The "tightly written, intelligent, and original" fantasy epic of
interdimensional war comes to "a decisive and satisfactory end"
(Booklist).
In a place called Nextdoor--the farthest flung outpost of British
imperialism--earthborn mortals possess the power of gods. Young
Englishman Edward Exeter has spent five years trying to escape the
magnetic and powerfully magical pull of the Great Game, which has
designated him as its most important player. But war and bloodthirsty
intrigue rage on both sides of magical portals and across worlds, and
Exeter can resist his destiny no longer. He accepts the mantle of
Liberator that has been thrust upon him, and the decision turns old
friends into foes and old enemies into acolytes as he is surrounded by
murderous plots and betrayals. But this is not the uninformed Edward
Exeter who came naked into this hidden realm years ago. He has lived the
Game and learned it well--and he intends to play it boldly to its
shocking, worlds-shattering conclusion.