aidan Thomas is miserable. And it's much more than the strange nightmares he's been having. Just when life seemed to be coming together for Aidan, his parents suddenly move the family across the country to take care of his wheelchair-bound grandfather. When strange events begin to occur, Aidan is drawn into his grandfather's basement where he discovers three ancient scrolls and an invitation to another world. No longer confined to the realm of his own imagination, Aidan embarks on an adventure where he joins them in the struggle between good and evil. With the fate of two worlds hanging in the balance, Aidan faces Paragory, the eternal enemy. Will Aidan be willing to risk everything and trust the unseen hand of the one true King? The answer comes from The Door Within. This new edition of The Door Within is designed like the Director's Cut DVDs of favorite movies and includes deleted chapters, extended scenes, author and editor commentary, and even new bonus adventure stories written especially for fans. What to expect in The Door Within, Lost Chapters Edition: - Deleted Chapter: Original Chapter 1, where Aidan learns that his family will leave their lifetime home in Maryland to move to Colorado. And something startling happens in Aidan's room.
- Deleted Chapter: Original Chapter 2, where readers meet Robby, Aidan's best friend, and follow he and Aidan on a local adventure.
- Deleted Chapter: Original Chapter 3, where readers will begin to understand Aidan's fear of the underground. Something alarming dwells in Robby's basement!
- Deleted Chapter: Original Chapter 4, where readers witness Aidan's departure from Maryland. If you've even had to move and left dear friends behind, you will SO connect to this chapter.
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 The twelfth knight has been chosen. December 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Upset with his family's sudden move across the country, Aidan Thomas is friendless and bored. He seeks out adventure by exploring his new home which takes him to the dark and creepy basement. He finds dusty boxes of old toys, stacks of newspapers from the 1950s, and an old radio. It all seems to be a typical basement until a blue light grows out of the darkness leaving three clay pots in its wake. Inside them, Aidan finds three ancient scrolls.
He takes his newfound treasure to his room and begins to read a story about a knight who betrayed his king. He also reads a poem that ends: Believe and enter. Achan tries to talk to his parents about his discovery, but they're too busy at first, then they don't believe him, assuring their son it is nothing but a story. But Aidan's grandfather believes and encourages Aidan to trust in his own heart. That night, Aidan reads the poem again, decides to believe, and enters The Door Within.
He is whisked into a medieval land of dragons, knights, and castles and discovers that the kingdom is in danger. A group of knights are getting ready to travel to Mitheguard, a city that has not yet taken a side in the battle for good and evil. They've only been waiting for the king to choose a twelfth knight, and Aidan is informed that the king has. Aidan.
The Door Within is a fun allegorical tale that takes a regular kid into a medieval world where good and evil are struggling to win the faith of a kingdom, one soul at a time. I enjoyed the way Wayne Thomas Batson connected the real world with The Realm inside the door. Very creative and fun. Two thumbs up. Recommended.
An Excellent Tale October 10, 2008
When Aidan Thomas and his family have to move halfway across the country to care for his aging grandfather, the disgruntled teenager knows that life will never be the same. What he doesn't know is exactly how different life will be. The discovery in the basement of mysterious scrolls with a fascinating but unfinished story leads Aidan to seek the Door Within and travel to a world of noble knights and fair maidens. In The Realm, he learns more of the story found in the scrolls and faces the choice that will define his life forever--follow King Eliam or Paragor the Usurper.
Some of the characters are rather broadly drawn so that they seem rather exaggerated and thus unrealistic, but they are delightful nonetheless. Captain Valithor, Sentinel of Alleble, employs hilarious adjectives as he urges those in his charge to work harder. One fun thing about the characthers is the way their build and temperaments tend to mirror their weapons. Archer brothers Nock and Bolt are slight and quick, while hammer-wielding Mallik is built like a rock.
In this adventurous tale full of truth and treachery, rambunctious and hilarious characters, Aidan learns what it means to never be alone. Though written for Junior High and early High Schoolers, the story contains enough depth to satisfy an older reader while remaining simple enough for children many years younger. "The Door Within" is sure to delight any reader of adventure and fantasy.
The Adventures of an Angry Jerk Who Gets Better October 8, 2008
Mr. Batson takes quite a risk in this, his first novel -- he makes the hero unlikable for a considerable length of time. Aidan Thomas is very angry about moving to Colorado. He is angry at his parents for making him move and thus leave behind his one true friend, he is angry at his wheelchair-bound grandfather (Grampin) for making it necessary, and he is angry at the world in general because bad things happen. Now, he has his reasons and Mr. Batson is making an important point, but still even those of us who are similarly scarred (my family moved FIVE times during my childhood) will soon grow weary of his incessant whining and raging. It doesn't help that there isn't another likable character in the book for quite awhile. Aidan's parents are clueless and insensitive, and Grampin spends several chapters saying nothing or sleeping. All in all a very tough slog!
Nevertheless, with the premise in mind we know that things are going to change eventually. The Other begins to ooze into Aidan's world and (mercifully) begins to distract him from his own troubles. Then in chapter 7 Grampin surprises both Aidan and the reader, and at the end of chapter 8 Aidan FINALLY crosses over. Then it takes two MORE chapters of Aidan wandering around lost before the adventure truly begins in chapter 11! However, at THAT point, 79 pages in, events begin to move with that relentless "Batson pace" that readers of Isle of Swords and Isle of Fire are well familiar with, and what follows makes up for what Mr. Batson has put the reader through in the first ten chapters,...
well, for MOST of what he has put the reader through anyway.
Mr. Batson has created a fascinating world in the Realm, with similarities to but not quite like any other fantasy world I've ever seen, with Biblical references that are quite obvious to those who are looking for them but no stumbling block to those who are not. I bought this book at the same time as Isle of Swords as part of a promotional deal, but I never got around to reading it. Now I shall have to rush out and read the sequels: The Rise of the Wyrm Lord and The Final Storm.
Note: Other than a lower price the chief attraction of the paperback edition is the inclusion of the so-called "Lost Chapters", basically earlier draft versions of the first four chapters accompanied by author's commentary. They make for an interesting comparison. On the one hand the current shortened beginning is excruciating enough; on the other hand this longer opening humanizes several of the characters, making them less annoying! If you loved the hardback, you might love this additional material, too, but if you are purchasing your first copy, you night as well stick to the paperback.
GREAT FANTASY October 5, 2008
This fantasy tale is amazing. I loved reading about Aidan's adventures in The Realm. The characters are realistic and the plot line creative. Instead of just swords, it's more of a spiritual battle for the hearts of people
This book is great! September 23, 2008
This book was a great book. Anyone who likes fantasy would like The Door Within. Its a great start to the trilogy.
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