

Books in series

#1
The Flame Key
1987
The Trans War is over and Giles Grimsgate has lost everything. In his grief he wanders, aimlessly searching for a reason to go on. His search ends and begins in Klepht...with a golden key; the key to the legendary Gates of Paradise and the promise of total fulfillment.
There is another key and Giles must join forces with the thief Kaja and Petia, a beautiful Trans cat-woman to search for the mythical Gates. With the keys the Gates are simple to find, but five keys are needed to gain the treasure beyond.
Giles and his questionable company set off on a quest to find the third key...somewhere on the southern continent a mad sorceress plots to conquer the world and plunge it into flaming madness...there they must seek The Flame Key.

#3
Key of Ice and Steel
1988
Hidden somewhere in the dreary Adversary Mountains is the fifth and final key to Paradise. For two years, Giles Grimsmate, Keja Tchurak and Petia Darya have scoured the world and pitted their mortal strength against impossible odds. They now possess four of the keys needed to unlock the legendary Gates of Paradise. But this time, their combined strength and skill may fall short. A fallen god, demons of ice and unstoppable men of steel all stand between them and the Key of Ice and Steel.
Author

Robert E. Vardeman
Author · 40 books
Also writes as: Daniel Moran F.J. Hale Edward S. Hudson Karl Lassiter Jackson Lowry