Past Imperative - Great Game, Bk 1 Author:Dave Duncan In a world on the brink of madness... — In the summer of 1914, a young man beyond reproach awakens under police guard -- grievously injured and accused of heinous, impossible murder. — And in a strange, distant place... — The youngest member of a penniless acting troupe has been taken prisoner by the loyal minions of a corrupt, vengeful goddess. Fo... more »r an ancient prophecy has divided the realm's ruling Deities into warring factions -- a prophecy that mentions the crippled captive child ... and a youth recovering from inexplicable wounds in a British hospital bed.
The Game weaves through worlds and dimensions as it has since time immemorial -- a deadly contest of skill and manipulations that ruthlessly creates wizards, destroys human pawns...and transforms ordinary men, women and children into something more.