A short story written for fun in the winter of 2000 is the foundation for The Gaardian Saga. That story was the source for a screenplay. Too long to be one movie, it was turned into a trilogy, but no producers were interested. It was converted into a television series, but again there was no sale. Finally, it was turned into a novel. Those who read it commented that it left too many loose ends. Under several titles, that novel became the first of...