Castle Perilous (series)

The Castle Perilous series revolves around Castle Perilous (the name is drawn from the Siege Perilous of Arthurian fable), whose lord is Incarnadine, a sorcerer. 144,000 doors (or "aspects") of the Castle each lead to other parallel universes. Some of these dimensions are magical, while others have little or no magic; one of the latter is Earth. Those who find themselves at the Castle often stay to become Guests, and (to their surprise) develop a magical power of their own. This gift is apparently random, and can range from a minor telekinesis limited to lifting pencils to super-enhanced senses to teleportation to full conjuration of matter. ==Characters==

• Gene Ferraro: main character, a philosophy major from Earth who gains the power of superb swordplay • Snowclaw: a giant humanoid covered in white fur, who originally comes from a polar-like clime • Linda Barclay: a woman from Earth who becomes a powerful sorceress • Lord Incarnadine: sorcerer and lord of the castle • Kwip: a lifelong thief who escaped execution by accidentally walking into the Castle through a doorway in his cell • Cleve Dalton: a mild-mannered retiree • Peter Thaxton: elder Englishman who is competitive in sports • Osmirik: royal scribe and librarian of the Castle • Sheila Jankowski: a young woman from Wilmerding, Pennsylvania who fell through an aspect of the Castle in her shower • Jeremy Hochstader: a computer hacker • M. DuQuesne: a French nobleman ==Novels==

• Castle Perilous (1988) • Castle for Rent (1989) • Castle Kidnapped (1989) • Castle War! (1990) • Castle Murders (1991) • Castle Dreams (1992) • Castle Spellbound (1992) • Bride of the Castle (1994) • The Pirates of Perilous (2015) ==External links==