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Junction 2020
Junction 2020
Series · 4 books · 2010-2019
By
Carol Riggs
Books in series
#1
The Portal
2010
New Year's Eve, 2019. Mari Stratton attends a New Year's Eve party with her brother Randall and her hearing-impaired friend Lauren. A collecting game begins in the dark fields outside prior to the celebration countdown. When midnight strikes, Mari finds herself and four others propelled by a violent green storm into a confusing landscape of beauty, danger, and mystery. In this place, ruthless black-cloaked riders on horseback called Shifters comb the countryside hunting them down. Why is this world patterned after the things Mari adores, and why does it feature the hideous things she fears the most? More importantly—how will they get back to the real world?
#2
Nightmare Realization
2017
On New Year’s Eve, 2019, Tony Rodriguez thought it would be fun to attend Stefanie Anders’ annual celebration bash. It
was
pretty awesome—until he and four others accidentally opened up a portal into another dimension and got sucked into it. Now the five of them have been branded by a strange triangular mark on their right forearms. They survived their bizarre trip to a landscape built by Mari’s best dreams and worst nightmares, and thought their dangerous adventures were over. They couldn’t have been more wrong. This time it’s Tony’s turn to visit a landscape created by his subconscious mind. In a gritty urban setting, he and the others must avoid capture by the ruthless sect of black-cloaked people called Shifters—and stay alive long enough to get back to the real world. \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This novel is the second of a five-part series, with each book written from the viewpoint of one of the five main characters as the story progresses: Mari, Tony, Lauren, Randall, and Stefanie.
#3
Silent Scream
2018
It all started on New Year’s Eve, 2019. Despite being hearing impaired, Lauren Carnes was determined to go to Stefanie Anders’ party and celebrate the holiday like everyone else. But instead, she and four others got blasted through a portal into another dimension. They ended up with strange triangular marks branded on their forearms. Worse yet, the whole thing happened again ten days later. Instead of a creepy landscape built by her new friend Mari’s dreams and nightmares, they fought to survive in a world built by Tony Rodriguez. In both of these alternate realities, ruthless black-cloaked Shifters tried to capture and exploit them as Mainworlders. The third time is not a charm. Because on this journey, it’s Lauren’s fascinating—and dangerously silent—landscape everyone is stuck in. This novel is the third of a five-part series, with each book written from the viewpoint of one of the five main characters as the story progresses: Mari, Tony, Lauren, Randall, and Stefanie.
#4
Future Terrors
2019
It’s Randall’s turn to visit a land created by his dreams and nightmares. On New Year’s Eve, 2019, Randall Stratton and his sister Mari and three other friends accidentally opened a portal into another dimension. Strange triangular marks were branded onto their forearms. They now know they’re all doomed to visit their own personal landscapes—alternate worlds built by their sweetest dreams and worst nightmares. This time, all five of them must live through the manifested fears of Randall’s wild, futuristic landscape. Not only do they have to make it back to the Mainworld, but they have to avoid being captured and exploited by ruthless black-cloaked Shifters—who always seem to be one step ahead of them. This novel is the fourth of a five-part series, with each book written from the viewpoint of one of the five main characters as the story progresses: Mari, Tony, Lauren, Randall, and Stefanie.
Author
Carol Riggs
Author · 11 books