“Impressive….De Haven writes about people from many levels of society, both in his fantasy setting and in the contemporary world; in so doing, he reflects the complexity that many of us forget to notice in our day-to-day living. This is a major fantasy story; miss it at your peril.” —Locus Jack, a Walker, is in danger. He has learned a secret; he has earned an enemy. And the Mage of Four, Mage of Luck, is a powerful enemy indeed. Jack must flee the world of Lostwithal. He must flee to Kemolo. To our world. The secret he carries could mean the end of all the worlds, not just his own. The Epicene is coming, and with it a gate will open through which chaos will flow, overwhelming the universes. But Jack cannot violate the Order of Things, not even to preserve it. Until he can present what he has learned to the King, he must hide. And there is nowhere in Lostwithal that is safe from the Mage of Four. Mage of Luck, Jack, a Walker, must walk between the worlds. Even here he is not safe. His enemies can pursue him through the streets of our world, tracking him with magically infallible instinct. All the vast powers of the Mage of Four, Mage of Luck, are arrayed against him. But Jack is not alone. He has gathered a small group of unlikely, sometimes unwilling allies: Geebo, a man whose memory has been brutally erased; Jere Lee, a woman who has lost everything but her dignity; Herb Dierickx, chauffeur to the wealthy and powerful Gene Boman; and Money Campbell, the boy billionaire’s calculating mistress. In the ultimate confrontation, their efforts will determine the fate of the universes. “Tom De Haven’s work combines a soaring imagination, a gift for character acting and a curiosity for fantastic lives.” —The Washington Post “One of my five favorite writers in the world.” —Harlan Ellison
