The Dark River (The Fourth Realm #2)

The Dark River is the second book in John Twelve Hawk's Fourth Realm Series. The first book was The Traveler.

As many second books in a trilogy, this one was not as exciting as the first book. A lot happens in the book, but not a lot of progress is made toward the conclusion. It doesn't have the punch of the first book.

The Dark River begins a few months after the Traveler ends. Maya is still recovering from her wounds. Maya, Gabriel, Hollis and Vicki are hiding from the Tabula. At the same time, the Tabula murder everyone who has helped them along the way.

Gabriel goes to London in search of his father. The others follow after being separated in a chase through New York City. While Gabriel does not find his father in London, he does find allies. By the time Maya catches up to Gabriel, it is evident that Gabriel will only be able to find his father in a different dimension. He knows that his father has gone into the first realm - a realm that is very difficult to return from.

Twelve Hawks, John. (2007). The Dark River. New York: Doubleday.

The Traveler (The Fouth Realm #1)

The Traveler, by John Twelve Hawks, is a story about the grid. The grid is the technology, surveillance, and tracking methods the government used to watch us. This book takes place in a world very similar to ours, though hopefully, not just like ours.

In London, a woman who has been training all of her life to protect the Pathfinders, is called into action. She is not sure that she believes all that her father has told her about how the world works, but when he is killed, she must act none the less.

In New York, a secret shadow organization exists to make sure that Pathfinders are killed before they can effect the status quo.

In Los Angles, two brothers start to realize they have strange powers.

How does it all tie together? Will the woman from London be able to protect the brothers from those who wish them dead?

This book is great. It is the first in a trilogy. Book two: The Dark River, is due out in July of this year.

Twelve Hawks, John. 2005. The Traveler. New York:Vintage Books.