
Book One – Luray
Chapters 1 and 2
One of humanity’s colonies makes contact with an alien civilization that calls itself the Aurigan Empire. The empire politely demands the United Earth Military’s unconditional and immediate surrender and sends wave after wave of warships. Strangely, the Aurigan ships are technologically inferior, lack any sort of effective weaponry and are easily shot down – or so the UEM claims.
When the colony’s investors start getting nervous, acclaimed risk assessment agent Luray Ulyssa Cayenne is sent to determine what is going on and whether the Aurigans truly pose a threat. What she finds is well beyond her pay grade, and what she does to uncover the truth could cost not only her freedom, but her very humanity.
Enjoy a mysterious science-fiction story challenging the reader and asking difficult questions that will keep you awake at night.
Published : November 2020
Price : Reasonable

Book Two – Kailoon
Chapters 3, 4 and 5
The story splits up here. The colony EE-297 is trying to recover from the Aurigan attack and Kailoon’s idea of an effective defense while Luray is going through a truly bizarre adventure. She learns more about the Aurigan Empire – and a few risky opportunities present themselves. If she plays her cards just right, she may make it out of there. Or not. Who knows.
Meanwhile, Kailoon does his best to turn the colony’s situation around by taking extreme measures, bypassing regulations, laws, his superiors, orders… basically, he’s being himself more than ever before.
Published : April 2023
Price : Reasonable

Book Three – Lisbeth
Chapters 6 and 7
Imagine a murder case, but there’s no possible culprit. You can exclude them all. There are secrets, hints, and inconclusive evidence everywhere you look, but you never get anywhere. The rabbit hole is always just a little bit deeper. Finally, one man figures it all out, but he can’t talk anymore. This is the entangled web Lisbeth finds herself in.
Far away from all this, Luray embarks on a decisive mission to switch the Overseer off, but things are never as simple as you would like them to be.
Published : ~2023
Price : Reasonable

Book Four – Nine
Chapters 8, 9 and 10
What would happen if someone dared to use time travel as a weapon? What could be they do? Could they be stopped? Would they become invincible, see everything as a game, resetting the universe after every misstep – or would they stumble over the complexity of their own plans?
Now imagine a different version of such a tool given to more than one faction. Sounds interesting, doesn’t it?
Published : ~2023
Price : Reasonable

Book Five – WU
Chapters 11, 12 and 13
This book wrote itself. There were enough characters, setups, motivations – I just had to let them play out, let them clash, and see what happens. Not even I knew how it would all end.
Published : ~2023
Price : Reasonable

3×3
Chapters : 1-4
As a fan of escape games (and rooms) as well as mystery novels, SciFi and wildly entangled time travel plots, I had fun with ths one. For more detailed info, click <here>.
Published : 03.03.2023
Price : Reasonable
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What is the deal with the puzzles?
We will keep adding little puzzles on the website (and maybe the books). If you can solve them, you can unlock bonuses like artwork, sketches and more.
Is there any audio version available?
Not yet. If there is enough demand, we will provide one.
What is the correct order to read the "Behind the last gate" books?
All published books in order:
Book one – Luray
What age is appropriate for the "Behind the Last Gate" books?
The story gets quite complex over time and, while this is not a horror book, you will find strategically placed violence from time to time.
There is no hard age limit, but it is not made for children.
Can you read "Behind the Last Gate" out of order?
You can, but we strongly advise against it as you will lack a lot of context in the later chapters.
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Behind the Last Gate - Luray
The series will be released 2023. Book One (Luray) is already available.
Where to buy the books
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