Author(s): Tad Williams

Science Fiction & Fantasy

In the great city, in the dimly lit office of a mighty tower, two deadly creatures meet. A dark bargain is struck, and the master of the House of Hellebore gives an order: 'War is coming. The child must die.' In our own world, a young man discovers a manuscript written by his great uncle. It seems to be a novel - a strange fairy tale of fantastic creatures and a journey to a magical realm. But it is written as a diary . . . as if the events were real . . . as if his uncle had sought and found another world. Or as if another world had found him . . .