Tales of Anmar

This began as a simple romance but with a twist. Unfortunately, the original tale had other ideas and evolved into something much bigger and better.

Somewhere Else Entirely
The initial story follows the life of a teenage boy (Gary Campbell) after he is transferred to another world (Anmar). Unfortunately, the transfer mechanism goes wrong and he arrives as a girl, knowing nothing about the strange land she has appeared in. Now renamed Garia, she learns about local life and conditions and gradually adapts, becoming a valued resident in the palace of King Robanar of Palarand.

Unfortunately, she is not the only transferee and another teenager is delivered to a rival state nearby (Yod). Learning of Garia's presence, that state decides to obtain her - and her Earthly knowledge - for itself. It that is not possible, they will kill her to prevent her knowledge becoming useful to Palarand.

Cue intrigue, mayhem, skullduggery, exotic travel, battles, monsters - oh, and we'd better not forget the romance!

Of course, those Beings who transferred the teens to Anmar have their own reasons for doing so, unsuspected by the local human population. By chance Garia learns far more about those Beings than she ever wished, and discovers the true reason for their interventions.

Armsman of Joth
This is a short origin story which follows the results of the efforts of the Beings to find out what went wrong with the transfer mechanism. It is set at the beginning of the war which erupts following Yod's attempts to kidnap or kill Garia, and describes how Marilyn Baker becomes Maralin, an armsman of Joth, a state midway between the warring parties. Maralin subsequently appears in Somewhere Else Entirely and other tales.