In the Empire of Shadow

Three Worlds #2

by Lawrence Watt-Evans

SORCERY, SCIENCE, AND SHADOWS

Pel Brown knew nothing about parallel universes, let alone travel between them. Then he stepped through a portal that appeared in his basement--and his life turned upside down.

That first inexplicable doorway took him into a magic world called Faerie, ruled by the evil and mysterious Shadow. Another portal provided escape to a world of science and spaceships--and ruthless space pirates plundering the Galactic Empire.

Imperial forces rescued Pel. They would even send him home--but only after he returned to Faerie and destroyed Shadow. And so, with wizards, spacemen, and swordsmen as his unlikely allies, Pel set out to beard the enemy in its stronghold.

But real life is what happens while you're making other plans--as Pel learned when he uncovered his malign foe's true nature...

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction

274 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 21, 1995

About the author

Also publishes as Nathan Archer

Reviews

[Henry Kline]

An imaginitive fantisy story but somehow the story was just ok. Good enough that some day I will read the third volume.

[Lucy]

A compelling fantasy novel that plays with fantasy tropes in an interesting way, with a healthy dose of horror thrown in.

[Rich]

WANTED,Three Worlds #2

[Clinton Sheppard]

Pretty formula, nothing compelling, characters abandoned all through
the story