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The Steward, The Box Set, Vols. 1, 2, 3: The Steward
The Steward, The Box Set, Vols. 1, 2, 3: The Steward
The Steward, The Box Set, Vols. 1, 2, 3: The Steward
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The first three volumes of THE STEWARD series in a box set; complete ecopies of DOMAINE DELAFAIRE, REALMS OF POSSIBILITY, and ALAS, THE BEST LAID PLANS. Fantasy and folklore enmesh with physics and forensics.

 

Ellen Doyle must accept two facts. Firstly, she is named heir to the Stewardship of the hidden Grand Portal to the Multiverse, which unfortunately doesn't come with instructions. Secondly, and perhaps more unsettling, many of the creatures of myth and folklore are real--some of whom hide in plain sight.

 

Strange things happen to Ellen and the people around her. Some go missing; some die.

 

The authorities investigate, frustrated at the scarcity of evidence. An earnest young detective is smitten with Ellen, a potentially dangerous distraction that threatens to compromise the integrity of the growing number of baffling cases.

 

Life for all involved will never be quite the same.

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Release dateApr 15, 2020
ISBN9781393146568
The Steward, The Box Set, Vols. 1, 2, 3: The Steward
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M.D. Ironz

M.D. Ironz is the pseudonym of a former government official, based in an undisclosed location in North America, and now serving as a confidential consultant on matters of intelligence, security, and investigations.

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