The Keep of Fire (Last Rune)

Through this second book in his massive series THE LAST RUNE, Mark Anthony begins to unfold the connections between the fantasy world of Eld and our own Earth. Travis Wilder is contacted, on his return to Earth, by a Seeker, whose lost-standing secret society have looked for evidence of other worlds through the centuries. But others are less altruistic, and Travis finds himself rescued from a near-fatal situation by a magical call from Eld. Meanwhile, Grace Beckett's studies with the Witches have led her to suspect that Travis is the Runebreaker - who the Witches would kill on sight. Both she and Travis must face new challenges as they come to understand the weight and dangers of their tasks...