The Door Within

Did You Know?

• On April 5, 2008, Wayne Thomas Batson announced on The Realm Forums that Thomas Nelson would produce an audiobook series of the trilogy.
• The audiobooks were scheduled for release between October 2010 and January 2011 on CD, Audible, and iTunes.

Premise

The story takes place in a parallel universe known as the Realm, where humanoid inhabitants called Glimpses correspond to each person on Earth. A Glimpse shares its human's general appearance, personality, allegiance or beliefs, and time of death, though not necessarily their age. Glimpses have white skin and eyes that change color according to their loyalties. If a human chooses to believe that the Story of the Realm (also called The Book of Alleble) is true, the Glimpse sides with King Eliam, the Godlike king of Alleble, and its eyes glint blue.

If the human scorns the Story, the Glimpse sides with the rebel Paragor, a Lucifer-like figure, and its eyes glint red. If the human does not choose either, the Glimpse remains independent and its eyes glint green. The color signifying loyalty is visible only when the Glimpse moves or from a sideways angle; from the front, Glimpse eyes appear as various in color as human eyes. Upon death, each Glimpse unites with its human and both transcend to an afterlife: followers of King Eliam go to the Sacred Realm Beyond the Sun, while followers of Paragor become imprisoned beneath his citadel behind the Gates of Despair.

In the third book, The Final Storm, the two worlds reunite into one, ending all separation between each Glimpse and its corresponding human.