Fourth Realm Trilogy Explained

The Fourth Realm Trilogy refers to the trilogy of books written by pseudonymous author John Twelve Hawks and published between 2004 (in the UK, 2005 in the US) and 2009. The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books.^[1]

The three novels describe parallel universes, including one controlled by a shadow group called The Brethren using the Vast Machine.^[2] The Traveler was a critical success and international bestseller - with the intriguing life of the elusive author increasing reader interest in the books.^{[3] [4]}, the identity of John Twelve Hawks has yet to be confirmed.^[5] Stand-ins represent Twelve Hawks on book tours, some declaring "I am John Twelve Hawks".

Books

In order of publication:

• The Traveler, John Twelve Hawks (published June 2005 by Doubleday)^{[3] [6]}
• The Dark River, John Twelve Hawks (published July 2007 by Doubleday)
• The Golden City, John Twelve Hawks (published September 2009 by Doubleday)^{[2] [7]}

External links

• John Twelve Hawks @ Random House Books

Notes and References

1. News: Warner Bros Acquires 'Fourth Realm' Trilogy . March 23, 2012 .
2. News: Francis . Moul . Lincoln Journal Star . 'Golden City' rages against technology . January 24, 2010.
3. News: Julie . Wittes Schlack . Boston Globe . Futuristic 'Traveler' takes a dark and mystical trip . November 29, 2005.
4. News: Rob . Bedford . SFF World . Interview with John Twelve Hawks . December 4, 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100126122950/http://www.sffworld.com/mul/146p0.html . January 26, 2010 .
5. News: The Guardian . Those remaining literary recluses in full . 1 February 2010.
6. News: Carol . Memmott . USA Today . Cryptic 'Traveler' has book world buzzing . June 27, 2005.
7. News: Carolyn . Kellogg . Los Angeles Times . John Twelve Hawks will (not exactly) appear . August 25, 2009.