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Rifters #3
The Reader
With the rift closed for the season and no more monsters to fight, Daelin Long gets bored as librarian in the podunk town of Settler, Oregon. A job interview and her brother’s arrival present a tempting opportunity to escape, until her brother and her best friend, a ghost, disappear.
While Daelin searches for them, more mysteries pile dead people coming back to life, portraits of the town founders replaced with strange white trees, and people on the other side of the rift returning. It’s impossible. The portal that allows monsters from other universes to come to Earth is sealed until next summer.
The Rifters, a secret group protecting our world, believe the troubles are nothing more than the tantrums of an offended ghost. Daelin disagrees. If she’s right, the evil hell-bent on destroying Earth has new technology making the rift more deadly.
Before the monster summons the next apocalypse, Daelin must find it and destroy it.
Book 3 in the Rifter series.
While Daelin searches for them, more mysteries pile dead people coming back to life, portraits of the town founders replaced with strange white trees, and people on the other side of the rift returning. It’s impossible. The portal that allows monsters from other universes to come to Earth is sealed until next summer.
The Rifters, a secret group protecting our world, believe the troubles are nothing more than the tantrums of an offended ghost. Daelin disagrees. If she’s right, the evil hell-bent on destroying Earth has new technology making the rift more deadly.
Before the monster summons the next apocalypse, Daelin must find it and destroy it.
Book 3 in the Rifter series.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 20, 2015
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About the author
M. Pax
46 books298 followersM. Pax is author of the sci-fi series, The Backworlds, and the new adult urban fantasy Hetty Locklear series. A Browncoat and SG fan, she's also slightly obsessed with Jane Austen. In the summers she docents as a star guide at Pine Mountain Observatory where the other astronomers now believe she has the most extensive collection of moon photos in existence. No fear, there will be more next summer. She lives in stunning Central Oregon with the Husband Unit and two lovely, spoiled cats. Want to connect? Visit www.mpaxauthor.com
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January 12, 2016
Another exciting installment in the series that had me hooked beginning to end.
October 12, 2017
The town of Settler, the team of Rifters, and the Rift and its Guardians continue to be developed. The characters continue to be enchantingly revealed.
The overall storyline – not so much.
I enjoyed “Reader”. The plot continues to be non-linear, but manages to move along to… something. And, the story ended with a cliff hanger. I don’t like that. However, with the strength and credibility established in the first two books in the series, I want to read through the fourth book and take some time to consider the Rifter World as a whole.
M. Pax is a good storyteller, with a unique voice (which takes a bit of adjusting to). Her work is worth the reading time and the expense.
The overall storyline – not so much.
I enjoyed “Reader”. The plot continues to be non-linear, but manages to move along to… something. And, the story ended with a cliff hanger. I don’t like that. However, with the strength and credibility established in the first two books in the series, I want to read through the fourth book and take some time to consider the Rifter World as a whole.
M. Pax is a good storyteller, with a unique voice (which takes a bit of adjusting to). Her work is worth the reading time and the expense.
July 23, 2025
Amazing book.
Fantastic series, amazing world building with unique characters. I loved the prequel to this series and just had to find out the rest of the story.
Fantastic series, amazing world building with unique characters. I loved the prequel to this series and just had to find out the rest of the story.
December 10, 2015
Daelin Long finds things dull in the tiny Oregon town of Settler when the rift closes for the year and there are no more monsters to fight. A woman should be careful of what she wishes for. Things look up when she gets a job interview and her brother visits, but when the library's resident ghost disappears, it's only the beginning of a more frightening mystery. Doubles of missing people and strange white trees. Yet with the portal closed, none of the Rifters' weapons work. Daelin must find a way to save everyone or it may destroy her and everything she loves.
This is the third installment in the awesome urban fantasy series, the Rifters. Each book gets better than the last. Fast-paced, thrilling, and quirky. This is the kind of tale I love best.
Daelin is a big city woman stuck in a podunk town. She wants out, but there are things she values more. She'll do anything for her family and friends, and while she claims not to be the brave one, she has immense strength. I admire her for it and sympathize when she believes she's going to lose everyone she loves. The whole cast of characters is off-the-wall in the most fun and entertaining ways. I adore Daelin's brother Cobb, Silas the inventor from the past, and Gussie who talks to the Goddess.
