The Hero of Varay

By Rick Shelley

On his 21st birthday, Gil Tyner stepped through a portal into the magical Buffer Zone between our world and the land of the fairies, leaving his life as a college student behind. Torn from everything he’d ever known, Gil rose to the challenge and mastered his new surroundings, becoming a slayer of both elves and dragons.

But now the Buffer Zone faces a threat that will push even Gil to his limits, a menace that could propel rampaging dragons into the world Gil left behind.

To stop it, Gil will need to seek a treasure, but its recovery may prove more dangerous than even the dragons themselves...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 4, 2012
• ISBN: 9781936535477

Rick Shelley

Rick Shelley (January 1, 1947 - January 27, 2001) was a military science fiction author. In addition to a plethora of short fiction, he also wrote the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, Spec Ops Squad, Federation War, 13 Spaceborn, Seven Towers, and Varayan Memoir series.

Reviews for The Hero of Varay

[altheaann · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Begins 3 years after the conclusion of #1. Gil is now settled into his position of Hero of Varay, and has used his influence to create a good life for himself in both the fantasy world of Varay and our modern world. He's also met a girlfriend, the attractive-but-seemingly-lacking-any-sort-of-personality Joy.
When terrorists blow up a cruise ship with a nuclear bomb, our world is full of fear and political unrest, and weird things also start happening in Varay. Dragons are seen in the skies of Earth, and nuclear subs start appearing in the oceans of Varay.
Gil must get his girlfriend to safety in Varay (he hasn't told he about his double life), and try to figure out what's happening.
In order to do this, it's somehow decided that he must go on a quest to find the Balls of the Great Earth Mother. 'Cause what does a hero need? More balls, of course.
With the reluctant help of a decapitated elf, the quest begins.

This is really a Very Bad Book. It is stupid, sexist, and crude, all with no sense of humor or irony. It's written as if for young (male) teens, but has fairly explicit sex, so I guess it's sort of meant for adults with low literary standards."