If you enjoy fantasy and the creation of new worlds of magic and myths you will enjoy this book. The author has the ability to draw us into his world and leave us believing in it's magic. The remnants of mages left over from the wars of a world populated by beings with near godlike powers survive on our world along side the ordinary human Drowthers. The only way into the old world, Westil, is by a magical gate formed by a gatemage. No such gate has existed for fourteen hundred years. Although almost all the mages have some sort of mystical or magical power, none claims the power of a gatemage. For all are sworn to kill any child who starts to show the skill of a gatemage. The balance of power between the surviving tribes of mages is preserved as long as none can pass through the gate to Westil. Whoever goes and returns will have strength and powers superior to all the others. Danny North, an otherwise unremarkable thirteen year old, is thrown into a vortex of intrigue and adventure when his unspectacular adolescence begins to develop into a gatemage of unbelievable power. Danny must flee for his life while trying to master the powers growing inside him. Will they be a curse or a gift? Will he be able to survive in this world while he tries to cross over into another world full of mystery? This book was provided for review by the well read folks at TOR Books.