I can't wait for more in this unique and incredibly written series.
This is the third installment in the awesome urban fantasy series, the Rifters. Each book gets better than the last. Fast-paced, thrilling, and quirky. This is the kind of tale I love best.
Daelin is a big city woman stuck in a podunk town. She wants out, but there are things she values more. She'll do anything for her family and friends, and while she claims not to be the brave one, she has immense strength. I admire her for it and sympathize when she believes she's going to lose everyone she loves. The whole cast of characters is off-the-wall in the most fun and entertaining ways. I adore Daelin's brother Cobb, Silas the inventor from the past, and Gussie who talks to the Goddess.
I can't wait for more in this unique and incredibly written series.
November 24, 2015
I received an advanced reader's copy from the author for an honest review.
Mary Pax has done it again with her third book in The Rifters series. She has spun a tale of intrigue, mystery, horror, family, friendship, and love.
The characters are so well developed you feel as if you know them.
All Daelin wants is to find her sister, keep her brother safe, so her family can be reunited. And, if she has to fight monsters to do it, she will.
The story had my spine chilled more than once with its creepy weirdness and downright scary spookiness.
I also laughed with Daelin over the eccentric residents of Settler. And, cried with her and other characters over their secrets and heartache.
This was a page turner that was difficult to put down. I looked forward to this book after reading the first two in the series, and I will look forward to the fourth. It's like Settler has become a real place in my mind and I care about these characters.
Mary Pax has done it again with her third book in The Rifters series. She has spun a tale of intrigue, mystery, horror, family, friendship, and love.
The characters are so well developed you feel as if you know them.
All Daelin wants is to find her sister, keep her brother safe, so her family can be reunited. And, if she has to fight monsters to do it, she will.
The story had my spine chilled more than once with its creepy weirdness and downright scary spookiness.
I also laughed with Daelin over the eccentric residents of Settler. And, cried with her and other characters over their secrets and heartache.
This was a page turner that was difficult to put down. I looked forward to this book after reading the first two in the series, and I will look forward to the fourth. It's like Settler has become a real place in my mind and I care about these characters.
November 30, 2015
Daelin Long dreams of a life outside of being a Rifter in M. Pax's The Reader. Even when the Rift closes for the season, the danger is still all too real. The third book within The Rifters series delves deeper into the characters, particularly Daelin and Earl. Pax's strength is the way she has written the characters. Their growth through the trials they experience is satisfying. While some answers to the mysteries are revealed, other questions crop up as fast as the strange white trees plaguing Settler, Oregon. The steady pace pulls the reader along, and I wonder how in the forty-two universes will Earl, Daelin, and the others protect us from what will come next. The Reader by M. Pax is a fantastic installment within the series. In all the dictionaries, I'm definitely looking forward to the next book and was sad when I reached the end because I am now going to have to wait for more tales from the Rift.
April 5, 2016
Still want more!
Loved this book as much as I did the first two drifter books. I can't seem to read these slowly. They're just so exciting and engrossing. I look forward to reading more about the inhabitants of Settler and there adventures in keeping the world safe from the unimaginable threats coming through the rift. Great writing!
Loved this book as much as I did the first two drifter books. I can't seem to read these slowly. They're just so exciting and engrossing. I look forward to reading more about the inhabitants of Settler and there adventures in keeping the world safe from the unimaginable threats coming through the rift. Great writing!
April 2, 2017
Not Kindle Unlimited, interesting premise but there were parts it just wasn't pulled off quite right, hence the liked but not luved it 4 star rating but thought compared to what, then decided on 5. Also got offered #2, later #3 so off to fix review to match as well. This is a 3 book collection in total.
The Rifters: Mystery in a Strange Western Town
The Initiate (The Rifters Book 2)
The Reader (The Rifters Book 3)
The Rifters: Mystery in a Strange Western Town
The Initiate (The Rifters Book 2)
The Reader (The Rifters Book 3)
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