It began with two men. They came from very different worlds--entirely
different universes, in fact--and they met in a virgin forest on a
duplicate planet Earth. Neither of them had expected it, but both of
them realized how important the first contact with any other
transuniversal human civilization might be.
But something went wrong. Neither side knows who shot first. But both
the magic-using civilization of Arcana and steel-and-steam age Sharona,
with its psionic Talents, think it was the other side. And it doesn't
really matter now, because the original incident has snowballed.
Both sides have additional dead to mourn; both sides have additional
wrongs to avenge. Both sides have additional military forces moving
toward the front. War between the universes is the last thing
responsible leaders on either side want. But the fury of their
respective populations, xenophobic fear of the unknown, and cries for
justice (or vengeance) are all driving both sides toward the brink. The
actions of local military commanders and diplomats may well determine
the final outcome, and unscrupulous, power-hungry men--and Arcana and
Sharona alike--have agendas of their own.
The fuse has been lit, and a war stretching across the universes, across
an endless succession of identical Earths, fought between dragons,
spells, and crossbows and repeating rifles, machine guns, and artillery
is about to begin in white-hot rage and fury. Where it will end--and
how--no one knows.
