First published 2012
Stile lives as a serf on Proton, a technological world where he competes as a master Gamesman. Someone wants him dead. When assassination attempts threaten his life, he escapes to Phaze, a parallel dimension governed entirely by magic. There he discovers his alternate self has already been murdered. The killer now targets him. On Proton, Stile must win the great Games to survive. On Phaze, he needs to learn magic to stay alive. But his friends present him with an impossible choice. If he uses any magical power at all, they will kill him immediately. Stile finds himself trapped between two worlds, hunted by enemies who want him dead and threatened by allies who will execute him for the very actions that might save his life.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, alternate-universe
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Proton, Phaze
368 pages · Kindle Edition · Del Rey