Doormaker: Devil's Harvest (A Prequel): A Young Adult Portal Fantasy Adventure

Jamie Thornton

Aug 2021 · Doormaker Book 0 · Igneous Books · Narrated by Jamie Thornton

About this audiobook

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton.

Two hours. One interstellar drug deal.

“...traveling to other worlds is hardly a new concept in fantasy, [but] the idea of having no control over it as well as it affecting mundane life like being unable to open doors is wonderfully terrifying...very evocative...” - BookNest, C.T. Phipps ★★★★★

"Imagine not being able to open a door without mistakenly opening a portal to another world....Once again Jamie Thornton has created a winner." - Amie's Book Reviews ★★★★★

One family rule has shaped Esson’s life: never open a door. Esson comes from a family of doormakers—people who unleash otherworldly violence when they open something even as simple as a refrigerator door.

Esson’s family lied to him.

Esson didn’t die when he opened a door.

But if Esson doesn’t track down some magical drugs within the next two hours, the drug dealer he got involved with might just kill him anyway.

Discover what happened the day Esson vanished.

Ratings and reviews

Do Not Open the Door This is an interesting prequel to a fantasy series. Reading it left me wanting to know more. Just exactly, what happens when Esson opens that door? I look forward to reading the first book in this series, and I hope it answers my questions. This is a promising beginning. I originally read this story as an eBook. Listening to the audio, narrated by the author brought the story to life.

I just finished listening to this one but I'm still not sure how I feel about that ending. The story was really short, and it works as a prequel. Esson pulled me into his predicament, wanting me to know how it all was going to play out and if he was going to achieve his goal or not, but I don't think I was exactly rooting for him, especially with the decisions he made along the way (use of drugs, violence). Still, even though there's some kind of resolution to the story (we're told whether he makes it or not), it leaves the reader with more questions about the series. As for the narrator, she did great with all the nuances and the storytelling, but I think there's room for improvement in her male voices (there wasn't much difference between Esson and Barth's voices when both were involved in a conversation). ~3.5 stars

The author should have opted for someone else to read this book. She is reading it like you would to a kindergarten class.