Complete Abridged Summary: The Mahogany Door

The Mahogany Door, the first book in a series of fantasy-adventure books for young readers, begins on a beach where an old man, sitting on a little wooden crate, tells a decades’ old tale to a dedicated band of listeners no more than twelve years old.

The old man’s narrative begins with a troubled young man named Michael Peterson having a reoccurring nightmare. His nightmare is about an old spirit guide named Billy who is beckoning him to reunite with his childhood friends and return to their hometown to complete the adventure they started many years ago. And in doing so,they will make right the wrongdoings from their past lives. Unable to shake the visions, Michael writes a letter to a childhood friend named Kali Logan, explaining that he must find their mutual friend, JT Davis, so they can all return to Warhead Dale, a large, old chalet once owned by JT’s grandfather that sits on the coast of the small, cobblestone covered town of Athens Eden.

Michael finds JT only to discover that time and life experience has changed him. Not only has JT lost both of his parents, but he has also lost his memory, including those important memories of his childhood that the trio will need if they are going to retrace their steps through the Mahogany Door into the fantasy Vryheid world of Bruinduer.

Convinced the only way he will be able to find answers to his lost childhood memories, JT goes with Michael to reunite with Kali in Athens Eden, where they arrive at the neglected Warhead Dale. There they confront the spirit guide, Billy, in all of his unrecognizable glory.

The trio learns that Bruinduer is going to collapse due to their carelessness in not following the rules of the Vryheid world. They also find out that because of their recklessness, a long lost friend, Charlie Blackburn, who entered through the Mahogany Door with them on their incomplete journey, is still alive and has somehow taken control of Bruinduer away from Billy.

After following Michael through the Mahogany Door to complete the task from years passed, JT and Kali learn they have been betrayed by their conniving friend, and that he has teamed with Charlie in splitting Bruinduer into the two kingdoms of Godwin and Triton.

Things aren't quite as they seem in Bruinduer, and The Mahogany Door unfolds in a fantasy tale of tragedy, adventure, destiny, and hope.

The Most Unfortunate word, Goodbye.

One of the themes of The Mahogany Door is the unfortunate evil of having to say Goodbye.

Whether it is saying goodbye to our loved ones embarking on a long trip, just leaving for the day, or in the most undesired time when they may depart your life forever, it is my belief that there is always a bit of our heart that is erased every time we must utter that most horrific word, "Goodbye".

There was a moment in my life when I had to say that word that changed me eternally, and that one second in time haunts me to this day, and I am sure that there are many times in your life when you had to say goodbye to the most loved in your life. Trust me, I know that it hurts.

The clip of the song on the fan page wall, called "Goodbyes", that you hear has an interesting story. At my most desperate time, I had a very hard time dealing with my loneliness as I had to say goodbye to a girl that means the world to me.

As I searched for a way to express what I felt, I came across my sister's notebook of poetry. I don't recommend scrounging around your sibling's room, but I turned to a poem called 'goodbyes', and as I read it, and tears flowed, I knew how to express my anger and sadness.

I took the words and put them to music.

After writing The Mahogany Door -- the first book in a trilogy of young reader fiction-fantasy-adventure books, it was then I realized that the theme of saying goodbye is littered among its pages. And even as tough as it may be to tell the ones you love goodbye, there will always be a memory to go back to. And even though that fleeting thought seems sad, just remember that when you first felt those memories you shared with that special someone, it was a very happy and special time.

The song is not complete, but somehow I just want to share the clip.

The young lady you hear singing is Katie Basden, a very talented and special young lady. Remember her name, because I can almost guarantee you'll hear her voice over the radio.

I still need to add some more background vocals, but in this clip, Jill, my wife, does an excellent job. Now all i need is for Anne to come over and finish the job.

I hope you enjoy the music clip, and as we continue on this journey of completing the fantasy book series, I hope we can get to know each other a little better, even if at some point we must say goodbye.

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