by Clive Barker
First published 1997
Gentle makes his living creating perfect forgeries, but his carefully controlled world collapses when he meets Judith Odell. She possesses an unknown ability to shape the fates of those around her. Their encounter draws in Pie 'oh' pah, an assassin from another dimension entirely. This being comes from one of four worlds that exist alongside Earth in a cosmic arrangement called Imajica. Each dimension hosts entirely different species, yet their inhabitants share deep connections with humanity. Gentle finds himself pulled into a journey across these alien realms with Judith and Pie 'oh' pah as his companions. They follow a trail of violence and personal betrayals that spans multiple worlds. The investigation leads them toward a discovery that will reshape the nature of existence itself. What begins as a chance meeting between strangers becomes a quest that challenges everything Gentle believed about reality.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, portal-fantasy, quest
Setting: Earth, Imajica
Period: 20th-century
832 pages · Paperback · Eos
Content warnings: violence