THE FALL of AELYTH-KINTALYN

 Book 6 in the complete 9-volume Gom series.

Urolf, Lord of Aelyth-Kintalyn, falls in love with Leana, sister-in-law of Leochtor, Lord of the Lakes. Winning her heart, he weds her and takes her off to his domain. From the moment Leana sets foot in her new home, her troubles begin.  

  "When they tire of their woodland, Aelyth-Kintalyn, they (Yul Kinta) up and take off into what they call Ān Telfahn, or In Between, a wondrous magic region where countless dream worlds float by for the asking, bright bubbles in the void." The portal to this place comprises two ancient rowan trees in a rocky basin deep in the woods. Leana finds the portal disturbing and is glad to leave it behind:

 Leana's misgivings are well founded, as succeeding events tragically reveal.

Frontispiece.

  Leana finds her new home strange.

  "The trees are splendid...but where are the houses?"
  Urolf waved his arms about. "Everywhere. Take a closer look."
  Following his gestures, Leana now saw recessed doors to narrow walkways curving up around the bossy trunks to vanish into the branches overhead. "Tree houses?" 
  "We build around the living trunks from root to crop."