Length14h 48m
About this audiobook
Homeless, broke, and out of options, Lou Ford inherits a house from a father he never met — and discovers a doorway to a world that has been waiting for him his entire life.
Althoria is full of wonders. It's also under siege. An ancient force is waking, the ground in both worlds is beginning to crack, and Lou's late father left behind everything Lou needs to fight it — except the one truth that could break him.
What Lou finds in Althoria isn't just a battlefield. It's a home. A party of misfits who choose him. A woman brave enough to follow him through the portal. A destiny, a legend, far larger than one man was ever meant to carry.
He finally has everything to fight for.
Which is exactly why the cost of winning will be what he wanted most.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy
Length14 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
2Chapter One: Rock Bottom
3Chapter Two: The Pull
4Chapter Three: Keeper Aelindor
5Chapter Four: The Road to Starholm
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6Chapter Five: The Armory
7Chapter Six: The Hunters Guild
8Chapter Seven: The Party Forms
9Chapter Eight: Return to the Human World
10Chapter Nine: Return to School
11Chapter Ten: The Masked Hero
12Chapter Eleven: The Masked Romance
13Chapter Twelve: Unmasking
14Chapter Thirteen: The Pattern
15Chapter Fourteen: The Portal
16Chapter Fifteen: Welcome to Althoria
17Chapter Sixteen: The Call of Magic
18Chapter Seventeen: The Truth Behind the Voice
19Chapter Eighteen: The Ritual Fails
20Chapter Nineteen: Into the Shadowdeep
21Chapter Twenty: The Dragon's Curse
22Chapter Twenty-One: A Moment of Realization
23Chapter Twenty-Two: Going Home
24Chapter Twenty-Three: Two Worlds
25Chapter Twenty-Four: The Truth Revealed
26Chapter Twenty-Five: Two Days
27Chapter Twenty-Six: Crossing Over
28Chapter Twenty-Seven: New Faces
29Chapter Twenty-Eight: Home in Althoria
30Chapter Twenty-Nine: Secrets Revealed
31Chapter Thirty: The Hidden Book
32Chapter Thirty-One: The Blood Ritual
33Chapter Thirty-Two: Recovery and Growth
34Chapter Thirty-Three: Earth Through New Eyes
35Chapter Thirty-Four: Old Friends, New Questions
36Chapter Thirty-Five: The Weight of Secrets
37Chapter Thirty-Six: Growing Bonds
38Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Child's Light
39Chapter Thirty-Eight: Shadows Within Shadows
40Chapter Thirty-Nine: Names and Faces
41Chapter Forty: Cracks in the Armor
42Chapter Forty-One: The Order of the Veil
43Chapter Forty-Two: The Order's History
44Chapter Forty-Three: The Connection
45Chapter Forty-Four: The Healer's Truth
46Chapter Forty-Five: What the Keeper Knows
47Chapter Forty-Six: The Breaking Point
48Chapter Forty-Seven: What's Actually True
49Chapter Forty-Eight: The Road North
50Chapter Forty-Nine: Brianna
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