John Lyon, historian, new homeowner, stumbled through a gateway into an alternate reality under the stairs of his old house. And...here he was, running a dangerous bluff; trying to pass himself off as a powerful Mage in this land that the natives called Stil-de-grain.
This was what he wanted? An adventure? Some excitement to fight depression? If so, he'd succeeded beyond all measure... And all John could think about was getting home.