The Gray-Matter Chronicles Series by P.G. Thomas

(The Dark-Matter Chronicles (Phractured, Phragmented, & Phyrrhic) are now released – see my author page for easy viewing.) Your children kidnapped—a parent’s worst horror! Unless you saw them disappear into the portal—then it becomes a nightmare! You can’t tell the police—as they will never believe you, nobody will. So what do you do? You pray! And that is what Lauren did after her arrest... more(The Dark-Matter Chronicles (Phractured, Phragmented, & Phyrrhic) are now released – see my author page for easy viewing.) Your children kidnapped—a parent’s worst horror! Unless you saw them disappear into the portal—then it becomes a nightmare! You can’t tell the police—as they will never believe you, nobody will. So what do you do? You pray! And that is what Lauren did after her arrest. With insufficient evidence and released from jail, those who would believe her gather to provide support: her husband Ryan, her brother Logan, and friends Eric and John, who had all returned from the magical lands of Calicon four years earlier. The place she desperately needed to get back to—because that was where her triplets were presently located. Just as the abduction had been unanticipated, so was their exit from this world, which also caught Steve, the arresting detective, by surprise. Once in the enchanted lands, greeted by Mirtza, a new plague of mysteries waits for them, but so do magic, friends, and allies. Then, in a land filled with surprises so amazing, it will yield the greatest one yet, and the promise of hope. Can they formulate a plan to push back the shadows: to find the triplets, to win the day? What happens when the evil unleashed is great, and it has a plan—a better plan? What happens when chaos threatens to birth horrors unimaginable? This fast-paced, suspenseful epic is filled with twists and turns that will both surprise and entertain you like no book before. Re-edited in 2019 When done, your introduction to The Gray-Matter Chronicles continues with Book two, Reset, which has also been published for your enjoyment. • “I feel the characters evolved from the earlier volumes in a logical progression.” • “The new characters were great additions and provided good contrast and at times a foil to the heroes. Challenging, questioning and driving the plot forward. ” • “Book was well paced - I liked the build-up at the end.” • “Great sequel - I think your writing is developing well. Your POV is better and the characters are able to have complex discussion without the reader losing the plot line. ” • “The plot is unique and draws the reader in.” • “Overall great book - thanks for letting me read it.” • “This book was a "Wow!" for most of it. Thank you. ” • “Yes. All the characters stayed true to what I knew and what I expected. ” • “…I laughed and was saddened several times…” • “Yes, you made the end chapters intense. So much so that I forgot this was a beta book and went to Amazon to see if there was a second book. During the end chapters, my husband had to get up in the middle of the night to ask if I planned to go to bed. I told him that I'd wait to finish the book. ” Select Pro Writing Stats Pre-editing: style 73% spelling 100% grammar 76% overall 83% Post-editing: style 73% spelling 100% grammar 96% overall 90% Final summary: style 93% spelling 100% grammar 96% overall 96% Dialog: 44.90% Dialog tagged: 17.20% Passive index: 3 (target < 25) Felsch Reading Ease: 82 (Target >60) Glue index: 46.4% (target <40%) Easy to read paragraphs : 359 (95%) Less Easy paragraphs to read: 53 (4%) More difficult paragraphs to read: 16 (1%) 391 adverbs (234 outside of dialog) & only 2 are used more than 10 times less

(The Dark-Matter Chronicles (Phractured, Phragmented, & Phyrrhic) are now released – see my author page for easy viewing.) Re-edited in 2019. Imagine if you could reach into your past to fix one small mistake…almost. However, when the lessons learned from history are lost, it has a tendency to repeat itself. Thus, even though history has been changed, it has not been... more(The Dark-Matter Chronicles (Phractured, Phragmented, & Phyrrhic) are now released – see my author page for easy viewing.) Re-edited in 2019. Imagine if you could reach into your past to fix one small mistake…almost. However, when the lessons learned from history are lost, it has a tendency to repeat itself. Thus, even though history has been changed, it has not been. So when a portal kidnaps your children, and you can’t tell the police; what do you do? You Pray! And that is what Lauren did after her arrest. With insufficient evidence and released from jail, those who would believe her gather to provide support: her husband Ryan, her brother Logan, and friends Eric and John, who had all returned from the magical lands of Calicon four years earlier. The place she desperately needed to get back to—because that was where her triplets were presently located. Just as the abduction had been unanticipated, so was their exit from this world, which also caught Steve, the arresting detective, by surprise. Once in the enchanted lands, greeted by Gayne, a new plague of mysteries waits for them, but so do magic, friends, and allies. Then in a land filled with surprises so amazing, it will yield the greatest ones yet, and the promise of hope. They begin to plan, helping to rebirth the divine entity of Mother, and start to unravel the puzzles, but in a land tainted with so many mysteries, one will answer their prayers, gifting them both the vision they seek, and a forewarning of what is to happen. Select Pro Writing Stats Pre-editing: style 74% spelling 100% grammar 76% overall 84% Post-editing: style 74% spelling 100% grammar 99% overall 91% Final summary: style 94% spelling 100% grammar 99% overall 98% Dialog: 48.10% Dialog tagged: 19.10% Passive index: 3 (target < 25) Felsch Reading Ease: 82 (Target >60) Glue index: 45.9% (target <40%) Easy to read paragraphs : 1556 (95%) Less Easy paragraphs to read: 65 (4%) More difficult paragraphs to read: 21 (1%) 417 adverbs (244 outside of dialog) & only 4 are used more than 10 times less

In Book 2, Reset, our heroes Lauren, the distraught mother of the missing triplets, Ryan her husband, Logan her brother, friends John and Eric, including the arresting detective Steve, finally saw what they searched for; one of the triplets. However, it was not a sight any had anticipated, as a man wearing black veils stood in front of a caged beast shocked all—when he announced his plans to put the defenseless baby inside the cage... moreIn Book 2, Reset, our heroes Lauren, the distraught mother of the missing triplets, Ryan her husband, Logan her brother, friends John and Eric, including the arresting detective Steve, finally saw what they searched for; one of the triplets. However, it was not a sight any had anticipated, as a man wearing black veils stood in front of a caged beast shocked all—when he announced his plans to put the defenseless baby inside the cage. Then, before they can act, the event ends, leaving them all in shock, but before it had started, Sam and Hope, the shape-shifting children of Zack, had wandered off in an attempt to find the triplets. Now having a target to focus on, they start to make plans, gathering information on the man in the black veils. As well, they discover ways to rebirth the divine entity of Mother, so after she heals, the help proffered would arrive. While that was the plan, what happens when your opponent is stronger than you are; knows magic, is a fanatic, and is preparing to unleash a force never seen before. What happens when you run out of choices? You try to stack the deck in your favor! It is a simple strategy—if there is only one deck in play and only two players in the game. Although, in the end, when you run out of options because everything has failed—it is time to start kicking in the doors. This is the conclusion of the fast-paced, suspenseful epic of The Gray-Matter Chronicles, but the sequel is currently in progress, and samples of it are included after the finale. less