Spiral Labyrinth

It was bad enough when Henghis Hapthorn, Old Earth's foremost discriminator and die-hard empiricist, had to accept that the cosmos was shortly to rewrite its basic operating system, replacing rational cause-and-effect with detestable magic. Now he finds himself cast forward several centuries, stranded in a primitive world of contending wizards and hungry dragons, and without his magic-savvy alter ego. Worse, some entity with a will powerful enough to bend space and time is searching for him through the Nine Planes, bellowing &quote;Bring me Apthorn!&quote; in a voice loud enough to frighten demons.Praise for Matthew Hughes:&quote;Matthew Hughes does Jack Vance better than anyone except Jack himself&quote; - George R.R. Martin&quote;Heir apparent to Jack Vance&quote; - Booklist&quote;Hughes's boldness is admirable&quote;- New York Review of Science Fiction&quote;Hughes effortlessly renders fantastic worlds and beings believable&quote;- Publishers Weekly&quote;A towering talent&quote;- Robert J. Sawyer&quote;A treasure&quote; - David Gerrold