The Rogue Retrieval

· Gateways to Alissia Book 1 · HarperCollins
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In the tradition of Terry Brooks' Landover series, Piers Anthony Xanth books, and Terry Pratchett's Discword novels, scientist and blogger Dan Koboldt weaves wonder, humor, and heart into his debut novel, The Rogue Retrieval.

Sleight of hand…in another land

Stage magician Quinn Bradley has one dream: to headline his own show on the Vegas Strip. And with talent scouts in the audience wowed by his latest performance, he knows he’s about to make the big-time.

What he doesn’t expect is an offer to go on a quest to a place where magic is all too real.

That's how he finds himself in Alissia, a world connected to ours by a secret portal owned by a powerful corporation. He’s after an employee who has gone rogue, and that’s the least of his problems. Alissia has true magicians…and the penalty for impersonating one is death. In a world where even a twelve-year-old could beat Quinn in a swordfight, it's only a matter of time until the tricks up his sleeves run out.

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4.6
12 reviews
Nick Whittemore
December 28, 2016
I tend to read alot of books and few I have found have really captured my imagination the way Rogue Retrieval has . Once I started I absolutely could not put it down by 20 pages I was hooked . Dan if you read this I must say thank you, please keep up the good work and please keep this series going you have the makings of a fabulous 5 or 6 book series and the story is in your hands . Thank you Nick
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Capcom007
January 11, 2017
I loved the pacing of the entire story and the characters had depth. The *world building* was very good and I feel that we have only seen a tad of what is in store later on. Can't wait for next book!!
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Trevor Armstrong
April 26, 2017
Loved this book, full of adventure. Predictable but in a good way, loved the character building and the world building as well. Highly recommend.
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About the author

Dan Koboldt is a genetics researcher and fantasy/science fiction author. He has co-authored more than 60 publications in Nature, Human Mutation, Genome Research, The New England Journal of Medicine, Cell, and other scientific journals. Dan is also an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He lives with his wife and children in St. Louis, where the deer take their revenge by eating the flowers in his backyard.

The Rogue Retrieval is his first novel.

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