The gripping opening to the fantasy-mystery novel series The Lost.

When Mike leaves the store, he finds himself in an endless desert that strips him of his memories. No way back. No explanation. Only a vast jungle on the horizon and the comforting certainty that this can only be a dream. So he sets off.

Inside the jungle, he discovers a valley...

Second installment of the fantasy–mystery novel series The Lost

Three years ago, Mike found himself in a desert. Since then, the mysterious valley he entered has devolved into a merciless playing field.

New arrivals celebrate a revolutionary game while Mike is labeled an NPC and leads a dangerous double life to protect his unusual family. Then...

Third installment of the fantasy–mystery novel series The Lost

Winter has consumed the valley. The great player city has fallen. The game is over.
As the valley grows ever more hostile, it falls to Mike and his friends to find a way out. But the path leads through the most dangerous of the three boundaries: the Maze Forest. No one has ever crossed...