The Scarlett Quest

John Scarlett never fit in. A disillusioned English tutor without tenure, he builds a crystal gate to escape into a parallel universe of adventure, only to lose his return ticket within hours.

His own tomcat, now a powerful sorcerer, holds the resonator and forces him into an indenture: serve as apprentice for seven years, then venture into the demon-haunted Seventh Parallel to retrieve a mysterious entity called the Sapphire, or remain trapped forever.

But the Sapphire is not a gemstone. It ...