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This section introduces readers who are unfamiliar or hesitant about reading "Beyond the Rift." It provides context and highlights key features of this world-building work that may be helpful in understanding its concept. * Borderlands is a story set within Mar-Milloir, an imaginary land inspired by different real places such as America's borderlands regions (such as Arizona) or remote landscapes like Alaska during the 1800s era when it was first settled. The "Border" of this book refers to these various parts that make up its world setting which encompass diverse cultures and histories in ways similar to how our own country is divided by different states with unique customs, languages, religions, etc., all coexisting within a single state's borders. * In Borderlands' main story arc lies the theme of displacement from one's homeland due to political or social unrest caused either through natural catastrophes like earthquakes and/or man-made disasters such as wars (like The War in Mar-Milloir). Displacement is followed by immigration, integration with foreign cultures that have settled there before them. * Borderlands' writing style alternates between first person narrative from the characters involved and a "magical realism" of fantastical elements within their world setting - both providing insight into