Through the Gate in the Sea
Through the Gate in the Sea, a Pathfinder Tales novel by Howard Andrew Jones, was released on February 21, 2017. It features Mirian Raas and is a sequel to Beyond the Pool of Stars.
“Portal to DestinyMirian Raas and her faithful crew make their living salvaging lost treasures from sunken ships along the coast of tropical Sargava. While retrieving riches from the bottom of Desperation Bay, Mirian and her friend Jekka, one of the last of his lizardfolk tribe, unexpectedly run across the wreck of an ancient magical ship. The discovery leads them on a quest for an arcane artifact called a dragon's tear, which may be the key to locating Jekka's vanished people. But a vengeful sorcerer and a zealous agent of the Child-God Walkena also seek the dragon's tear—and they'll stop at nothing to get it. Can Mirian and her crew pass through the legendary gate in the sea and find the tear before it's too late?
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Characters
Through the Gate in the Sea features the following characters:
- Mirian Raas
- Meric Ensara
- Ivrian Galanor
- Charlyn ven Goleman
- Tradan ven Goleman
- Jekka
- Jeneta
- Kalina
- Rajana
- Filian Rendak
- Telamba
Contents
Maps | 8 | 19. Changing Plans [Ensara] | 194 |
1. Treasure in the Deep [Mirian] | 11 | 20. Net of Fire [Ivrian] | 205 |
2. The Black Ship [Mirian] | 22 | 21. The Open Window [Jekka] | 213 |
3. Unexpected Allies [Mirian] | 32 | 22. Questions from a Death Mask [Jekka] | 220 |
4. The Thing in the Hold [Mirian] | 43 | 23. The Eyes at the Bottom of the Sea [Mirian] | 226 |
5. Dragon Tears [Ivrian] | 52 | 24. A Friend Below [Mirian] | 243 |
6. The Next Bottle [Ensara] | 78 | 25. Revelations [Ivrian] | 252 |
7. River of Blades [Mirian] | 92 | 26. The Veil [Jekka] | 258 |
8. Reunion [Ivrian] | 107 | 27. Into the Mist [Mirian] | 262 |
9. Faces of the Dead [Jekka] | 115 | 28. Rough Passage [Mirian] | 267 |
10. Warnings from the Dark [Mirian] | 127 | 29. Beyond the Gate [Jekka] | 275 |
11. The Newcomers [Ivrian] | 132 | 30. The Storm in the Temple [Jekka] | 290 |
12. The Dead King [Mirian] | 139 | 31. The Music of the Tear [Ivrian] | 298 |
13. Death in the Hall of Corpses [Mirian] | 151 | 32. Homecoming [Jekka] | 303 |
14. Wood for the Burning [Ensara] | 157 | 33. A Drink between Friends [Mirian] | 309 |
15. The Compass [Mirian] | 163 | About the Author | 315 |
16. The Catacombs [Jekka] | 168 | Acknowledgements | 317 |
17. Guests of the House [Ivrian] | 175 | Glossary | 319 |
18. People of the Vault [Mirian] | 182 |
Paizo published Chapter Two in the Paizo Blog as a sample chapter from the novel.
Tor Books published a "sneak peek" of Chapter 2 "Welcoming Committee" from Gears of Faith by Gabrielle Harbowy on pp. 323ff.
External links
The author, Howard Andrew Jones, discussed the process of writing his novel, Through the Gate in the Sea, in an article published in the Paizo blog.
Artwork
This is a clean version of the artwork for the cover of Through the Gate in the Sea: