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Fourth Realm

This thrilling saga explores a world teetering on the brink of total control, where a powerful secret society seeks global dominion through pervasive surveillance. Standing against them is a small band of brave individuals possessing the extraordinary ability to travel between realms. These beings, known as Travelers, are humanity's last hope for preserving freedom and autonomy. Their fight is not just for survival but for the very essence of human liberty against overwhelming power.

The Traveller
The dark river
The Golden City

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    In the shadows of modern society, an ancient conflict between good and evil unfolds—a life-and-death battle unseen by most, where some strive to control history while others risk everything for freedom and enlightenment. In Los Angeles, brothers Gabriel and Michael Corrigan navigate life 'off the grid,' shaped by their mystical father's stories and intuition. Following his violent death, they remain hidden from the surveillance networks of the modern world. Meanwhile, in London, Maya, a tough young woman, struggles to lead a normal life, concealing her true background. Trained to fight since childhood, she belongs to a lineage tasked with protecting the gifted. When summoned to Prague by her ailing father, she discovers that Gabriel and Michael are in danger and need her protection. However, her father is brutally killed before their meeting, and his last command sends a relentless pursuer after her. As Maya travels to California to find the brothers, an extraordinary chase ensues, leading to a climactic battle that will unveil the secret history of our time.

    The Traveller
  2. 2

    The dark river

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    3.5(164)Add rating

    At the start of the engrossing second entry in the Fourth Realm trilogy, the Brethren continue to control civilization through a computerized information system, the Vast Machine, and a host of offshoot surveillance technologies. Opposed to the Brethren are the Travelers, an ancient clan with the mystical ability to slip in and out of several dimensions. The Travelers are guarded by Halequins, a warrior caste with sharp swords and ferociously lethal skills. In the Cain and Abel story at the book's heart, the quest of two Travelers, brothers Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, to find their legendary father has split them irrevocably: Gabriel fights for the forces of good, Miahael has turned to the dark side

    The dark river
  3. 3

    The Golden City

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    3.6(145)Add rating

    A world that exists in the shadow of our own . . . John Twelve Hawks's previous novels about the mystical Travellers and the Brethren, their ruthless enemies, generated an extraordinary following around the world. In The Golden City, Twelve Hawks delivers the climax to his spellbinding epic. Struggling to protect the legacy of his Traveller father, Gabriel faces troubling new questions and relentless threats. His brother Michael, now firmly allied with the enemy, pursues his ambition to wrest power from Nathan Boone, the calculating leader of the Brethren. And Maya, the Harlequin warrior pledged to protect Gabriel at all costs, is forced to make a choice that will change her life forever.

    The Golden City