"The end of all things draws nigh..."

The wait is finally over! The First Stone, the sixth and final book in Mark Anthony's fantasy saga The Last Rune, is now available. Find it at your local bookstore, or click on over to Amazon.com to get your copy now.

The First Stone brings the story of The Last Rune to a final, stunning conclusion, revealing the ultimate secret of the connection between Earth and Eldh. Don't miss out on the mystery—order your copy today!

Note: UK readers shoulder order The First Stone through Amazon.co.uk.

"The end of all things draws nigh..."

The First Stone, the sixth and final book in Mark Anthony's fantasy saga The Last Rune, will be published by Bantam Spectra in early August of 2004. If you've been following the adventure since the beginning, then you won't want to miss this climatic volume. Be sure you get it the moment it becomes available by preordering it now from Amazon.com.

Throughout their history, the fates of mystical Eldh and modern Earth have been intertwined. Now, on both worlds, dark rifts grow in the sky, and Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett must journey into a wasteland blasted by blood sorcery to exhume the lost city of Morindu the Dark. If they succeed, they will finally discover the ultimate secret of the connection between Earth and Eldh. And if they fail, it will mean utter annihilation for both worlds...

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The Gates of Winter, the fifth book in Mark Anthony's fantasy saga The Last Rune, is now available! You can find it at  your favorite local bookstore, or order it with just a few clicks at Amazon.com. This time, the survival of two worlds is in the balance as Grace Beckett and Travis Wilder prepare for the Final Battle: an epic struggle between good and evil that will span both modern day Earth and mythical Eldh. Be sure to pick up your copy today!

Note: UK readers shoulder order Gates of Winter through Amazon.co.uk.

While The Gates of Winter, the fifth book in Mark Anthony's epic fantasy saga The Last Rune, will not be published in Britain, the great news is that readers in the U.K. can now order the U.S. edition directly from Amazon.co.uk. The U.S. edition, to published by Bantam Spectra Books in late July, features a gorgeous cover design with art by Stephen Youll. For readers in Great Britain, ordering from Amazon.co.uk is quicker, easier, and less expensive than ordering from Amazon's U.S. store. Don't miss out on the action, mystery, and magic. Be sure to get the latest installment of The Last Rune saga by placing your preorder at Amazon.co.uk now!

The Gates of Winter, the fifth book in Mark Anthony's epic fantasy series, The Last Rune, won't hit bookstores until this summer, but you can get a sneak peek of this latest installment now here on TheLastRune.com. You can read an excerpt from The Gates of Winter by clicking Read the Excerpts at left. In addition, you can read the cover text to learn more about the story by clicking Explore the Series.

The Gates of Winter continues the journeys of Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett and their companions begun in Beyond the Pale, The Keep of Fire, The Dark Remains, and Blood of Mystery. Look for it in bookstores in late July 2003.

The Gates of Winter, the fifth book in Mark Anthony's epic fantasy saga The Last Rune, will be published by Bantam Spectra in July of 2003. To be sure you get it the moment it becomes available, preorder it now from Amazon.com.

In The Gates of Winter, Runebreaker Travis Wilder and Grace Beckett, now revealed as Queen of ancient Malachor, find themselves swept up in the final battle for dominion over the otherworld of Eldh. While Grace journeys north to the Rune Gate in a desperate gambit to hold the Pale King back, Travis must travel between worlds in search of a way to prevent the vengeful god Mohg from crossing the gap between Earth and Eldh and breaking the First Rune. Either Travis and Grace will find a way to unleash ancient magics and fulfill their destinies—or shadow will rule over both Earth and Eldh forever...

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