The Inheritance

About the book

We are at war. The interdimensional invasion brought us unimaginable suffering, but it also awoke talents slumbering deep within us, a means to repel and destroy our enemy. Every day new gates open, leading to breaches filled with monsters and valuable resources. If you are a Talent, your country needs you. The world needs you. Be the hero you were born to be. Adaline is a Talent. Ten years ago, she had a happy marriage and a job she loved. The invasion shattered both. Now she works for the government, searching the breaches for magic metals and medicine to help Earth repel an interdimensional enemy. Two kids, one cat, bills, benefits, mortgage and school tuition...Risking her life became routine. She had gone into the dimensional gates hundreds of times. She was always well protected. This time everything goes wrong. Now Ada is trapped in the labyrinth of alien caves unlike any other. Her only companion is a scared German Shepherd named Bear. Together they must uncover the breach's secrets and escape, because Ada promised her children that she will come home. The future of humanity depends on it.

Description: publisher’s blurb via Hardcover

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.4 across 28 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 13% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

• “Quick, easy read, enjoyed it overall. Nice to have a 40yo female protagonist too. It’s not the kind of book to scrutinize the details of too heavily (like why does this completely alien race have two eyes and a nose and ears), just go along with it and enjoy the ride. A fair amount of gore, but still somewhat cozy.”

  ★ 4/5kclemson on Hardcover

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