Det här klassiskt låter som Barbara Hamblys The Dark of Time . Den var ursprungligen publicerad 1982, men har definitivt skrivits ut. Här är en kort beskrivning från Hamblys webbplats :
For Gil, it started with the dreams; of a city being abandoned because of some nameless horror that was slowly invading, and of the wizard Ingold, who later appeared in her kitchen. For Rudy, it started with an ill-fated beer run that linked him with Gil and Ingold and drew him into a world unlike his, where the infamous Dark was invading. A world where academic Gil became a warrior and punk/artist Rudy a mage, and where everyone was working to reach a haven from the Dark.
Historien fortsätter i Luftens väggar och Dagsljusets arméer . Det finns två följande böcker, Winter of Winter och Icefalcon Quest . De publicerades 13 och 11 år senare.