For younger and enlightened readers, books in the Thayn of Kala series are fantasy adventures full of new tradition and magic. For senior readers they are titles missing from the childhood bookshelf of limited role models. Chronicling the perils of a hero who happens to be gay, the stories invite senior readers to feel like the kids they never were. For all readers books in the Thayn of Kala series are a memory in the making. Thayn in the The Third Door comes of age only to realize that his adolescence has been orchestrated by his evil uncle, Vok, an Outcast who has recently conquered a neighboring city of the land. With the help of mentors and friends Thayn liberates the beleaguered city. Vok flees and, as a consequence, becomes a greater threat.